Massive spill in my second floor grow room! What do i do!?!?

**uhhwhat** · 02-19-2011, 01:16 PM

So I left one of my hoses unhooked and it pumped roughly 15 gallons of water into my carpeted closet

. I checked with the neighbors below me and they haven't noticed anything leaking through the ceiling. I'm drying the carpet with grow lights and fans. Is there anything else I can do? Will all that water that soaked into the floor cause mold and other problems? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

**screaminsemen** · 02-19-2011, 01:29 PM

Yikes thats a lot of water....
is there underlay under your carpet? (that foamy stuff)
if so, I'd pull the carpet to help it dry.
would help you get a look at your floorboards and make sure there isn't too much damage there
If you don't do it now, you may end up having to do it later anyway once you start smelling mould

**SCARHOLE** · 02-19-2011, 01:32 PM

Rent a carpet drying fan put it under the carpet in the spilled area.

**Wolverine97** · 02-19-2011, 01:37 PM

Run a dehumidifier in there now and for long after the carpet feels dry. You need to remove the residual moisture from the subfloor.

**uhhwhat** · 02-19-2011, 01:38 PM

I pulled the carpet up and that foamy stuff underneath is drenched too. Anything I can do besides dry all that stuff out and pray that nothing gets to moldy downstairs?

**Hemlock** · 02-19-2011, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by uhhwhat

So I left one of my hoses unhooked and it pumped roughly 15 gallons of water into my carpeted closet

. I checked with the neighbors below me and they haven't noticed anything leaking through the ceiling. I'm drying the carpet with grow lights and fans. Is there anything else I can do? Will all that water that soaked into the floor cause mold and other problems? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Well if you dry it good!!! and you should be fine. Keep those fans going. If you have a dehumitifier that will help too.

**uhhwhat** · 02-19-2011, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by Wolverine97

Run a dehumidifier in there now and for long after the carpet feels dry. You need to remove the residual moisture from the subfloor.

Luckily I can move my setup into my roommates closet for now. I have an extra 600W and 400W light that I plan to place close to the floor along with fans. Any idea how long I should run that stuff before I put the carpet back in?

**frmrboi** · 02-19-2011, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by uhhwhat

Is there anything else I can do? Will all that water that soaked into the floor cause mold and other problems? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

get your hands on a wet vacum cleaner and suck it out.

**Hemlock** · 02-19-2011, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by uhhwhat

Luckily I can move my setup into my roommates closet for now. I have an extra 600W and 400W light that I plan to place close to the floor along with fans. Any idea how long I should run that stuff before I put the carpet back in?

till its dry

**uhhwhat** · 02-19-2011, 01:54 PM

I pulled out the carpet and the foamy stuff and threw it on the roof to dry. Now I'm running 1000W of light and a couple fans on the wood stuff beneath. Someone mentioned I should keep that going even after it feels dry. Any guesses on how long I should do that for?