Homebuyers survey and Bleeding Radiators

AdrianC

ddavemac1981 said:

SandyN21 said:

Hope this doesn't sound silly...but if now just a small area.... how about the hot air of a hair dryer

Not silly at all - I will give that a god tonight (before my wife gets home . . . it is her hairdryer!) 

Localised very hot air from a hair dryer may cause issues with the carpet - you could melt or scorch it if you aren't careful.

I'd just blot up as much as possible, then rely on the heat from the radiator itself to fully dry it out.

Mickey666

Can the carpet be lifted and propped up with something?  It will dry much faster if air can circulate around both sides, and the underlay if applicable.  Would probably dry overnight in a moderately warm room if lifted.

youth_leader

Might one of your friends have a Vax they'd lend you?  Would clean it as well as sucking up the excess water? 

trex227

My granny’s downstairs flooded a few years back due to it being  an old cottage that you step down into and a freak incidence of rainwater flooding outside and pouring into the house. The whole downstairs was under about an inch of water. My mum used a friends carpet cleaner to suck up the majority of the water then ran a dehumidifier for 4 or 5 days and it completely dried the lounge/dining room carpet out. It’s a large area so it might not even take that long for you.

The water was clean though so didn’t mark the carpet. It did such a good job that the insurance (that paid out for new kitchen cabinets due to them warping) didn’t pay out for the carpets as you couldn’t tell anything had happened to them. Is your dehumidifier pulling a lot of water out of the air?