Dehumidifier Advice After Water Leak

[S4quattroCab]

Guys,

Are the £50, ebay, smallish 500ml a day draw capacity portable dehumidifiers any good for drying the carpets and soundproofing out in my car following a water leak into my passenger front and rear footwells or do i need an industrial type machine. The carpet is soaked to the point of water coming above my fingers when i press it down. I would also point out that i will lift up the carpet and try to remove as much visible water as possible. I may even remove the carpet fully yet im not sure. Just wanted to know if these small units will be ok to try and remove some of the moisture form the fabric/carpet or would it be a waste of £50.

Just another problem to add to the list,



Many thanks in advance,

[S4quattroCab]

Have now ordered one so I'll soon see if its up to the job.

[adsgreen]

"ages".
As in weeks. I guess the problem is that the airflow in the car isn't great. I used my parents one when I spilt a load of water in the boot of an old car. Got most out through sponging and thought I'd give it a go... Well after two weeks it was still damp. In the end took the whole carpet out and couple hours in the sun job done.

Doesn't help this time of year being so cold and wet.

I'd say see if you can borrow/rent a decent workshop vacuum that can deal water. Should be able to get most of it out that way and then it's a case of good ventilation (if you can get something between the carpet and the floor to make a gap then it really does help. A good test for a decent Shop vac - if you can use it without ear defenders on then it ain't powerful enough

[S4quattroCab]

Ok adsgreen, thanks for your reply.
I needed to order by 15:00 to get it despatched today so thats why i did it quickly. I'll give it a go but won't be expecting too much I suppose.

Thanks anyway

[Keaney]

Personally I've always had a ebac one, last years and perform very well.

Tried a cheap one before and it wasn't worth turning on, yours may be different though. Good luck

[Ian_C]

The carpet is soaked to the point of water coming above my fingers when i press it down.

Sounds ridiculous but attack it a Dyson first. Had the filter leak on the presurised hot water radiator circuit, lots of dirty radiator inhibitor water. The carpet was NOT soaked to the point of water coming above my fingers when pressed down, but I couldn't believe the volume of water it shifted into the Dyson!