Screwed up a water change, need opinions on spill

[Northstar24]

So I had a new Maxi Jet 1200 for pumping water from my rubbermaid tote into the tank for a WC, and somehow I either spilled the last bit or overfilled the tank, and i have water dripping in the basement ceiling directly above the tank.

Its the front left corner where the spill was - and to make sure that was the cause I double checked everything else. The water is under the stand, and it was seeping out a bit around the edge of the stand. I wiped that all up and I have a towel there to try and soak up anything left there. I also have a bucket in the basement collecting the drips. It's dripping at about 1 drip a minute - so I dont think it was a ton of water, a couple gallons at most. How worried do I need to be about the sub floor getting a little wet? Obviosuly this is not an everyday thing - it wont be happening again.

Other than collecting the drips and drying the floor upstairs, is there anything else i can do to minimize any potential damage to the floor?

 

[guarda]

what kind of flooring is it?

 

[NanoReefer]

but a hair dryer on it to try to prevent salt creep, or a fan

 

[SarahSmile]

I think you can rent industrial fans at a big box store, or maybe stick a space heater/blower near the area, get it all evaporating? I'd say you'd want to get that subfloor drying out as you don't want it all spongy or moldy.

 

[marcah]

as long as it is not carpeting that got wet I wouldnt worry about it in the least..plywood ( subflooring is designed to take some water without problems, ( not meaning often but a one time thing like this wont do any damage to it).. the only problem would be if it was carpeted and the padding absorbed the water and it sat for a long period of time...
the ceiling in the basement if finished could have a spot or two that may need touching up though..

 

[sen5241b]

Wood floors will quickly be ruined by salt water
Use fresh water wipe with dry towel until all salt is absorbed

 

[FishyReef]

If it's carpet, you can go to home depot (or the like) and rent a wet-vac with serious suction capacity to pull the water out of the carpet. No idea how to manage the salt, but that would at least help with the water.

 

[Northstar24]

Thanks for all the replies. It's a hardwood floor. I dried it well and also wiped it down with a damp rag. It dripped through to the basement for about a half hour.