New Pig Mildew-Resistant Absorbent Sock | Water Absorbing Snake | 3" x 48" | 1-Gal Absorbency | Pack of 12 | PIG105-BL

Completely AMAZING! I have a washer/dryer unit, and the washer needs repairs that will exceed the cost of replacement and leaks a small amount of water during the spin cycle. I'm not in a position to replace it yet, and the Pig Absorbent Sock works wonders at preventing water intrusion and will ultimately stop concrete erosion. It will buy me some time, and I'm grateful that I stumbled upon this product.

These do a great job soaking up spills and water sealing into the basement. They protected our finished area from flood.

Used these during a nasty thunderstorm inside my garage door. Forgot I had these until I saw the water inside my garage- worked perfectly to wick up all the water during and after the storm. Going to let them dry out before the next round of storms today.

Very good

Great!

Helps to keep water out of my garage. I have tried other brands but these helped to keep the garage dry.

I love "The Pig" now... never thought I would say something like that! I built this polycarbonate frameless dome in my backyard a year ago. It has withstood tons of different snow and rain storms and all sorts of weather without issue. But the one problem with it, which was really my fault, was I did not build it on a platform that was high enough. The base right now is built up 3 inches, but I did not realize that my backyard does flood a LOT from time to time due to poor drainage and no pitch. This only happens when it pours nonstop for about five hours, not during normal rainstorms, but I became aware of this issue during the last downpour in autumn. It got one corner of the rug wet, and I was able to resolve it, but it took a while of wet vaccing it because capillary action had the tiny bit of water soak into the rug. After that was when I started looking into solutions, and I came upon this product. I liked it especially because of the narrow long shapes, which allowed me to completely encircle the base of the dome's interior. Well, this week, it was really put to the test, as you can see from the camera screenshot of my flooded yard. My yard turned into an absolute lake for about 2 hours (thought Noah might come to visit), which had me feeling nervous because of the rug and the fact that I have electronics and a power outlet in the floor. However, everything was kept safe. The water tried to come in a few inches but most of it got sucked into the pigs instead of the rug. The water receded at just the right time and this time barely any of the rug needed to be dried out. I'm looking for a longer-term solution like installing a French drain, but that will take a week or two, and in the meantime, I feel pretty secure that I have these pigs. They do take a while to dry out in the sunshine, but after a few days, I think they are reusable, too, another perk.

I’m kind of on the fence with these. The tubes definitely do what they say as far as absorbency. I have a basement that has some water coming in during very heavy rain or a heavy snow melt. Thus is probably 4-5 times in 15 years. This year I decided to be proactive and try to use something to absorb the water and buy me some time before water started pooling. My issue is that they need to be wrung out and air dried. They are quite heavy if you’re dealing with 10-20 wet tubes . Also, you need a place to toss them before you get to ringing them out and finding a place to air dry them. The drying time takes forever ( many days to a week) so using them again during the same incident is not an option. I found that towels worked just as well for the smaller volume areas as I could put them on rinse in the washer and then dry in the clothes dryer and keep rotating them. I feel that tending to the absorbent socks just adds to an already taxing situation. I think for a room with just a few slow seepage spots needing maybe 3-4 tubes - these would be great and manageable For my needs they added so much more work. If they could go in the dryer it would make all of the difference for me. So yes they work in certain conditions.