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DeepScrub ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 23/October/2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 102 |
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I hit with chemspec heavy odor citrus, and scrubed heavy with shampoo!Is the mildew from a flooded basement stuck in the padding of the carpet? any suggestions? thanks a lot.
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carpetologist ![]() The Great Hardini ![]() ![]() Hocus Pocus Joined: 20/January/2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1712 |
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Were you on this job within three days of the flood? Did you use and air mover and dehumidifier? Did you dry and disinfect under the carpet between the underpad?
If not, trash the carpet and treat the floor with a disinfectant before installing new carpet. |
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DeepScrub ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 23/October/2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 102 |
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I got to it I believe two days later.I did use a dehumidifier and a strong fan to help dry.
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doug ![]() King of the One Liners ![]() Just My opinion Joined: 31/January/2004 Status: Offline Points: 32701 |
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If you have a on going odour problem you still have dampness the pad is probably not dry or you may have other componets that are not dry. Do yo have a hydrosensor to check the pad i would say it is still wet
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DeepScrub ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 23/October/2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 102 |
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You answered the question right on the head!thanks you guys know everything!
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ChemicallyFried ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 20/September/2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 137 |
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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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I can remove more spots than you can.
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Hammy ![]() Carpet Cleaning Guru ![]() ![]() Joined: 27/September/2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 10330 |
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4 days to dry a carpet is way too long
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Could somebody just clean my carpets!
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doug ![]() King of the One Liners ![]() Just My opinion Joined: 31/January/2004 Status: Offline Points: 32701 |
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i could agree with that under most circumstances.
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ChemicallyFried ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 20/September/2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 137 |
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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.
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metlhart ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 20/April/2008 Status: Offline Points: 4 |
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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.
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chuck970 ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 04/November/2009 Location: fort collins CO Status: Offline Points: 4 |
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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? |
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RIP IT ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 16/May/2008 Location: Brisbane Status: Offline Points: 154 |
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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.
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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. This message has been brought to you by POPP - Professionals Opposing Polluted Posters Use a designated poster. |
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cmaster ![]() IICRC Instigator ![]() Joined: 29/January/2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 29693 |
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Certified to do what????
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