what is the best way to dry flooded carpet?

Answer 1

sorry, you're going to have to get new carpet. If you try to restore your flooded carpet you can get a serious mold spore problem in the interem. You do not want that. Rip your carpet and pad out a.s.a.p. and replace it with new.

Answer 2

It depends on if it was absolutely "squishing sound" flooded. If that is the case, go over it as best as you can with a wet dry vac. Rent one of those carpet cleaning machines from the grocery store or rental facilities (the Rug Doctor kind) and go over the carpet in 'suck up' mode. Then if it is smelly, actually clean the carpets with the machine using the carpet soap the manufacturer recommends. Next, get as many fans as you can and place it around the room to circulate the air and allow the carpets to dry faster. Towels cold be used to get any excess moisture out after all the other things have been done.
Another option is to call a cleaning service, they do a good job fast, even though it will cost you more it might be worth it for cutting down work time for you. I hope this helps!

Answer 3

The best way is to get a carpet shampooer, prefferably an extraction type, or you could use a wet and dry vac. If you have the facility to shampoo as well, it's best. (for the smell) Now your biggest problem is what is the floor like? If it's a concrete floor, you're going to have to take the carpet out or else it will never dry. If it's floor board, make sure there is some kind of underlay or else you'll be pulling dirt up from under the floorboards when you extract and it'll never be able to be removed. If it has a sound underlay, go ahead and extract. If not, you're going to have to take the carpet out and run a heater in the room until the floor is dry. Good opportunity to let the carpet dry in the garden then!

Answer 4

If you don't have one or can't borrow one, rent a wet/dry vac - industrial not household - vacuum up all the water in the carpet - you may have to do it a dozen times - keep vacuuming until all the water comes up - you will know this when you press something very heavy in one spot no more moisture comes up - then get some industrial fans to dry it out - hopefully it won't smell and you won't have to rip it out - this happened to me once a long time ago and i was lucky enough that the carpet was saved - as you are vacuuming the water up apply a bit of disinfectant and brush in to the damp carpet - let sit for a few hours and start vacuuming up the water again - remember not only the carpet gets wet but the padding as well -good luck - hope this helps - if the carpet is old it would be best to get rid of it and get a new one, if new than it is worth a try to dry it.

Answer 5

First, if it is any type of flooding except water (ie sewer or mud) get rid of the carpet. Second, contact your insurance agent to see if this is covered in your home insurance. It is well worth you spending the 500 deductable if your carpet was in good condition before the water damage.
If not, call all your friends over and make a big pot of chilli. Its a long process. First using a shop vacume get as much water as you can up.(use the water removal shop vac!) This will take hours depending on the size of the carpet. When you think you have done a good job, go have a soda and a bowl of chilli then go back and jump up and down on the carpet then start your vacuming (with a shop vac set for liquid removal) again.
Now grab your friends and roll the carpet to one side of the room and begin the process again on the carpet pad. "sigh" This is hard work. repeat until you have done a good job. Then, wash carpet pad with a commerical cleaner that has an extractor or use your own carpet cleaner (as long as it extracts) with just plain water and bleach mixed 15 water to 1 bleach. Do not mix bleach with any carpet soap or other cleaner. This will prevent mold growth. Set out dehumidifiers on high (at least 2 for an average 9 by 13 room) and fans. This pad has to by completly dry befor you put the carpet back down.
Unroll carpet on dry pad and take the whole day to extract more water from it. Then wash carpet as you did the pad with extractor cleaner and bleach water. Leave dehimidifors and fans on for many days. Good Luck. It is a lot of work for an average room. I would check companys that specialize in fire and flood cleaning and get an estimate first.

Answer 6

I got a professional company to come clean my carpet downstairs when the bottom of the house flooded. The carpet was glued to the floor without a pad. They have to do this immediately or it's no good. They put chemicals into the carpet and dry vacuumed it and then set these huge blowers in the room for 2 days. It did save the carpet and there was no mildew.

If the carpet is on a pad you have to throw the carpet and pad out.

Answer 7

The decision to clean or replace flood-damaged carpet depends on a number of factors:
If sewage-contaminated floodwater covered your carpeting, discard it for health reasons. Also discard if the carpet was under water for 24 hours or more. If your damage is less severe, you can try to clean the carpet, but you may face health risks, specifically possible contamination with infectious organisms or the development of mold or mildew. The age and condition should be considered as well as whether the damaged is covered by insurance. Padding is nearly impossible to clean so it should be replaced.

If you decide you'd like to try and clean it, having a professional take care of it is the best option. You can do it yourself if you're up to the challenge and have preferably have access to a steam-cleaning machine.

Answer 8

If the carpet is less than 5 years old it is not ruined. Lift the carpet and remove the pad. The pad however is ruined. You need good fans for drying the carpet and subfloor. Squirrel caged fans work great move more cubic feet of air than a normal fan. You will also need to set up a dehumidifier in this room during the drying process. Once the carpet and subfloor are dry, replace pad, and restretch carpet. You will however need to clean your carpet after it is stretched.

Answer 9

I once had a flooded basement and the basement stuck so bad... Search in the yellow pages for carpet cleaners and some of them help dry it as well as make it stop smelling like dog doo (Call first to check if the dry then hire)

Answer 10

Use a wet vac to get as much as you can removed. Then pull up a large section from a corner. Go rent a pro. dryer from a rental center and place it under the corner. You may need to do this with each corner. Do this right away, before there is a chance for mold to start. If it's not great carpet and if affordable, remove and discard.