Quick Dam QD65-2 5' Barrier Water Flood Dam Bags, 2 Pack, Black

Got these to soak up way too much water that was leaking from my AC condenser and they work amazingly. I was skeptical, but as someone with PTSD from basement water issues in the past, I'll always keep these on hand/ in place for true peace of mind

The media could not be loaded. First off, if you found this review helpful in your decision-making, please click on the helpful button so this review may help others in their decision-making process.CAUTION: Misleading description! Barrier is 6 inches wide and 5 ft long and grows to 3.5 inches high when activated. It does NOT raise to 6 inches after activated!Amazing product that works to DIVERT water (see review video), although I would not suggest using it if you have torrential flooding (water flowing 10+ mph at a constant rate). Barrier is activated by water, and can be placed in the needed location either dry (wait for the flooding water to activate the product,), or wet (personally activated by soaking in water for ~5 min, method I used).I am currently using this to block water from flowing into the outside bathroom. The review video shows approx. how much water actually flows through that particular area, and does a very good job blocking that from entering under the bathroom door. Product length is 5 ft, although that was a little long for me, so I attempted an experiment. I measured out the length I needed and chose to soak ONLY THE MEASURED SECTION in the water-filled bucket, and let the rest overhang over the bucket to stay dry... The ending result is in one of the photos provided (with the scrunched-up section), and works PERFECTLY! The dry end never touches water, so it stays in this flat position, and has stayed this way at the time of this review 1 month later. The product is also reusable (allow ALOT of time to dry) and biodegradable, allowing for easy clean ups.In conclusion, I highly recommend this product and will purchase more should anything happen to these.

I would say the barrier worked. We have a corner in our sunroom that lets the rain come under and onto the floor when there is a lot of rain. My main concern is a hurricane where there is more rain than usual. We left for a couple of months and there must have been a hard rain because at that end , the barrier had absorbed the water. I can't tell you how much it had rained. I would have given it a 5 except it hasn't dried out at all. I'm not sure how long it takes but I have put it out in the direct Florida sun for 3 days and it hasn't dried

These worked wonderful in creating a quick dam for a flash flooding rain. They blocked and diverted the rain in many areas of the house. This definitely helped save our basement tonight. I will attempt to dry these out; even if they don't dry I will purchase more. It's a small price to pay for a dry basement.

Purchased 02/2019 Reviewed 03/2024. This is a durability & performance review. I bought some Quick Dam products back in 2019 because I was looking for water containment products due to either heavy rain or possible burst pipes or plumbing problems.I used two of the 6ft long tubes during a heavy rain storm. I then laid the tubes out on my backyard patio in full sun afterwards when they were fully expanded & after several days they were dried out. Instead of throwing them away, I just put them in the garage on the floor out of the way.What's the saying, Out of Sight = Out of Mind? Well, they were forgotten!Enter tropical storm Hilary = Our area was to receive a tropical storm, something that has never happened during my 60+ year residency in this area. News channels were telling us to prepare & showing people filling up sand bags -- A light bulb moment went off in my head, Would those tubes still work? I had one area of my house, an enclosed patio with a sliding door that always seem to collect water during downpours because my ground (soil) is so hard where I live that it takes a while for water to be absorbed into the ground.In previous rains, I'd been ok - water would build up & then absorb into ground - but those were rains where the downpour would be on & off during the day - this projected storm would be extremely heavy rain. It was heavy, water came down in sheets non-stop for hours & hours!I had taken the tubes out of the garage & put one of the tubes in front of the slider - as you can see in the picture taken after the storm - it swelled up & still worked after 5 years -- it says on the product bag the item can be reused for months - but this sat in a garage where the temperature during the summer is over 100 degrees, and it still worked & did not completely degrade & dry out.I have recently purchased some more of these so I will be prepared again; if I had any doubts about this product working, after performing during Hilary, they are gone.

Oh my God, I can’t believe it. My downspout came down in April 25. Heavy rain.My basement was a mess. I bought these. It’s now June 25. I put them on the basement where the water can come in. Today I just noticed the downspout had detached again. I thought better check the basement. I went down there. Both of these pieces were swelled up. Saved my basement. This stuff is the best. I’ll be getting more.

The flood barrier technically works. However, you would need many to ward off water from any real flooding. The bigger issues is the amount of time it takes the product to dry out. I live in Phoenix and had purchased to use at the entrance of my patio during our heavy rains. When I used them 8 days ago for a couple hours. Then picked them up and laid out to dry outdoors with low humidity and temperatures over 100. Over a week later and the silica is still not dried out. If it is not dried out yet in AZ, I cannot image in other climates how long they would take to dry.

Effective if sealed properly. Dams fill up and water runs off if on an incline, like a pitched roof