Local flooding, heavy rain, and overflowing rivers can lead towater damage. Sometimes hurricanes can blow water off of the oceanand damage homes. Sometimes even broken Plumbing can be the causeof the problem. In any case, there is equipment that is designedspecifically for water damage restoration.The fist and most obvious piece of equipment that can be used todeal with water damage is of course the wet-vac. These can be usedto capture excess water. They work just like a normal vacuum,except that they capture the water in a container that can beemptied, instead of a bag. Wet-vacs can not be submerged underwater, so care must be taken when using them.Another piece of equipment used in water damage restoration is aflood pumper. A flood pumper is used to capture large bodies ofstanding water.