How many people do top down drying?

[Nate The Great]

What's the pro's and con's of top down drying? I assume you'd use heat to speed it up? We've always floated padded carpet unless it's rubber pad.... Why would 1 choose to do top down?

 

[Desk Jockey]

no need to reinstall when dried in place. Just check the pad. That damn pet pad cannot be dried by any method.

 

[Papa John]

no need to reinstall when dried in place. Just check the pad. That damn pet pad cannot be dried by any method.

Yeah Nate-- get that Rover you've been drooling over-- you'll be glad u did-- you can use it in your rug cleaning plant as well.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I agree with John I think you can use it for wdr & your rugs. Buttt don't blame me like you do for the Powerglide.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Doing one now. Zipper and water claw as much as possible. Then float most of it.

More in a few hours. Justin was telling me how I was rocking the claw better than him. Turns out he was making fun of my 70# "advantage"...

 

[Desk Jockey]

You need a Rover Lee.

Then you just ride it around using the tech's body weight as an advantage.

 

[Nate The Great]

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I agree with John I think you can use it for wdr & your rugs. Buttt don't blame me like you do for the Powerglide.

I went against my better judgement while looking at the Powerglide in person.... I didn't pay much for it so it doesn't bother me, I just like to give you shit for it.... The rover does seem to be a well made/thought out tool..... Something that will get more use than the Powerglide....

I just the @rhyde lean method to get most of the water out of non-bleeders then Zipper it to extract.... I'd want a centrifuge spinner as a next step.... Time is something I don't have much of....

 

[Desk Jockey]

I'd want a centrifuge spinner as a next step..

You need to get with Tom King and see his new setup. He said it good quality at a savings.

 

[Nate The Great]

You need to get with Tom King and see his new setup. He said it good quality at a savings.

I seen his setup, looks nice... I also looked into RugTech equipment offerings.... I'd need to know the pro's/con's of both wringers before I decide.... Maintenance is a big thing for me as I need to do it myself because were out in BumF*ckEgypt...........

 

[Desk Jockey]

BumF*ckEgypt...........

Move....I'll take your place in Egypt.....fool!

 

[kmdineen]

Top down or "in place" drying is another popular option for drying. The pro's are you only have to disengage a small corner of carpet to check for a porous carpet cushion so you are less likely to damage the carpet or seams when handing a wet carpet. In place drying requires more drying equipment and less labor so it is more profitable.

The cons are you are not getting warm dry air to the carpet cushion so a thorough extraction of the carpet and cushion, increased vapor pressure differentials between the wet material and ambient air, as well as the sub floor temperature well above dew point are crucial to successful in place drying. In place drying usually requires more equipment on the job and more effective equipment so your initial equipment costs are more.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Very well stated Kevin!



For the CNN version.

 

[Big Jim]

In place drying should only be considered on Cat 1 losses, Cat 2 would generally require pad removal according to the S500. Additional consideration should be given to the potential for microbial growth based on dry time.

 

[Nate The Great]

I've done a few small top-down drying jobs.. I've used the water claw followed by the zipper... The wicking of the walls weren't that bad considering the source of the leak was a downspout over flowed between the walls... The wettest part of the wall was cut out to find the source... I used a airpath and dehu to do top-down drying... The carpet/pad dried in 1 day, the other walls took 2-3 days to dry then had a repeat flood as it stormed hard.... The second time wasn't too bad but additional days to dry out was required... It was a ground floor with concrete subfloor...

I get that it depends on the subfloor and pad if your able to do top-down drying.... IMO I think its more possible/efficient with the sub-surface extraction tools available...