Water Damage Restoration (WDR) is becoming more and more specialized and sophisticated. Industry experts and innovators are constantly developing new techniques and methods of removing water and drying structures. A host of new products have come along in the past few years that make water damage work more efficient and profitable.

Dedicated WDR specialists no longer focus primarily on cleaning, so it is not needed on all of their truckmounts. This has led to the creation of the Flood Damage Only Truckmount (FDOT).

There are many advantages of the FDOT truckmount:

• Size — A dedicated truckmount is scaled down and many of the components that are required when the machine is called on to clean carpets are removed. Major systems such as a high-pressure water pump, chemical injection and heating components are unnecessary with an extraction-only FDOT machine.

• Operating simplicity — The result of a purpose-built water damage machine is extreme simplicity. Operator training is minimal and the machine's vulnerability to "bad handling" is low. It’s about 75 percent easier to operate than a typical truckmount.

• Easy to maintain — Simpler design and easier access to all areas of the machine results in a machine system that requires 50 percent less maintenance.

• Reliability — A simple "no frills" FDOT truckmount that has fewer working parts has less to fail, less to breakdown.

• Affordability — By eliminating unnecessary parts and systems, the manufacturer can concentrate on keeping the price down and put more effort into building a machine that runs quietly; an important factor when working at night to extract a flood.