Beta-B4- wrote:
When we had a flooded carpet area, we opened windows and put a couple of
fans on. This was during the summer. Then we called a professional service
in to take care of it. The service said we should close the windows and
turn on the central air as low as it will go until they got there. After
they arrived, they used a wet vac to remove as much water as possible. Then
they set up high speed fans in the rooms, closed all the windows, and said
to keep the AC on and set to as low as possible. They said that the AC
dehumidifies the air and takes out moisture that the fans are creating while
blowing over the wet surface. And, by keeping the room cool, there is less
chance of mold growing

My thought would have been to turn up the heat to help things dry out, but
they said that is wrong, wrong, wrong.


I probably would have alternated the AC and the heat. I've done it
already when the house was the right temp but very humid, it's drys out
the air FAST! If you hadn't included the part about the cold slowing
the mold I probably wouldn't have believed that to be the best way.
Unfortunately I often need to know WHY not just HOW before I believe
something.