''Wet Vacuums''

[DaftApeth]

Dh's car seems to have become filled with loads of water (faulty seal on windscreen, I think.

Anyway. true to form, he has left it for ages and not done anything about it. When he is on an incline, all the water rushes to the front footwells - and it seems there is a lot.

We have removed the dripping mats and mopped up as much as we can but the carpets are squelchy and sodden. They feel like what I imagine a water bed would be like!

I bought some dehumidifier crystals today but having now seen the extent of the problem, I think, we'll need more than that!

Am I right in thinking that a 'wet vacuum' would suck up water and could help? I see that there are small hand held ones available. Would these be any good, or just a waste of money? Any others that would be good?

Hire costs seem quite expensive but I gues these machines might be more powerful.

Whatever we use has to be small enough to fit into the footwells of the car.

Any ideas?

You need a polti steam cleaner/vacuum cleaner or a vax or something like that. Are you sure you don't know someone with one or even a carpet cleaner would work? I think the small ones would not be powerful enough.

If they are anything like a normal handheld vacuum then the small handheld ones won't be that powerful.

You can hire a carpet cleaner for about £30 a day., you can suck all the water up and also clean any other carpets while you have it!

I once left my convertible with the roof down in torrential rain. The water actually poured out of the doors afterwards. I used a wet/dry mains vacuum to dry it out. It had never been so clean inside. It was the summer though so dried quicker anyway.

Did it do any permanent damage, fruitshootsandheaves?

Bit worried about the electrics!

We need to replace the car really but dh lost his job yesterday so can't justify it until he has employment again.

Might have to wait until christmas and take it to my sister's as she has a wet/dry vacuum, I think.

Don't think I can be bothered to hire one. Perhaps I should buy him a snorkle for christmas!

didnt do any damage. But it wasn't left wet for very long. The electrics were pretty dodgy already!

Sounds just like dh's car