Quick Dam QD65-1 Water-Activated Flood Barrier-5 Feet-1/Pack, 5-ft, Black

My mother moved into a ground floor apartment, and when it rains heavily water gets in her apartment. It doesn’t flood, it’s just enough to soak her entry rug and get a foot or two into her living area. I bought one of these around May of 2024, and it has worked to keep water completely out of her apartment almost every time she’s used it (for one really heavy rainstorm, she got about 1 cup of water in the entry). Last night we had heavy rain that lasted several hours, and not one drop got in the apartment. The biggest deltas are that once it’s soaked and it expands, she can’t move it around (being 82 and 5’ 2”/>100lbs), and that you need a place to store it (preferably in the sun) when you’re not using it.Note: I’ve seen several reviews with people complaining about the “deflation” time of these dams. They don’t “inflate” or “deflate”. The crystals inside soak up liquid and expand. It literally takes months for the crystals to dry, and they’re not going to get back to their original condition; however, mom’s has worked great regardless.

I have used these dams multiple times and they always work great. In the past, used them in FL when a hurricane was coming and I wanted to keep water from coming in the bottom of the garage door. This time, I used these in WNC as a “bumper” of sorts to route water away from the foundation and keep the lower level of the house which is partially underground dry. Even with all the rains from Helene, these did their job and saved me from flooding inside like some of the neighbors had. I know I can dry them to reuse but that seems to take awhile and they are a little bulkier than when out of package. More of a one time use really as I don’t want to attract mold but worth every penny as it saves big money for flood and mold restoration.

works well to absorb water

I have used on for two seasons. In the second year it did not plump up as much, but still very usefull.

I’ve used these several times over the years and I think they are fantastic! It absorbs water, and it prevent it from coming in. They are easy to set up and do the job prevention of water entering where you don’t want it. They take a long time to dry out, but once they do, you can wrap them up, put them away and the next time you’re threatened with water coming in just pull them out lay them down and they do their job again. So easy and yeah, it works so well!

I always have a pack of these around for use when it rains long and hard and penetrates my garage door. It works well for one time. However , when I ordered the "quick dam" two years ago, it dried out and returned to almost original size. Now they remain sodden and have to be tossed after one use.

I live on a big lake. My living room faces it and is only a few feet away. However, when it rains hard I used to always see water coming into the foundation. No longer.I bought three of these. They have some type crystals in them that EXPAND when water hits them.So they did help and also dried by themselves in a few days time.A contractor thereafter, of course, also fixed the outside premises, so all is well, so far.But...I still keep the three 5 Foot Quick Dam barriers there.

This barrier worked great. No water leaked through. It is lightweight when dry but heavy when wet.