mildew keeps coming back

chuck970 wrote: metlhart wrote: ChemicallyFried wrote: day 1 was the extraction, day 2-4 was turbo dryers and a dehumidifier running with rotation of the turbo dryers each day and getting the turbo dryers under that carpet to dry that pad.  anything less would have been a total failure on my part to get it really dry.  anyone who thinks they can extract and put a turbo down on the top of the carpet only is a fool.   and deodorizer wont cover up mildew under that carpet down in the pad.        From experience...the first day should be to remove the pad, then extract as much water as possible, then float the carpet with airmovers. With the proper amount of dehumidification, It would be dry the next day. how come ALL of you so called professional restorers dont know to pull the pad on day one. even waited extraction machines are not worth a sh*t. are any of you certified?

 

Certified to do what????

I've been doing water damage restoration since 1992 and the drying times vary greatly depending on a heap of variables. Weather conditions, the method that the carpet is secured to the floor, the type of carpet/underlay and whether or not the homeowners are vacating the premises. Most of the time I will extract water using a waterclaw, float the carpet with one airmover and place two on top of the carpet and dry using an open drying system or if I have to and conditions allow/dictate place 4 airmovers on top of the carpet and a 1200 dehum in a closed drying system. The carpet, underlay and cement slab is ALWAYS dry in 3 days or less using either method. I cannot remember the last time I had to remove underlay. The weather in Brisbane is cold ( less than 20 degrees ) for less than 30 days a year. IICRC WDR, Carpet Cleaning, Carpet Repair and Reinstallation.

ChemicallyFried wrote: day 1 was the extraction, day 2-4 was turbo dryers and a dehumidifier running with rotation of the turbo dryers each day and getting the turbo dryers under that carpet to dry that pad.  anything less would have been a total failure on my part to get it really dry.  anyone who thinks they can extract and put a turbo down on the top of the carpet only is a fool.   and deodorizer wont cover up mildew under that carpet down in the pad.

i could agree with that under most circumstances.

For future reference take a pliers and pull up a corner of the carpet.  Tuck the turbo dryer under it between the carpet and pad.  It will lift the entire carpet up as there is no where for the trapped air to go.  GO home and come back 4 days later to a dry carpet.  Sleep well and a dehumidifyer works well in combo.  If anyone trys to rush you tell them to kiss your butt.  Now put down a demildicide and pretty smelling deodorizer.  PS rotate the turbo dryer each day between fishing trips to cover the whole room.  Everyone ends up happy in the end. 

If you have a on going odour problem you still have dampness the pad is probably not dry or you may have other componets that are not dry. Do yo have a hydrosensor to check the pad i would say it is still wet

Were you on this job within three days of the flood? Did you use and air mover and dehumidifier? Did you dry and disinfect under the carpet between the underpad?

If not, trash the carpet and treat the floor with a disinfectant before installing new carpet.