Hi,
My sump pump's switch failed on Saturday causing the sump hole to
overflow into the hall outside where the pump is as well as leek about
2 feet into the living room next to the sump hole. I believe the
overflow started after 12 noon on Saturday, I caught it around 3pm
when i noticed the hallway carpet wet and was able to start the pump
back up.. The pump was able to get most of the water undercontrol
about a inch deep around the pump and out to the hall carpet. The
remaining water on the carpet i used a carpet cleaner to suck up as
much of the water off the carpet as possible and am using lots of fans
to help dry the carpet. The carpet plus underpad was wet for about 6
hours and damp now for 24hours and still damp enought to get the socks
a little wet. I've also had the ac going to keep the temperature down
and air dry at 65F.
My question, is the carpet and underpad going to be ok or should I
give up and tear up the carpet?
If i leave the carpet and it starts to smell like mildew is their
anything i can do to save the carpet?
If i have to remove the carpet what is a good flooring for a basement
and what shoudl i do to prep the cement to get rid of any smells?
Also I've already replaced the sump pump, have a water powered backup
pump on order, and also ordered a water sensor with autodialer and
audiable alarm.
Thanks for any advice
Curt
