I didn t think much of it i figured i had perhaps spilled water and not noticed.
Wet puddle on 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.
Follow these steps for drying your carpet properly and preventing the spread of moisture and mildew.
Circulate the air around the carpet as fast as possible.
Before vacuuming you can choose to spray a carpet cleaner over the surface.
This morning even worse.
If you have wet carpet there s no time to lose.
Two nights ago i noticed one small wet spot probably 3x3 inches or so on my carpet.
Seven expert tips for drying a wet carpet.
Vacuum the wet carpet with a wet dry vacuum until no moisture remains.
Then last night it seemed like there were a few more spots.
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.
The most important part is first stopping water from flowing into the problem area.
Keep an eye on the fill tank and make sure you dump it before hitting overflow.