How To Dry Out A Rug

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How to dry out a rug.

To quickly dry out an area rug after a spill first lay towels under the rug. If the rug is not able to be moved make sure that any furniture is removed from the rug as soon as possible. Repeat for the other side. Once towels are laid underneath the area rug you can further dry out an area rug after a spill by laying another layer of towels on top of the rug.

How to dry a giant rug. Use multiple strokes to remove as much standing water as possible. In the case of large heavy furniture place tin foil or plastic under the metal or wooden legs to prevent rust and staining. How to dry a giant rug art of clean.

Attach a vacuum hose for vacuuming up wet things to the exhaust of a vacuum then put the hose under the carpet placing the carpet back over the hose. Place it so that the fan blows the dry air across the carpet. Warm air holds more moisture than cold and is therefore more efficient to draw water out of the carpet 3. Your body weight will squeee the rug material and the towels will soak up.

Similar to the post cleaning process you can use a fan or box heater to dry the carpet. Walking or pushing on the towel should help squeeze some extra moisture out. Replace the towels once they start to feel wet. Use a dehumidifier to keep the room dry.

This is easily accomplished by folding the rug over on itself and laying towels on the floor where the rug had been. After all rugs are placed walk across the towels. Once you extracted as much moisture as possible using the vacuum you can place some dry towels on the rug. Turn up the heat and open the windows to aid in the drying.