Drying Out Wet Carpet And Padding

The best way to dry wet carpet is by using a wet dry vacuum if you don t have one you can rent one from a local hardware store.

Drying out wet carpet and padding.

The drying process can take between 24 48 hours if the carpet padding has gotten wet but not soaked. Keep an eye on the fill tank and make sure you dump it before hitting overflow. The first step to drying out carpet padding and carpeting post flood is actually removing the water. Run a wet vacuum over the wet or damp area of the carpet to bring up as much of the water as possible.

Cut the pad into strips roll it up and haul it outside. If the weather is hot dry and sunny you can try drying it yourself by rolling it out on your driveway. Use the wet dry vacuum to suck as much water from the padding as you can. Keep at this until the areas is completely dry.

Ideally the carpet and the padding need to be completely dry within forty eight hours to protect your home from mold growth. Once the water is out peel back the carpeting watch out for those rusted sharp nails on the tackless stripping and remove the wet pad. Fast action is a must the environmental protection agency advises us that it is necessary to act immediately when your carpet gets wet. Keep all electrical cords away from the water or wet padding.

Use your body weight and soak up the water by walking over the carpets until the towels are fully saturated. Unattended wet carpet is prone to mold and mildew. Remove as much water as you can until the carpet is only damp and excess water doesn t come up when you press down into the carpet. Vacuum the carpet with the wet vacuum cleaner until you get no more water.

Video of the day volume 0. Leaving wet carpet sitting risks not only damaging the carpet and the padding beneath but risks damaging your subfloor as well. If it s a larger wet area such as in a basement a wet vacuum can begin to get some of the water out. The easiest way to dry an area of wet carpet is to lay down the appropriate amount of towels to cover the water stained area.

Use large commercial fans and dehumidifiers to help with water extraction. The wet vacuum cleaner removes water from the carpet itself but it may not be able to remove it from the padding if the water has wicked through the carpet backing or soaked in under the edges. Stomp on the padding with a clean shoe to force water to the top and vacuum it away with the wet dry hose.