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kkiger
Explorer
Jan 31, 2014

Flooded bedroom

I've been living in my coach in Georgia since July. Wednesday night, as most of the state was stuck in traffic, my water pump failed and dumped probably 25 gallons of fresh (thank goodness) water into the bedroom. Luckily, I caught it as it was happening and dumped the fresh water tank. Unfortunately, the damage was already done. I took the bed apart and cut most of the carpet and pad out. My question is this: The is about an eight inch over hang of the slide out under which I can't get to the carpet to get it removed. Any ideas on how do that? I'm guessing removing the slide is the only way, but I'm pretty sure I'm not qualified for that. Any other thoughts?

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  • bdpreece's avatar
    bdpreece
    Explorer II
    Jan 31, 2014
    Don't know for sure about your rig but on the coach I had previously (04 National) and the coach I have now I was able to raise the slides enough to get under them by running the slides out, placing a 2x4 across the bottom of the slide next to the coach held up by a 2x4 placed vertical on a floor jack. I was then able to use the floor jack to raise the slide enough to work under it. If you do this be very careful since if the jack post slips you could loose a hand when the slide drops. To be safe once you get the slide raised place some boards under it so it can't drop and take off a finger/hand.
  • Matt_Colie's avatar
    Matt_Colie
    Explorer II
    Jan 31, 2014
    I don't know what the hoe will do for you. (They aren't usually interested in physical work.)

    But, the combination of a dehumidifies and a carpet cleaner to suck up any water you can get to will get it dry amazingly fast. Carpet cleaners are built to suck the water out of carpets. They don't knoe that they didn't put it there. I didn't have much carpet I couldn't get the carpet cleaner onto, but it was all quite dry the next day.

    Matt
  • kkiger's avatar
    kkiger
    Explorer
    Jan 31, 2014
    Ahhhh I see. I thought the post meant use the dehumidifier to dry it out, but it will also help get the carpet out. I think a hoe might help as well. If I could get it under there maybe I could leverage some of the staples.
  • Chrisatthebeach's avatar
    Chrisatthebeach
    Explorer
    Jan 31, 2014
    If you run the slide in partially will it raise up enough for you to pull it up?
    Since it is wet already the staples will probably pull through.
    If not try what the other poster said, close it up and turn on a dehumidifier for a couple of days.
    I have a Soleuis that I got from Lowe's that I use in mine in the summer, it is cheaper to run than the air conditioner, here on the coast it is very humid, this one pumps out some days over a gallon of water and is very quiet. I know it helps dry the carpet, after shampooing I can run it and the carpet dries very fast.
  • kkiger's avatar
    kkiger
    Explorer
    Jan 31, 2014
    The water pump and the fresh water tank are under the bed. The tank feeds the pump using gravity. The leak happened at the connection going into the pump. So technically it wasn't the pump that failed, it was the connection.

    I think I have the wood dried. Luckily it's plywood and not MDF. My problem is getting the rest of the carpet out, o that I can replace it. Any thoughts on that?
  • rockhillmanor's avatar
    rockhillmanor
    Explorer II
    Jan 31, 2014
    Just have to ask how the water pump failing flooded the bedroom? Did you have a water line break in the bathroom?
  • I_am_still_wayn's avatar
    I_am_still_wayn
    Explorer
    Jan 31, 2014
    Why did you remove the carpet? You could have just sucked up the water with a wet/dry vacuum and the dried out with high volume fan. There are many companies that do just that!

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