Water extraction machines are the beginning point of water restoration. They can be small units that look like big versions of your home carpet cleaner or they can be as big as an entire box truck. Water extraction also probably has the widest range of varying machines and attachments because the more water you can remove, the less water you have to evaporate the get something dry.

Dehumidifiers remove moisture from the air. They are an essential part of the water damage restoration process. Dehumidifiers come in all shapes and sizes. Some are just like the ones that you can buy at the store, others are specifically engineered for drying buildings.

Air Movers or "fans" are used to evaporate moisture from materials into the air. Air movers like this are good for drying materials that are wet above the floor level.

Air Movers or "fans" are used to evaporate moisture from materials into the air. Air movers like this are good for drying carpets or lower level wet materials.

Air Scrubbers or "Negative Air Machines" are the foundation of mold remediation. They filter the air by sucking it through large filters that remove particles as small as 2 microns. A human hair is 75 microns. They are also used to create a contained environment so that no contamination can escape during mold work.

HEPA vacuums are another cornerstone of the restoration tool kit. They are used in everything from simple cleanup to full mold remediation. Some go on your back, some look like a shop-vac, others are the size grocery cart.

ULV "Ultra Low Volume" foggers are used to spray chemicals into a space. In reality these are not real foggers, they are atomizers. Real foggers are a thermal reaction where a liquid is heated till it becomes a vapor and then sprayed. ULV foggers push the liquid through tiny holes into a high volume air stream creating a mist, and when concentrated looks like fog.