Wet Puddle On Carpet

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

Wet puddle on carpet.

Afterwards you will be left with a clean and dry carpet. The most important part is first stopping water from flowing into the problem area. 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. Follow these steps for drying your carpet properly and preventing the spread of moisture and mildew.

I didn t think much of it i figured i had perhaps spilled water and not noticed. This morning even worse. 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. 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.

Vacuum the wet carpet with a wet dry vacuum until no moisture remains. Keep an eye on the fill tank and make sure you dump it before hitting overflow. Circulate the air around the carpet as fast as possible. Then last night it seemed like there were a few more spots.

Two nights ago i noticed one small wet spot probably 3x3 inches or so on my carpet.