[KylieMin0gue]

About 2 hours ago I was doing a load of washing. I was outside with DP and the kids, and when I came inside I saw that there was water coming out of my laundry and onto the carpet. (By this stage half of my carpeted hallway was saturated.)

I quickly ran into the laundry and shut off the washing machine, and then noticed that the flood had occurred because the overflow into the laundry sink was blocked. DP managed to unblock the overflow, and then we used every towel in the house on the carpet to try and start mopping up the water on the carpet.

I also called the landlord immediately and told her what had happened, and her response was to use a heater to dry out the carpet. I tried to explain to her how saturated the carpet was, but she didn't seem to care. I also said that the carpet was likely to shrink and rot if the water was not taken out of the carpet ASAP, and suggested that perhaps she hire one of those britex machines from the supermarket, and DP would use it to get as much excess water out of the carpet as possible. She basically shrugged this off, and just wanted to get off the phone.

Anyway, now my house is starting to smell because of the saturated carpets. We have put more towels down, but it is still sopping wet.

I don't think that we are responsible for the damage as the blocking of the overflow was not our fault, (who knows what my landlord thinks though), but I don't want stinky, damp, rotting carpet. So wwyd?
Thanks

[SCARFACE CLAW]

Go and hire one of the machines yourself?

[countrymel]

Why don't you 'just hire a britex machine from the supermarket'?

[KylieMin0gue]

Why don't you 'just hire a britex machine from the supermarket'?

Yes I could do that, but I am tight for money, and I really don't think I should have to pay the $40 or so as it isn't my fault that the carpets got saturated.

[Flibbertigibbert...]

How was the overflow blocked? Was it a build up of gunk? If it wasn't blocked but then it was how is the landlord responsible? Just trying to understand.

[lynnemine]

I've flooded the bathroom/laundry several times that has gone out to the hall carpet.

I just put towels down and turn a fan on. The carpet doesn't stink, shrink or anything - it just dries and goes back to how it was.

Chuck the towels in the machine, spin them and put them down again. Sog up the worst of the water and then open windows and use a fan or heater.

[EssentialBludger]

What was the blockage?

[KylieMin0gue]

What was the blockage?

Not sure what the blockage was. DP put draino and hot water down the laundry sink and it seems to have cleared for now.

[It'sallgood]

Yes I could do that, but I am tight for money, and I really don't think I should have to pay the $40 or so as it isn't my fault that the carpets got saturated.

Sorry, but yes it is!

Tamm

[It'sallgood]

You need to clean it, not the landlords responsibility unless the landlord has not fixed a blocked drain that you had complained about or there is a specific problem with the plumbing related to that drain.