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Last night I woke to hear the sound of rushing water and realized it
was coming from under the bed. When I shut off the water I found water
pouring from the bottom of the coach. Pulled the mattress and plywood
off and found very little water. But I did find the small white hose
that had come off a barbed fitting.

I left the area under the bed open with a small fan on it overnight and
it seemed fairly dry this morning. Unfortunately the carpet next to
the bed is a little soggy in spots.

What next? Do I need to remove the carpet? Or will a carpet cleaning
service be able to extract the water. If I'm forced to pull the carpet
will it need to be cut along the edges?

Keith
84FC35SB
San Diego

Kieth, I'll tell you what I'd do. I'd get a wet dry vacuum (shop
vac) and suck as much of that water out of the carpeting as I could
possible get out and then do as you have done with a fan to get it
dry as you can as quickly as you can. I would not do more unless
there was reason to do so. This falls under --it happens and I
wouldn't get too worked up about it. It's not likely the first time
it happened in a 20 plus year old coach and it will happen again. I
think the real problem with water is when it stays in an area for
extended periods. A little leak can cause more problems then what
you had happen. I don't own a MH but I have had similar with trailers
and you dry'm out and go on with your business. JEH




>
> Last night I woke to hear the sound of rushing water and realized
it
> was coming from under the bed. When I shut off the water I found
water
> pouring from the bottom of the coach. Pulled the mattress and
plywood
> off and found very little water. But I did find the small white
hose
> that had come off a barbed fitting.
>
> I left the area under the bed open with a small fan on it overnight
and
> it seemed fairly dry this morning. Unfortunately the carpet next
to
> the bed is a little soggy in spots.
>
> What next? Do I need to remove the carpet? Or will a carpet
cleaning
> service be able to extract the water. If I'm forced to pull the
carpet
> will it need to be cut along the edges?
>
> Keith
> 84FC35SB
> San Diego
>

I just got over replacing carpet in the rear of my coach because of a flood. It
took about a week for the wood to dry after I removed the carpet and pad. The
main problem you will have is the pad is a sponge and it is nearly impossible to
remove the water from the pad. If the pad is soaked and stays there it will mold
and stink in the ensuing days. Just my experience with 3 floods over the
lifetime. One in a BB. I bet Ernie knows.
You said you will have to cut the carpet along the edges. My carpet was
installed just like it is in a home. Tack strip nailed around the walls and bed
frame. I did need to remove the night stands to replace the carpet which was
stapled on top.
I found a perfect match remnant carpet for $48.00 and installed it myself. I
said before, I'll call Ernie next time.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL
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From: bubblerboy64
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Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 2:17 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: My first flood


Kieth, I'll tell you what I'd do. I'd get a wet dry vacuum (shop
vac) and suck as much of that water out of the carpeting as I could
possible get out and then do as you have done with a fan to get it
dry as you can as quickly as you can. I would not do more unless
there was reason to do so. This falls under --it happens and I
wouldn't get too worked up about it. It's not likely the first time
it happened in a 20 plus year old coach and it will happen again. I
think the real problem with water is when it stays in an area for
extended periods. A little leak can cause more problems then what
you had happen. I don't own a MH but I have had similar with trailers
and you dry'm out and go on with your business. JEH

>
> Last night I woke to hear the sound of rushing water and realized
it
> was coming from under the bed. When I shut off the water I found
water
> pouring from the bottom of the coach. Pulled the mattress and
plywood
> off and found very little water. But I did find the small white
hose
> that had come off a barbed fitting.
>
> I left the area under the bed open with a small fan on it overnight
and
> it seemed fairly dry this morning. Unfortunately the carpet next
to
> the bed is a little soggy in spots.
>
> What next? Do I need to remove the carpet? Or will a carpet
cleaning
> service be able to extract the water. If I'm forced to pull the
carpet
> will it need to be cut along the edges?
>
> Keith
> 84FC35SB
> San Diego
>





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Keith- got in late. On my PT, i had the same thing happen. Took all the
carpet and pad out- and since we were at the RIV- everyone got to see it drying
on top of my Yukon. That should come out fairly easily as Bluebird did not
install it under any cabinets--like the SOBs do. You might just peel it back-
stick some fans on it and it should dry pretty quick since you are in So Cal.
Any more tips you need- just ask.

