[Ian Rochester]

Got a call today from a builder, he's been doing a conversion on a house for a client, the painters had removed a radiator before Christmas in order to paint behind it.  However they'd left the regulator closed off, but not capped.  When the weather had turned cold the anti frost mechanism had opened and allowed water to pass through the regulator, flooding 60% of the room. 

We've pulled out over 180 litres of water today with the porty, got two saharas blowing under the carpets and two dehums in there tonight.  I've told the builder that the carpet and underlay are probably f88ked, but he wants them dried to see if they can be saved. 

The client lives away and it's a holiday cottage for them.  Rooms 8m x 5m and carpets very good quality 80/20 and underlay is a Tredaire red, not cheap!

I'd never have thought about the anti frost bit, I will now!

[Shaun_Ashmore]

New underlay for a start, dry floor boards etc, depends on any colour change and how the backing feels, could take days to dry, then wants sterilizing and may be brown out but if the colour from the radiator water has been red because of the inhibitor in it then your builder could be ....

Shaun

[robert meldrum]

Like a christmas turkey !

[richie]

depending on what the walls are made from the drying will take upto 7 - 10 days to dry out.  Check the backing of the carpet for delamination.  Treat affected areas with antimicrobial.  What colour was the water from the rad?

Richie.

[JandS]

Why would they want to salvage the carpet.
By the time they've paid you out they could
have bought a new carpet.
Aren't they insured?

John