Drying Out Wool Carpet

For exceptionally damp areas such as bathrooms or damp basements the wool carpet may not be suitable as it would rarely if ever have the opportunity to dry out and could cause problems associated with the moisture retention including mildew and mold.

Drying out wool carpet.

Further drying out the air also speeds up the drying process. Make sure that you are not using the ammonia on wool or wool blended carpet. You re going to want to try to dry the pad without removing the carpet especially if the pad seems to have only gotten a little damp and the subfloor seems dry. Blow air between carpet and padding.

If there s water below the padding on the floor follow steps one and two to get it to dry out. Especially very porous materials carpet carpet pad and insulation that s in walls prevent mold growth by drying water damage quickly the sooner you start cleaning up after water damage the sooner you can stop mold from growing under your carpet. A dehumidifier in a closed room will pull out water fast and can be rented from rental companies. Use a little white wine to saturate the stain.

If carpet padding is soaked through your best bet is to replace it.