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

These are our go-to's for immediate help with flash flooding or small level flooding. Heavy rain doesn't stand a chance with these in front of the door. Doesn't leak. Extra durable and keeps our entries safe. They take a while to dry out but they're worth it. The weight isn't too heavy either. Easy to lift for anyone.

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.

So far the Quick Dam has been very effective in keeping water from entering our screen room. The screen room sets directly on our patio and with heavy rain - the water comes in. There is a tile floor laid over the patio concrete. The dams are light until they soak up water. They are not very flexible as far as bending around corners.

I like these along an area where a cement slab backs up to my house under a high wooden patio. After a heavy rain storm and an area in my basement got water I started using several of these along the wall. Has really helped and I keep them there year around

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.

These were decent at doing their intended job of diverting rainwater away from my house. However, both packages I ordered, the water absorbing material seemed to rupture out of the middle once fully inflated.

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!

Não dura muito tempo, logo começa a soltar o gel, não recomendo.

This solved my rain leaking back door problem by absorbing the rain and creating a barrier. Very good purchase

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Fait le job ! Remontée d'eau par capillarité durant la période de pluie intense. Bonne absorption sur 3 jours. J'en ai acheté 2 qui m'ont évité de passer du temps à éponger et essorer. A avoir dans ses réserves. Pour le séchage il faut mettre totalement au sec pour que les billes de gel évacuent l'humidité. C'est long mais en rapport direct avec la capacité d'absorption qui est importante et le gel lui même. On n'essore pas pour eviter la perte de matiere humide, on evite le contast direct du sol au sechage pour eviter que l'humidité ne soit capturée à nouveau, il faut du sec et du soleil si possible pour sécher plus vite. Pour ma part je valide ++++

Comprato per tamponare un problema di infiltrazione. Ha funzionato egregiamente evitando che si diffondesse nella stanza bloccando la perdita. Unica pecca ha perso i granuli sin dal primo utilizzo