Water change accident - saltwater on carpet

[Alexander1312]

"We" had a little accident when performing a water change for the nano tank, and the small sump got too much water and soaked the carpet around it.

Any best practice on what to do with the carpet to minimize the damage? Carpet is old so not a big problem but I would like to not need to replace it as it would require to move the tank.

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[Bryce.martin23]

Something like this for a few hours should do the trick

 

[Chrism1330]

Yikes i would just use a carpet extractor.

 

[Alexander1312]

Interim update: I had this at hand and it was able to remove a decent amount of water.

 

[Bryce.martin23]

Interim update: I had this at hand and it was able to remove a decent amount of water.

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That would work to, I’d still stick a fan on it though. Brings me back to when my 75 cracked on me and trashed my master bedroom years back.

 

[CaseyP]

Wet dry vac would've been my first recommendation too to extract sitting water. Second I would want to rinse and extract with fresh water again to remove any residual salt or organic matter that was in the water. Either with a professional machine, like the Rug Doctor kind u can rent at Home Depot, or DIY way of scrubbing in with fresh water then extracting it with the wet dry vac again.

 

[finalphaze987]

The dewalt air movers were on sale at costco. Not sure if that deal is still active, but they're worth having on hand.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

If it’s not new carpet and there have been past pets…..
It will revive all pet stains….ewwwww…..I speak from firsthand experience
I recommend replacing the carpet
150 gallons, all at once, 2am…
Catastrophic seam failure

 

[Coral reefer]

RODI and clean again or carpet cleaner machine after salt is cleaned up if you really care. Air movement for a couple days after helps