Our Services
Appliance Testing
We can look at any type of consumer or commercial appliance and have investigated many high-profile, large-loss incidents over more than 35 years of business.
What We Evaluate
Comprehensive appliance failure analysis
We can look at any type of consumer or commercial appliance and have investigated many high-profile, large-loss incidents. Over more than 35 years of business, we have examined thousands of different failures including those caused by degraded and failed components. We can accommodate very large items such as pressure vessels, turbines and engines, along with small or household appliances. Additionally, we can examine, test and store physical evidence gathered at a loss site.
- Refrigerators and freezers
- Dishwashers
- Washing machines and dryers
- Small household appliances
- Furnaces and HVAC
- Boilers and pressure vessels
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Why did it fail?
Determining the root cause of appliance failures
When an appliance or other product has been involved in a fire, you need answers. Engineering Specialists, Inc. can conduct a destructive analysis/testing to see what specifically has gone wrong. An unbiased review by a Licensed Professional Engineer is necessary to investigate the failure – and our team can determine what happened.
- Determine if item has experienced a failure
- Determine origin & cause of failure
- Consider user error or other factors
- Analyze external factors like lightning or power surge
We find you the facts to help move your investigation, litigation, or claim forward.
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Detailed Appliance Investigations
Thorough forensic analysis you can rely on
We conduct detailed investigations to find the origin and cause of failure for an appliance. Our forensic engineers have extensive experience determining the origin and cause of a failure to a variety of different appliances and pressure vessels.
- Was the equipment properly installed and operated?
- Is there a design or manufacturing defect?
- What are the possible failure modes?
- Was the failure causal to a fire?
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