Safe and Powerful Hydroxyl Generator-SERVPRO of North Sacramento

After fire or water damage to commercial or residential properties, there are often stubborn odors left in porous materials. We have several methods for neutralizing odors from masking agents, air scrubbers and EPA-registered cleaners. One of the most frequently used is the titanium hydroxyl generator because it performs several functions at once, safely.

Compared to another type of piece of equipment we often use, the ozone machine, it works in much the same way and is just as powerful for odor elimination at the molecular level. However, ozone machines are also not safe to use when there are humans, plants or pets in the vicinity and all must be cleared out of the property before its use. Ozone machines also have the potential to bleach and breakdown rubber items and this can include even the rubberized coating on electrical cords. So there is a considerable amount of preparation that is needed to use them.

The hydroxyl generator performs the same functions as an ozone machine but is safe to use while SERVPRO technicians, employees in a business or residents of a home and their pets and plants are all in the vicinity.

This piece of equipment replicates a natural chemical reaction that occurs every day outdoors. Molecules called Hydroxyls are everywhere and occur naturally. When the ultraviolet rays of the sun react with water vapor in the air, Hydroxyls bond and breakdown the chemical makeup of odor molecules, bacteria, viruses, VOCs, and neutralize them. This natural occurrence is why laundry hung in the sun has a fresh, clean scent. Because this reaction does not occur indoors, the hydroxyl generator replicates this action inside making it a go-to piece of equipment for not only deodorizing, but also disinfecting a site.

SERVPRO of North Sacramento has the equipment to restore, clean and deodorize any size loss from fire, water or other events. Our emergency response teams are available 24-hours a day at (916) 587-3438.