What does this air mover course cover?

It covers airflow, static pressure and lift; axial, centrifugal and low-profile selection; placement and quantity by class of loss; amps, GPOs and scaling; clean, grey, sewage and mould conditions; and buying plus on-site assessment.

Is this course written for Australian conditions?

Yes. It is written for the Australian market throughout, using 230 V / 50 Hz power, 10 A GPOs, metric units, and equipment available in Australia as at July 2026.

Should low-profile air movers be my main drying equipment?

No. The course makes this its through-line: low-profile units have a place, but they should not be the primary air mover for a professional firm. The aim is to match the air mover to the job.

How much does this course cost?

It is free to enrol. The live course page lists it as a free course, so you can start it without paying.

Air Mover Selection and Placement Course | CARSI

Name: Air Movers for Professional Restoration: Specs, Selection & On-Site Assessment
Availability: InStock

Air movement is one of the four pillars of drying (temperature, humidity, airflow, and the material itself). Moving air strips the thin saturated boundary layer off a wet surface so evaporation can continue — without it, that layer stays put and drying stalls. The air mover is not a commodity fan; it is the tool that converts electrical energy into evaporation.

The machine you buy, and the machine you deploy on a given job, directly changes drying time, the number of units (and therefore the claim cost), and whether drying is actually being done to the IICRC S500 principle that Australian restorers work to — airflow on all wet surfaces. When an assessor or insurer reviews a job, air-mover selection and placement is one of the clearest signals of whether a firm truly understands drying.

This course is written for the Australian market — 230 V / 50 Hz power, metric units, and equipment you can actually buy here — and gives you the basis to (a) buy the right fleet and (b) assess a fleet on site.

Air Movers for Professional Restoration: Specs, Selection & On-Site Assessment

What you will work through

What you will take back to site

How the course is built

MODULE 1: Why the Air Mover You Choose Is a Drying-Principle Decision

MODULE 2: The Physics — Airflow, Static Pressure, Lift, Velocity & Energy Transfer

MODULE 3: Air Mover Types & Australian-Available Products (240 V)

MODULE 4: Amps, GPOs, Circuits & Scaling on Site (230 V)

MODULE 5: Placement & Numbers by Class of Loss (IICRC S500)

MODULE 6: The Low-Profile Question — Why It Isn't Your Primary Fleet

MODULE 7: Environment & Human Factors — Occupied vs Empty, Residential vs Commercial

MODULE 8: Contamination Categories — Clean, Grey, Sewage & Mould

MODULE 9: Buying Smart & Assessing On-Site — Lab Figures vs Reality, Weight, Transport, Maintenance

MODULE 10: Diagnosing Drying Competence From the Equipment

MODULE 1: Why the Air Mover You Choose Is a Drying-Principle Decision — Reading

Built for crews who cannot leave site

Start this course when the roster allows