Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum : mildew keeps coming back https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:03:59 +0000 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:33:39 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.06 360 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=4451 <![CDATA[Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/ <![CDATA[mildew keeps coming back : I&#039;m certifiably nuts ]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=157597&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#157597 Author: duckcountry
Subject: 4451
Posted: 06/November/2009 at 1:33am

I'm certifiably nuts]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:33:39 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=157597&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#157597 <![CDATA[mildew keeps coming back : chuck970 wrote: metlhart...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=157592&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#157592 Author: cmaster
Subject: 4451
Posted: 05/November/2009 at 4:50pm

Originally posted by chuck970 chuck970 wrote:

Originally posted by metlhart metlhart wrote:

Originally posted by ChemicallyFried ChemicallyFried wrote:

day 1 was the extraction, day 2-4 was turbo dryers and a dehumidifier running with rotation of the turbo dryers each day and getting the turbo dryers under that carpet to dry that pad.  anything less would have been a total failure on my part to get it really dry.  anyone who thinks they can extract and put a turbo down on the top of the carpet only is a fool.  Wink and deodorizer wont cover up mildew under that carpet down in the pad. 
 
 
  From experience...the first day should be to remove the pad, then extract as much water as possible, then float the carpet with airmovers. With the proper amount of dehumidification, It would be dry the next day.


how come ALL of you so called professional restorers dont know to pull the pad on day one. even waited extraction machines are not worth a sh*t. are any of you certified?
 
Certified to do what????Confused
]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:50:07 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=157592&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#157592 <![CDATA[mildew keeps coming back : RIP IT ONEchuck970 ZEROGuess attacking...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=157585&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#157585 Author: duckcountry
Subject: 4451
Posted: 05/November/2009 at 12:18pm

RIP IT ONE
chuck970 ZERO

Guess attacking the integrity of those on a board when you just get started with 2 out of 4 posts is a bad strategy. 

Do you drink before posting, chucker?  You know if you post drunk, you will get caught.

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]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:18:33 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=157585&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#157585 <![CDATA[mildew keeps coming back : I&#039;ve been doing water damage...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=157575&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#157575 Author: RIP IT
Subject: 4451
Posted: 05/November/2009 at 4:01am

I've been doing water damage restoration since 1992 and the drying times vary greatly depending on a heap of variables. Weather conditions, the method that the carpet is secured to the floor, the type of carpet/underlay and whether or not the homeowners are vacating the premises. Most of the time I will extract water using a waterclaw, float the carpet with one airmover and place two on top of the carpet and dry using an open drying system or if I have to and conditions allow/dictate place 4 airmovers on top of the carpet and a 1200 dehum in a closed drying system. The carpet, underlay and cement slab is ALWAYS dry in 3 days or less using either method. I cannot remember the last time I had to remove underlay. The weather in Brisbane is cold ( less than 20 degrees ) for less than 30 days a year.
IICRC WDR, Carpet Cleaning, Carpet Repair and Reinstallation.]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:01:32 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=157575&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#157575 <![CDATA[mildew keeps coming back : metlhart wrote: ChemicallyFried...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=157571&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#157571 Author: chuck970
Subject: 4451
Posted: 04/November/2009 at 10:13pm

Originally posted by metlhart metlhart wrote:

Originally posted by ChemicallyFried ChemicallyFried wrote:

day 1 was the extraction, day 2-4 was turbo dryers and a dehumidifier running with rotation of the turbo dryers each day and getting the turbo dryers under that carpet to dry that pad.  anything less would have been a total failure on my part to get it really dry.  anyone who thinks they can extract and put a turbo down on the top of the carpet only is a fool.  Wink and deodorizer wont cover up mildew under that carpet down in the pad. 
 
 
  From experience...the first day should be to remove the pad, then extract as much water as possible, then float the carpet with airmovers. With the proper amount of dehumidification, It would be dry the next day.


how come ALL of you so called professional restorers dont know to pull the pad on day one. even waited extraction machines are not worth a sh*t. are any of you certified?
]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:13:44 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=157571&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#157571 <![CDATA[mildew keeps coming back : ChemicallyFried wrote:day1...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=142788&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#142788 Author: metlhart
Subject: 4451
Posted: 20/April/2008 at 10:47pm

Originally posted by ChemicallyFried ChemicallyFried wrote:

day 1 was the extraction, day 2-4 was turbo dryers and a dehumidifier running with rotation of the turbo dryers each day and getting the turbo dryers under that carpet to dry that pad.  anything less would have been a total failure on my part to get it really dry.  anyone who thinks they can extract and put a turbo down on the top of the carpet only is a fool.  Wink and deodorizer wont cover up mildew under that carpet down in the pad. 
 
 
  From experience...the first day should be to remove the pad, then extract as much water as possible, then float the carpet with airmovers. With the proper amount of dehumidification, It would be dry the next day.
]]> Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:47:03 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=142788&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#142788 <![CDATA[mildew keeps coming back : for some reason everyone thinks...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=136757&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#136757 Author: ChemicallyFried
Subject: 4451
Posted: 31/January/2008 at 10:55pm

for some reason everyone thinks water damage majically dries in 1-2 miraculous days.  the surface of the carpet may but that pad where it contacts the cement for example is hard to get dry.  The last water damage I had was a 850 gallon extraction of a small three bedroom home.  day 1 was the extraction, day 2-4 was turbo dryers and a dehumidifier running with rotation of the turbo dryers each day and getting the turbo dryers under that carpet to dry that pad.  anything less would have been a total failure on my part to get it really dry.  anyone who thinks they can extract and put a turbo down on the top of the carpet only is a fool.  Wink and deodorizer wont cover up mildew under that carpet down in the pad.  ]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:55:01 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=136757&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#136757 <![CDATA[mildew keeps coming back : i could agree with that under...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=131957&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#131957 Author: doug
Subject: 4451
Posted: 16/December/2007 at 10:27am

i could agree with that under most circumstances.]]> Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:27:29 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=131957&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#131957 <![CDATA[mildew keeps coming back : 4 days to dry a carpet is way...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=131636&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#131636 Author: Hammy
Subject: 4451
Posted: 15/December/2007 at 5:52am

4 days to dry a carpet is way too long    ]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:52:29 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=131636&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#131636 <![CDATA[mildew keeps coming back : For future reference take a pliers...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4451&PID=131591&title=mildew-keeps-coming-back#131591 Author: ChemicallyFried
Subject: 4451
Posted: 14/December/2007 at 10:54pm

For future reference take a pliers and pull up a corner of the carpet.  Tuck the turbo dryer under it between the carpet and pad.  It will lift the entire carpet up as there is no where for the trapped air to go.  GO home and come back 4 days later to a dry carpet.  Sleep well and a dehumidifyer works well in combo.  If anyone trys to rush you tell them to kiss your butt.  Now put down a demildicide and pretty smelling deodorizer.  PS rotate the turbo dryer each day between fishing trips to cover the whole room.  Everyone ends up happy in the end. 

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