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Posted by David Combs on July 15, 2007, 12:22 pm
Just got back from a 1-wk trip; freebie old small refrig
(likely permanently) died while gone.
All of course melted, ditto ice on freezer walls, etc,
and who knows what horrible stuff was mixed in when
it leaked out and deeply-wet some of the (hard, office-
type) carpet within maybe 3 feet of the door.
Thus far, I've used my shopvac ("wet/dry") *very* throughly,
but sucked up *very* little waterEtc. Surprisingly little.
So, my idea is to saturate that region of the rug with
some kind of penetrating (mold-killing, if mold indeed
exists) soap solution, let wait for, what,
10, 20 minutes?, and then suck it out (as much as I can),
the soak-in plain water, suck up,
and repeat until soap pretty much gone (ie diluted
out & sucked up).
Comments on that first part?
Now, assuming that idea was ok and in fact "obvious",
what kind of "soap"?
And how much to mix into water (ie, concentration)?
Ideas?
THANKS!
David
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Posted by aemeijers on July 15, 2007, 12:40 pm
> Just got back from a 1-wk trip; freebie old small refrig
> (likely permanently) died while gone.
>
> All of course melted, ditto ice on freezer walls, etc,
> and who knows what horrible stuff was mixed in when
> it leaked out and deeply-wet some of the (hard, office-
> type) carpet within maybe 3 feet of the door.
>
> Thus far, I've used my shopvac ("wet/dry") *very* throughly,
> but sucked up *very* little waterEtc. Surprisingly little.
>
> So, my idea is to saturate that region of the rug with
> some kind of penetrating (mold-killing, if mold indeed
> exists) soap solution, let wait for, what,
> 10, 20 minutes?, and then suck it out (as much as I can),
>
> the soak-in plain water, suck up,
>
> and repeat until soap pretty much gone (ie diluted
> out & sucked up).
>
Odds are it just frost-melt , unless fridge was really filthy. Put a fan on
it for a day, then have somebody put their nose down there and sniff, and
compare it to elsewhere in the room.
But if it wasn't just water, why reinvent the wheel? Rent a carpet cleaner
for half a day, and buy a jug of the solvent. Rent from a real rental place,
not a grocery store. Yeah, you'll probably have to do the whole room, or the
spot will show.
If it still smells funky after that, time to replace the carpet. (Hope it
isn't particle board underlayment under that carpet- no way to cure that
once wet, other than replacement.)
(and why on earth do you have carpet under a fridge, anyway?)
aem sends....
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Posted by Meat Plow on July 15, 2007, 12:42 pm
On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:22:26 -0400, David Combs wrote:
> Just got back from a 1-wk trip; freebie old small refrig
> (likely permanently) died while gone.
>
> All of course melted, ditto ice on freezer walls, etc,
> and who knows what horrible stuff was mixed in when
> it leaked out and deeply-wet some of the (hard, office-
> type) carpet within maybe 3 feet of the door.
>
> Thus far, I've used my shopvac ("wet/dry") *very* throughly,
> but sucked up *very* little waterEtc. Surprisingly little.
>
> So, my idea is to saturate that region of the rug with
> some kind of penetrating (mold-killing, if mold indeed
> exists) soap solution, let wait for, what,
> 10, 20 minutes?, and then suck it out (as much as I can),
>
> the soak-in plain water, suck up,
>
> and repeat until soap pretty much gone (ie diluted
> out & sucked up).
>
>
> Comments on that first part?
>
>
> Now, assuming that idea was ok and in fact "obvious",
> what kind of "soap"?
>
> And how much to mix into water (ie, concentration)?
>
> Ideas?
>
> THANKS!
>
How about heavy duty carpet cleaner?
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Posted by Tony Hwang on July 15, 2007, 12:47 pm
David Combs wrote:
> Just got back from a 1-wk trip; freebie old small refrig
> (likely permanently) died while gone.
>
> All of course melted, ditto ice on freezer walls, etc,
> and who knows what horrible stuff was mixed in when
> it leaked out and deeply-wet some of the (hard, office-
> type) carpet within maybe 3 feet of the door.
>
> Thus far, I've used my shopvac ("wet/dry") *very* throughly,
> but sucked up *very* little waterEtc. Surprisingly little.
>
> So, my idea is to saturate that region of the rug with
> some kind of penetrating (mold-killing, if mold indeed
> exists) soap solution, let wait for, what,
> 10, 20 minutes?, and then suck it out (as much as I can),
>
> the soak-in plain water, suck up,
>
> and repeat until soap pretty much gone (ie diluted
> out & sucked up).
>
>
> Comments on that first part?
>
>
> Now, assuming that idea was ok and in fact "obvious",
> what kind of "soap"?
>
> And how much to mix into water (ie, concentration)?
>
> Ideas?
>
> THANKS!
>
> David
>
>
Hmmm,
How big is the rug? Just roll it up and send it to cleaner.
Will come back as new.
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Posted by DanG on July 15, 2007, 1:32 pm
There are a number of products, including Lysol, that will not
need the rinse job.
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> Just got back from a 1-wk trip; freebie old small refrig
> (likely permanently) died while gone.
>
> All of course melted, ditto ice on freezer walls, etc,
> and who knows what horrible stuff was mixed in when
> it leaked out and deeply-wet some of the (hard, office-
> type) carpet within maybe 3 feet of the door.
>
> Thus far, I've used my shopvac ("wet/dry") *very* throughly,
> but sucked up *very* little waterEtc. Surprisingly little.
>
> So, my idea is to saturate that region of the rug with
> some kind of penetrating (mold-killing, if mold indeed
> exists) soap solution, let wait for, what,
> 10, 20 minutes?, and then suck it out (as much as I can),
>
> the soak-in plain water, suck up,
>
> and repeat until soap pretty much gone (ie diluted
> out & sucked up).
>
>
> Comments on that first part?
>
>
> Now, assuming that idea was ok and in fact "obvious",
> what kind of "soap"?
>
> And how much to mix into water (ie, concentration)?
>
> Ideas?
>
> THANKS!
>
> David
>
>
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