{"id":1679,"date":"2014-01-29T18:47:19","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T18:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/?p=1679"},"modified":"2014-01-29T18:47:19","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T18:47:19","slug":"flood-clean-up-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/flood-clean-up-tips","title":{"rendered":"Flood Clean Up Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Floods can be extremely destructive and cause extensive damage.<\/h3>\n<h3>If your home has flooded, check out our tips to clean up from a flood with the help of Clear The Air.<\/h3>\n<p>Clear The Air eliminates <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/english\/flooded_home_building.html\" target=\"_blank\">musty mildew odor<\/a> that is a result of a flood. It is extremely important to cleanup and disinfect everything in your home that may have been contaminated. Flood water may contain bacteria that can cause serious illness.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to share some helpful tips to help with cleaning up from a flood:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Act quickly to avoid mildew and odor by removing all loose dirt and debris. Use a disinfecting solution to wash walls, floors or other surfaces which have been touched by flood waters.<\/li>\n<li>Hang 1-2 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/english\/products\/10\/odor_eliminator_bag\/13.html\" target=\"_blank\">bags of Clear The Air<\/a> in each room with odors. One bag will cover up to 100 square feet. The bag will continue to eliminate new odors for up to 3 months. In addition to the bags sprinkle <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/english\/products\/10\/concrete_tile_odor_eliminator_14oz\/15.html\">Clear The Air Odor Eliminator for Concrete<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/english\/products\/10\/carpet_furniture_odor_eliminator_14oz\/3.html\">Carpet and Furniture granules<\/a> on the floor and furniture, leave down for 24 hours, then sweep or vacuum. Odors will be completely eliminated.<\/li>\n<li>Clean and disinfect all interior walls, counters and floors. You will also want to clean and disinfect all kitchen items such as dishes, glassware and utensils.<\/li>\n<li>Wash clothing with chlorine bleach to remove mildew and germs. Make sure the clothing labels mention they are machine washable and colorfast.<\/li>\n<li>Always remember to wear gloves and protective clothing and avoid touching your face or eyes. Make sure to be thorough and wash and dry everything well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Floods can be extremely destructive and cause extensive damage. If your home has flooded, check out our tips to clean up from a flood with the help of Clear The Air. Clear The Air eliminates musty mildew odor that is a result of a flood. It is extremely important to cleanup and disinfect everything in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,5,4],"tags":[89,45,458,860,859,183,448,24,25,38,46],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1679"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1679"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1681,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1679\/revisions\/1681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}