You need a vacuum that is made to soak up water.
Machine to soak up water from carpet.
If you have standing water such as in a flooded basement use wet dry vacuums or pumps to remove as much as you can.
Stir one tablespoon of dish soap into one quart of warm water then add 1 4 teaspoon of white vinegar.
My washing machine overflowed and got the carpet in my room wet.
Sucking water out of carpet.
If you don t own a wet dry vac you can usually rent one from a local hardware store.
Club soda works as a cleanser when it is spritzed on carpet.
Open the towels completely and lay them around the wet sections of the carpeting.
Vacuum the wet carpet.
I am looking for something i can maybe sprinkle on the floor and vacuum up kind like a carpet deodorizer.
A burst dishwasher hose a foundation leak and a broken water pipe are clean water sources that could soak your carpet.
A flood caused by mother nature or backed up.
Don t waste your time trying to dry out the carpet with a wet dry shop vacuum it simply doesn t have enough power.
If the area is smaller you can use large towels to soak up water from carpet as well.
Remove as much water manually as you possibly can.
What can i use to soak up water from a carpet that got really wet.
Most vacuum cleaner sold for home use are for dry cleaning only and are extremely dangerous if used on wet carpets.
Do not do this with a regular home vacuum.
This is a good overall cleaner.
Then it s time to extract the water from the carpet.
Sprinkle a large amount of baking soda over the damp carpet.
Be sure to test the solution on a small inconspicuous spot on your carpet before applying it to the stain.
Let the baking soda sit on the carpet for several hours up to 24 hours to allow it ample time to soak up the remaining moisture and odor from the carpet.
Vinegar dish soap and water.
Instead rent an extractor if available or carpet cleaner an air mover fan or two and a large commercial dehumidifier.
Rent the largest dehumidifier available.
Soak up excess water with towels.