Water Damage Restoration Air Movers

These powerful, portable air movers can be used effectively for drying carpets, hard floors, and sub-flooring, as well as walls and upholstery. Their high-velocity airflow can dry flooded areas fast, and multiple units can be daisy-chained for covering even large areas quickly. For total restoration equipment and information, see our Water Damage Restoration page. Remediation almost always includes the use of special cleaning and disinfecting chemicals to ensure a safe environment.

Water damage restoration blower fans feature rugged construction and unique attributes that make them ideal for remediation professionals and DIYers alike. Their powerful, directed airflow effectively removes moisture, ensuring a safe, healthy environment. Discover the types and uses of various restoration air movers below.

Axial Air Movers

• Type: Also known as blower fans, they generate high cubic feet per minute airflow and have an adjustable fan head positioning on a 360-pivot. They can be daisy-chained together for drying very large spaces.
• Usage: Effective for flood damage remediation projects, they are ideal for walls, floors, and ceilings.

Centrifugal Air Movers

• Type: Sometimes known as "snail" air blowers or turbo fans, they are available in a variety of sizes to fit the job. They provide a wide, horizontal path of airflow from 370 CFM to over 3,500 CFM and can be set in 3 or 4 positions to direct it where it is needed.
• Usage: Effective for quickly drying out hardwood floors, baseboards, walls, carpets, and rugs. Also useful for directing the airflow into small spaces.

Downdraft Blower Fans

• Type: Also known as 360-degree fans, they direct very powerful airflow down towards the floor. They are compact and stackable—easy to transport to job sites.
• Usage: Perfect for drying saturated carpets and flooring, as well as inside cabinets, closets, and other hard-to-reach spaces.

Low-Profile Air Movers

• Type: These thrust fan blowers deliver airflow in either a vertical or horizontal path. They include a kickstand that allows them to be placed in multiple drying positions and are stackable.
• Usage: Used to direct airflow underneath cabinets, toward baseboards, and under carpets and large area rugs, they are a great option for quick drying and flood repair.

Floor and Cavity Dryers

• Type: These differ from other restoration air movers in that they have a heater that produces warm air for drying.
• Usage: They use floor panels and tubing to direct heated airflow behind drywall and baseboards, as well as beneath flooring to reach sub-floors for thorough water removal.

All of these water restoration blower fans and air movers ensure a moisture-free environment and play an important part in restoring buildings for safe habitation.