Flooded trailer

One other step to those already mentioned. Turn on the air conditioner and turn the thermostat down far enough that the compressor runs as much as possible. It makes a great dehumidifier. When we had a flood in our house, the mitigation company turned our AC down to 60 to keep it running.

If you have any carpet, either pull it back to expose the pad and bottom or the carpet, or completely remove it. Pull any base trim you have in order to allow the water to evaporate.

Also, you might want to check with a company such as Servpro. They specialize in water clean up, and this might be the way to go if you have insurance. I'm not sure if they'll work on RVs, but it's worth a shot.

Some trailers will drain where the floor meets the walls, check all compartments under the trailer skirt and if they are wet clean out and air dry as much as possible, also open all floor cabinets and drawers to check for dampness, the vinyl floor may turn up at the edges and corners, otherwise if you are not living in it put a heater on, not the cabin heater, that creates too much humidity, that is what you are trying to eliminate.

On the carpet rent a carpet cleaner to suck the moisture out of the carpet or use a dry-wet vac for this.

Good luck, it is not too bad, it did not sit in a river full of silt and who knows what for several days.

navegator

Mold in the insulation under the flooring would be my concern. I would pull the bottom covering and check the insulation as you may need to replace it if saturated.

You will just have to wait and see, now. If it's a lino covered floor, you stand a good chance of recovery. These things do happen, so, you are not the first. Let the equipment runs for a couple days, see what gives after that. Opened the door and windows too, right?


Gary Haupt

Keep the air moving and the dehumidifiers going. There is nothing set in stone that says a flooded trailer will be a total loss. If the water sat on top of the vinyl sheet flooring and drained out the door opening (typical) you may have dodged a bullet.

I'd suggest that you inspect underneath the RV and the bottom of the flooring. In some cases water enters this area and saturates insulation or soaks the floor material. You want to remove any water soaked insulation and get fans going underneath to prevent the growth of mold and mildew. What I would do is spray all surfaces that were wet with a mildewcide just for the added abatement of molds and such. You might get by with diluted bleach/water but there are better products out there.

You may wish to inspect your gray water drain system, also. There is a vent that may be plugged or positioned too far into the tank. An air admittance valve may have failed, also.