Posted 2013-06-06 10:30 AM (#152511) Subject: Oops - all wet
Regular
Posts: 64 Location: Knoxville
We had some serious rain yesterday, apparently the sideways kind, because my open slider window was enough to soak the interior of my LQ...bed, floor, and one wall.
So - plug it in and run the heat, remove everything I can do dry it out - any other suggestions? We're expecting more rain for the next few days, so no help from Mother Nature on this one.
Posted 2013-06-06 5:18 PM (#152522 - in reply to #152511) Subject: RE: Oops - all wet
Member
Posts: 47 Location: South Dakota
If you have access to a carpet cleaner you might want to do that. You can spray down some fresh clean water and suck up any excess. Then turn on some fans. Dehumidifer would probably work good if it keeps raining around.
Posted 2013-06-06 7:39 PM (#152523 - in reply to #152511) Subject: RE: Oops - all wet
Veteran
Posts: 218 Location: Ohio
Carpet cleaners are a great way to get the water out. As indicated it will help clean it as well but shop vacs don't get water out of carpet very well. Your heater will give very dry air and will help to dry out the trailer as well.
Posted 2013-06-07 6:52 AM (#152527 - in reply to #152511) Subject: RE: Oops - all wet
Elite Veteran
Posts: 656 Location: Rayne, LA
A dehumidifier is the best way. A heater will dry the air but the moisture is still in the air. Remember to dump the tank on the dehumidifier on a regular basis.
Posted 2013-06-07 4:40 PM (#152539 - in reply to #152527) Subject: RE: Oops - all wet
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 434 Location: Brooksville, Fl
I was also going to say dehumidifier. Living in humid Florida, I keep a dehumidifier in my tack room as well as the feed room. We had a leak with our sky light and put one of the dehumidifiers in the bathroom. Ran it a couple of days and the place was bone dry. No problem with mold either. We had the leak fixed for a year and darn it if it didn't start again during this Andrea thing. At least I caught it very early. Looks like the caulking peeled away from the plastic. I hate wet LQ's! At least mine is over the shower...
Posted 2013-06-09 11:54 AM (#152561 - in reply to #152511) Subject: RE: Oops - all wet
Regular
Posts: 64 Location: Knoxville
Thanks for all the tips. It dried out pretty nicely, being relatively hot and windy. I think I'll buy a dehumidifier just to keep it dried out. It's so humid this summer, it would probably be a good plan to run it every so often.
Posted 2013-06-10 6:20 AM (#152583 - in reply to #152511) Subject: RE: Oops - all wet
Elite Veteran
Posts: 656 Location: Rayne, LA
If you live in a humid area and don't leave the A/C, on a dehumidifier will do a good job to keep the humidity down in the trailer. This will keep the interior dry and not promote mold/mildew growth ( it also will keep salt, sugar, etc. from clumping up)
Oops - all wet
