Soot Terminology: 5 types of soot and what it means in relationship to your Rogers Forge Maryland home fire

3/20/2018 (Permalink)

• Wet Soot
  • Oxygen starved, smoldering fires, low heat
  • High moisture content
  • Plastics, rubber and oils
  • Pungent/Acrid odors
  • Sticky and smeary residues
• Dry Soot
  • Oxygen rich, hot fires
  • Natural materials
  • Fast-burning and high heat
  • Lighter soot particles
  • Hotter fires cause more damage to surfaces
  • Odor less intense than ‘Wet Smoke’
• Fuel Oil Soot
  • Puff backs
  • Odor varies from very light to heavy
  • Attaches to every surface
• Causes
  • Poorly maintained systems
  • Cracked heat exchanger
  • Internal combustion or minor explosion in heating system
• Protein Soot
  • Food, typically overcooked meat.
  • Extremely pungent and long-lasting odors
  • Residue virtually invisible
  • Clings to all surfaces
  • Requires extensive cleaning to remove residues and achieve deodorization

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