Advice needed on maintenance post smoke damage
Hello there,
The old building next door to one of our location was destroyed by a fire. We were lucky enough that the fire didn't spread to our own building, but there was a lot of smoke, and it left a soot residue on every level. What should we do about the 3 copiers that were touched by this?
MX-M365N: more than 5 years old B&W, lease terminated and sold to us
MX-5070N: more than 5 years old Color, lease terminated and sold to us
MX-M3571: 2.5 years old B&W, still under lease
The area is still not cleared for everybody here to enter, so I can't visually assess their state. I can still check the status of 2 via website (no warning status), but not the MX-M3571 (it might not be powered on, while the others are).
Considering the possibility of soot entering the copiers when they where powered back on (but not used, just left on stand by), is there a protocol to follow to check if they can be used as usual? Would they need internal cleaning? Of course the exterior will be wiped clean, but I wonder if there will be damage, and if we should consider simply removing the 2 old copiers that aren't on lease anymore? The one on lease will be dealt by the lender (and/or insurance), I guess, so I won't do anything about it for now.
The old building next door to one of our location was destroyed by a fire. We were lucky enough that the fire didn't spread to our own building, but there was a lot of smoke, and it left a soot residue on every level. What should we do about the 3 copiers that were touched by this?
MX-M365N: more than 5 years old B&W, lease terminated and sold to us
MX-5070N: more than 5 years old Color, lease terminated and sold to us
MX-M3571: 2.5 years old B&W, still under lease
The area is still not cleared for everybody here to enter, so I can't visually assess their state. I can still check the status of 2 via website (no warning status), but not the MX-M3571 (it might not be powered on, while the others are).
Considering the possibility of soot entering the copiers when they where powered back on (but not used, just left on stand by), is there a protocol to follow to check if they can be used as usual? Would they need internal cleaning? Of course the exterior will be wiped clean, but I wonder if there will be damage, and if we should consider simply removing the 2 old copiers that aren't on lease anymore? The one on lease will be dealt by the lender (and/or insurance), I guess, so I won't do anything about it for now.
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