Floods, mini update
Maybe I should have said "micro" since so little has happened since the previous entry.
Monday morning, I called up the office and reminded them that: my washer (or its pipe) had flooded and that, so far, the only activity had involved water vacuuming Sunday morning followed by leaving one of those carpet blowers in the apartment. I knew ahead of time that no one would try to -repair- to washer over the weekend but I had hoped that someone would look at it and try to decide what needed doing.
After I told the rental office manager what I just wrote, I also reminded her that the drywall hadn't been replaced in the bathroom ceiling where the pipe had leaked. I'd summarize her basic reaction as "what are you telling me that I don't already know?" She intimidated (sp?) that mine wasn't the only flood and that the apartment below mine had also sustained damage. She added that someone would be out, of course.
Well, the someone came out around 4 p.m. He was the same repairman who had water-vacced (sp?) the place and then left the blower Sunday morning. All he did was feel the carpet here and then and then move the blower a bit. Something I had been doing myself since the previous day of course. Oh, yes. He also said it would take a while for the carpet to get dry.
I asked him when the washer repairman would be out. He observed that when so-and-so got back (from vacation this week?) they would shampoo my rug. I said that I wasn't interested in having my rug shampooed because there were too many things resting on it and no place to move them even temporarily for shampooing.
(Far as I can see, it's getting a pretty good cleaning right now and I really don't want to go through a second week of damp carpets.)
The repairman added that the pump to remove water from the tub might be broken on the washer and that someone would be out later. I guess I should have asked for a definition of "later". No one has shown up since his brief visit.
It's almost noon on Tuesday. I've tried to call the office three times but the line is always busy. No sign of anyone so far today. Most of the carpet feels "dry-ish" or close to it. I may turn off the fan in the afternoon if the last patch close to the bedroom door dries up some more in the meantime.
Khiva and Vartha are still sequestered in the "bedroom/bathroom wing" and seem relatively content with the arrangement. I suspect that they are quite put off by the sound of the fan motor when I open the door to go in or out of their little haven. It -is- awfully warm in there, not that they are likely to care. The air-conditioning vent has never worked very well in the bedroom. In the meantime, the bathroom window is partially open so that the two can sit on their perch and read today's outdoor wildlife paper. It's warm out again--maybe in the mid-80's by later today so the bedroom will stay warm until I can open the door permanently. I'm putting this off as long as I can, so that hopefully the washer will get repaired before the cats are buzzing around that area of the apartment or trying to get out the door when the repairman comes or goes.
The timing all depends on the repairman showing.
p.s. In the meantime, I have a garbage bag full of damp clothes I retrieved from the washer. I am seriously thinking about putting them in the tub with a large doze of clothes detergent, so that they don't mildew. Anyone with any thoughts on the subject?
I've been spraying the carpet and anything else I can think of with Lysol right from the beginning. Have not tried spraying the insides of the clothes bag.
Monday morning, I called up the office and reminded them that: my washer (or its pipe) had flooded and that, so far, the only activity had involved water vacuuming Sunday morning followed by leaving one of those carpet blowers in the apartment. I knew ahead of time that no one would try to -repair- to washer over the weekend but I had hoped that someone would look at it and try to decide what needed doing.
After I told the rental office manager what I just wrote, I also reminded her that the drywall hadn't been replaced in the bathroom ceiling where the pipe had leaked. I'd summarize her basic reaction as "what are you telling me that I don't already know?" She intimidated (sp?) that mine wasn't the only flood and that the apartment below mine had also sustained damage. She added that someone would be out, of course.
Well, the someone came out around 4 p.m. He was the same repairman who had water-vacced (sp?) the place and then left the blower Sunday morning. All he did was feel the carpet here and then and then move the blower a bit. Something I had been doing myself since the previous day of course. Oh, yes. He also said it would take a while for the carpet to get dry.
I asked him when the washer repairman would be out. He observed that when so-and-so got back (from vacation this week?) they would shampoo my rug. I said that I wasn't interested in having my rug shampooed because there were too many things resting on it and no place to move them even temporarily for shampooing.
(Far as I can see, it's getting a pretty good cleaning right now and I really don't want to go through a second week of damp carpets.)
The repairman added that the pump to remove water from the tub might be broken on the washer and that someone would be out later. I guess I should have asked for a definition of "later". No one has shown up since his brief visit.
It's almost noon on Tuesday. I've tried to call the office three times but the line is always busy. No sign of anyone so far today. Most of the carpet feels "dry-ish" or close to it. I may turn off the fan in the afternoon if the last patch close to the bedroom door dries up some more in the meantime.
Khiva and Vartha are still sequestered in the "bedroom/bathroom wing" and seem relatively content with the arrangement. I suspect that they are quite put off by the sound of the fan motor when I open the door to go in or out of their little haven. It -is- awfully warm in there, not that they are likely to care. The air-conditioning vent has never worked very well in the bedroom. In the meantime, the bathroom window is partially open so that the two can sit on their perch and read today's outdoor wildlife paper. It's warm out again--maybe in the mid-80's by later today so the bedroom will stay warm until I can open the door permanently. I'm putting this off as long as I can, so that hopefully the washer will get repaired before the cats are buzzing around that area of the apartment or trying to get out the door when the repairman comes or goes.
The timing all depends on the repairman showing.
p.s. In the meantime, I have a garbage bag full of damp clothes I retrieved from the washer. I am seriously thinking about putting them in the tub with a large doze of clothes detergent, so that they don't mildew. Anyone with any thoughts on the subject?
I've been spraying the carpet and anything else I can think of with Lysol right from the beginning. Have not tried spraying the insides of the clothes bag.