Salt borax and white vinegar.
Wet spot on carpet in apartment.
During times where the ac was run alot the condensation would build from the ac unit and we would end up with a sopping wet carpet.
Most of the stains are actually in the 2nd floor near bathroom entrances and in the walk in closet areas.
Whichever spot gives the highest moisture reading is closest to the leak.
Track it from the wet carpet assuming this is real recent so wood insulation would still be wet up or horizontally to where the leak is.
Within a week or so the damp spot progressed to a puddle 4 by 6 feet that a wet vac couldn t really keep up with.
The temporary fix was to rip up the carpet knock a hole in the concrete slab repair the leaking pipe fill in the hole with quickcrete cement and restretch the carpet once it and the pad had dried.
Now i am seeing similar spots on the carpet on my first and second floor.
At first it was just a small wet patch and thought maybe i d spilled something.
Or you do a great job spot cleaning only to reveal how dirty the rest of the carpeting really is.
Don t try to dig up the stain.
They just look like someone dropped some oil drops here and there.
Right at the entrance to a room the carpet has a wet spot.
If you have solid materials on top of the carpet use a large spoon to gently scrape the material into a pile that you can then remove with a cloth.
Our apartment complex didn t fix it even though we told them alot.
I have the berber carpet and the stains are the size of small finger nail.
After power washing the carpet and preventing myself from spilling anything within that area it s still wet and spreading farther out.
A vacuum and a carpet steam cleaner don t worry i explain why we need the heavy equipment below.
Here s a way to get them green clean.
Two nights ago i noticed one small wet spot probably 3x3 inches or so on my carpet.
You can purchase or rent a moisture meter at a large hardware store or home improvement store.
In our last apartment we had exactly this problem.
These gadgets are frequently used by professional home inspectors to find leaks or wet walls.
Scooping food or soil out of the carpet tends to grind the materials further down into the fibers.
Blot first go for water second.
In the last two weeks i ve noticed this particular wet spot form in the carpet around the stairs.
We tried to dry it up but it has stayed wet for a couple weeks.
The ac unit was in a closet and the hall ran along the closet wall.
This room is on a concrete slab.
If you still can t find a likely source then sort of a devil s choice you could call either a roofer or a plumber and hope they find the source given about a 50 50 chance of chosing the one you need to.
I have lived in this apartment for almost two years and before that i lived in another basement apartment right across the hall.
