If you wake up in the middle of a hurricane or flood only to find that you have a very wet carpet, or you accidentally spill a bucket full of water on the carpet, it can be very depressing especially if you have a wall to wall carpet and therefore the expense to replace is very high.
At times you may ask, is it necessary to have home owner's insurance? Well to tell you the truth it is the best thing that could happen to you especially at such a time as this when you are wondering how or where you will get the money to replace your wet carpet.
It however not necessary but it will save you in times of crisis.
A wet carpet vacuum can do the trick if the water has not seeped through into the carpet but if it is fully soaked in water there is no other household hint or trick that can help, except replacing the entire carpet.
On the other hand if only a portion of the carpet has water, you can always cut the wet portion instead of replacing the entire carpet, or can use kitchen towels to blot out the water.
While if it is a rug that got wet it easy to dry it as you can always take it out to dry.
If damaged carpets are not taken out in good time then one will suffer the infestation of mold and mildew which are a great health problem especially if you have children.
One can even develop respiratory problems due to the damp carpet.
Therefore it is advised that you should delay in drying or replacing the damaged carpet.