Wet Puddle On Carpet

If you have wet carpet there s no time to lose.

Wet puddle on carpet.

Within a week or so the damp spot progressed to a puddle 4 by 6 feet that a wet vac couldn t really keep up with. Two nights ago i noticed one small wet spot probably 3x3 inches or so on my carpet. The temporary fix was to rip up the carpet knock a hole in the concrete slab repair the leaking pipe fill in the hole with quickcrete cement and restretch the carpet once it and the pad had dried. Then last night it seemed like there were a few more spots.

Keep an eye on the fill tank and make sure you dump it before hitting overflow. Seven expert tips for drying a wet carpet. This morning even worse. I didn t think much of it i figured i had perhaps spilled water and not noticed.

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. Before vacuuming you can choose to spray a carpet cleaner over the surface. Follow these steps for drying your carpet properly and preventing the spread of moisture and mildew. The most important part is first stopping water from flowing into the problem area.

Several large puddles of water coming up through the carpet enough that it soaks through.