Help me my carpet is wet!!!!?

Question

The last time my toilet overflowed my carpet got moldy and the wood panel walls turned black. It happened again and this time its new carpet, how do I prevent the mold from ruining my carpet and walls? I don't have the $$$ to replace it.

Answer 1

Borrow or rent one of those "shop vacs". They will suck up the water. Then set up fans and turn on the AC to remove the remaining moisture.

Answer 2

There is nothing really you can do to prevent this unfortunate problem except to clean up the moisture left by the overflow you can do this by renting a steam cleaner from your hardware store or grocery store and cleaning and removing the moisture instead of using the rug shampoo that is normally purchased with these machines you can instead just pour in Two cups of White Vinegar into the water tank and steam clean with this do not use any carpet shampoo with this method, just make sure you remove as much of the moisture as possible then allow to air dry, make sure you have plenty of ventilation and situate fans near the area to facilitate drying and airing Also have your toilet snaked out as it seems you have blocked toilet since this keeps happening and use toilet paper that is not so thick to avoid clogs ask a friend or neighbor for a snake to snake out the toilet and becareful not to use too much toilet paper when using the toilet you only need about four to five squares in order to clean yourself this is sufficient enough to have good hygiene Good Luck !