Ernie Ekberg
83PT40
Livingston, Mt




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I appreciate all the advice and I'll wait for Ernie to check in. It
appeared that most of the water ran out the drivers side rather than
toward the carpeted area. And it's pretty dry here in SoCal so I
think I'll take it in stages. Suck up as much as possible, (maybe
call in Coit?) blow it for a long time and check it with my moisture
meter. If it's still to moist I'll go with peeling up the carpet.
It's original carpet and I would like to keep it.

Thanks again...

Keith
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Strehle"
wrote:
>
> Last night I woke to hear the sound of rushing water and realized
it
> was coming from under the bed. When I shut off the water I found
water
> pouring from the bottom of the coach. Pulled the mattress and
plywood
> off and found very little water. But I did find the small white
hose
> that had come off a barbed fitting.
>
> I left the area under the bed open with a small fan on it overnight
and
> it seemed fairly dry this morning. Unfortunately the carpet next
to
> the bed is a little soggy in spots.
>
> What next? Do I need to remove the carpet? Or will a carpet
cleaning
> service be able to extract the water. If I'm forced to pull the
carpet
> will it need to be cut along the edges?
>
> Keith
> 84FC35SB
> San Diego
>

A wet/dry shop vac or a carpet shampoo vac (rented from a supermarket
or hardware store) will extract most of the water so the carpet can
dry out without mildewing. Try to get a smaller model with a hand-
wand for easy handling.

You probably don't want to pull up the carpet, as you'll have a lot
of trouble tacking it back down, unless you're experienced at carpet
laying.

Pete Masterson
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
aeonix1@...
On the road at Lockhart Texas



On May 24, 2007, at 2:04 PM, Keith Strehle wrote:
> <snip>Unfortunately the carpet next to
> the bed is a little soggy in spots.
>
> What next? Do I need to remove the carpet? Or will a carpet cleaning
> service be able to extract the water. If I'm forced to pull the
> carpet
> will it need to be cut along the edges?

In a message dated 5/24/2007 6:28:07 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
cape0001@... writes:

That was the first time we met ernie
we were forced to drink beer and wine and watch the carpet dry
Stephen 77fc35


Ahhhhhhhhh- the good old days!!!

Ernie Ekberg
83PT40
Livingston, Mt
-----gonna try and make RIV this year



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That was the first time we met ernie
we were forced to drink beer and wine and watch the carpet dry
Stephen 77fc35


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, erniecarpet@... wrote:
>
> Keith- got in late. On my PT, i had the same thing happen. Took all
the
> carpet and pad out- and since we were at the RIV- everyone got to
see it drying
> on top of my Yukon. That should come out fairly easily as Bluebird
did not
> install it under any cabinets--like the SOBs do. You might just peel
it back-
> stick some fans on it and it should dry pretty quick since you are
in So Cal.
> Any more tips you need- just ask.
>
> Ernie Ekberg
> 83PT40
> Livingston, Mt
>
>
>
>
> ************************************** See what's free at
http://www.aol.com.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Thanks Ernie, that's exactly what I did and it dried very quickly.
All I need to do is re-staple the carpet and mabe add some more
padding?

Keith
84FC35


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, erniecarpet@... wrote:
>
> Keith- got in late. On my PT, i had the same thing happen. Took all
the
> carpet and pad out- and since we were at the RIV- everyone got to
see it drying
> on top of my Yukon. That should come out fairly easily as Bluebird
did not
> install it under any cabinets--like the SOBs do. You might just
peel it back-
> stick some fans on it and it should dry pretty quick since you are
in So Cal.
> Any more tips you need- just ask.
>
> Ernie Ekberg
> 83PT40
> Livingston, Mt
>
>
>
>
> ************************************** See what's free at
http://www.aol.com.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Keith, you can probably match your pad up at Lowes or Home Depot

Ernie Ekberg
83PT40
Livingston, Mt




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