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How do you dry wet living room carpet?

I've used the wet vac with carpet cleaning solution, now how do I dry the carpet before mold forms.

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  • Snid
    Lv 7
    5 months ago
    Favorite Answer

    Making sure that it's just damp and not sopping wet first.  Then keep your heat up to 65 or so AND put a fan on it.

  • GA41
    Lv 7
    5 months ago

    It depends on how much water you are talking about.  There is also a pad under the carpet.  When a home is flooded, they pull up the carpet, because there is little hope of getting it all dry.  If you are talking about a relatively small area, you might try a space heater, fan and a dehumidifier in the room for several day.   If the whole room was flooded, it is less risky to just pull up the entire carpet and pad and replace them.

  • Anonymous
    5 months ago

    Just keep the heater above 65 degrees F. May take a day or two.

  • Anonymous
    5 months ago

    With heat.......

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