Vikki56 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 So I returned home last night to find our boiler had decided to empty the entire contents of our radiators and hot water tank all over the living room floor (EEEeek!) we've got as much water up as we can by hand & taken up the carpets but is there anything else I should be doing to help the floor/house dry out? Any advice from anyone whose had water in their house much appreciated. Many thanks, Vikki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 No advice, I'm afraid, but just wanted to say 'chin up'; not a nice thing to return to. Hopethat there was no damage to furniture and that you get back to normal soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowberry Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Are you insured? If so when will the insurance company put in those special heaters/lights to speed up the drying process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 The very same thing happened to a neighbour last night! Must be an epidemic- they are as wet inside as outside. Not nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Not had the experience myself - but a lady I knew once did. She went & bought a dehumidifier straight away & put a lot of damp traps ( bought from £1 land) in cupboards & wardrobes. We also had a flood in my father in laws house. We used a carpet cleaner ( Bissel) to draw most of the water out of the carpet - worked a treat. It's surprising how much you can suck out! Carpet tends to shrink when its got wet & dries out, but could be salvageable to use elsewhere. I really feel for you - any type of flooding is not nice & can be upsetting. Big hugs Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Sorry to hear that, hope you're insured. You can hire an industrial dehumidifier to dry it out and claim that back on the insurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 No experience of this, just sending my best wishes for getting it all sorted out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikki56 Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 Thanks everyone & apologies for my absence, we have been 'drying'. Managed to rent an aqua vax (does exactly what it promises & hoovers water) & got the carpets up & out. Insurance not that great for the 2nd time running, they wanted to charge us massive excess as 'it's escape of water and therefore the claim is negotiable' (makes you wonder why you bother) anyway just waiting for the final quote for a new boiler & stuff can get underway. At least we are all dry now (which is more than can be said for my girls outside, tis coming down hard) and my books, piano & cello were all out of the flood area so we have been really lucky. Onwards and upwards hopefully, thank you all for you kind wishes Vikki x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
