Friday, July 23, 2010

The Big Flood

I stumbled out to our living room at 4:45am this morning and immediately stepped in a large puddle on our floor.

Me: uh oh!

Also, I heard water running. I turned on the lights to find that our water dispenser in our refrigerator was stuck in the "on" position. Apparently it had been for a while as our great room (there, I said it, Paul) was covered in water. I tried switching the function from water to ice (it was early, people!) and then ice starting coming out. Then I got the bright idea to lock the dispenser -- you know that little button that says "lock - hold for 3 seconds"? That worked.

Then the clean up began. It took every towel and blanket we had to mop up the water, all of which are molding in our tub as I type. We both had to work. The only thing that saved us was our 8x10 area rug. Those suckers can hold a ton of water! So much that it held back the puddle (by 8 inches, or so) from reaching our power strip behind the tv. The rug is ruined and was immediately left by the dumpster. And it took two hours or so to clean up all the water.

What freaks me out is, what if we'd been on vacation or had slept in?! Ack! It looks like we avoided permanent damage. Or at least we hope so. I guess we'll find out when we try to sell the place.

A word to the wise: when you leave your house or go to sleep, lock your ice dispenser. I know I will!

7 comments:

SIP said...

Is it too humid to let the rug dry on the balcony??

David said...

WAY too humid. In fact, sweat is running down my back right now!

Steve said...

get a dehumidifier and run it on full blast for a week or so. Prevent mold from growing under flooring etc. yuck!

And, what do you mean sell your condo??

David said...

Not anytime soon! The dehumidifier is a good idea. Where might one rent that? Home depot, ya think?

Also, insurance claim filed. The floors are warping. *sigh*

Steve said...

You may be able to rent it at Home depot. You may have to buy one. (~$100) I bet if you run it for a few days the floors will calm down.

David said...

Try $178!

Should I just let it run? Will it make my nose bleed?

Steve said...

no! It's summer time.

Full blast 24/7