Sorry boring topic, been away and came back to window wide open (top floor flat). Quarter of bedroom carpet was sopping wet. When I stood on it, it soaked my socks through.
Have mopped up the puddle on my chest of drawers :( Put towels over carpet. Had a turbo fan (cooling hot weather fan) going for a few hours.
It does seem to be drying but room stinks of wet carpet. I don't know how long it has been wet - any length of time since Tuesday. I even checked past weather and not much help - a few 30mph winds, so it could have been any one of those. Showers seem to have been short so I think it may be a case of appearing worse than it is.
When I looked online it said act fast as you don't want mould. It smells a bit damp.
I do have an air purifier so thought I might put it on tonight and sleep in another room.
Had anyone had a wet carpet from rain or other 'clean' water? I don't have a dehumidifier and the expensive ones aren't cheap but will I need one and would a cheap one do? Or those cheap moisture traps? Or is the issue under the carpet? I don't want to have to pull it up. DM suggested spraying some mould spray on top of the carpet. I think if it got to the point of needing mould spray I would replace the carpet. Or is she right to do that as a preventative measure?
Sorry so many questions but trying to avoid later expense / and damp as I have lung disease.