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QD610-1

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1000035005

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1000837962

  • Absorb, Contain & Divert flood water
  • Activates & swells with water
  • Quick & easy to use, ready in minutes
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Protect your home or property in times of flooding with patented Quick Dam Flood Barriers. Quick Dams expand and activate on contact with water. Just lie in place and let the water do the rest. Absorb, contain, and divert problem water away from your home and property before it becomes a problem. Keep some on hand for emergency situations. Use around doorways, garages, leaking tanks, construction projects, anywhere water is a problem.
  • One 10 ft. water activated flood barrier that absorbs, contains & diverts problem flood water.
  • These sandless sandbags are water-activated and self-inflating, inner absorbent turns to gel to create a barrier. Absorbs water and rises to 3.5-in high in just 10 minutes.
  • Protects against Storm Surges, Rainwater, Water Main Breaks, Overflowing Appliances and Equipment, Spills, Leaks, Floods, Drips & More! Perfect for Garage, Basement, Driveway, Kitchen and anywhere water could cause damage.
  • Compact, lightweight, and quick and easy to deploy. A great alternative to traditional sand bags, with no sand or labor needed.
  • Barriers have a dual chamber, place wider edge towards water & smaller wedge away from water to prevent rolling out of position.
  • Flood Barriers are Environmentally-Friendly, Pet-Friendly, Nontoxic, Nonhazardous and last for months.
  • Leave in place for 3-6 months of ongoing protection. Shrinking will occur as they dry out, but they will swell again once re-exposed to water.
  • NOT for use with salt water, lime or calcium- causes chemical reaction that deflates bag.
  • Grows to full size of 10 ft. long, 3.5 in. high, 6.5 in. deep in minutes
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Questions & Answers

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Q:OK to cover with soil to create long term barrier wall after flooding ends
by|May 10, 2023
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A:  Quick Dam Flood Bags and Barriers are generally good for one season. The inner polymer holds onto water and then starts evaporating while it's drying out. If they get wet again they will reactivate. It is not recommended to cover them with soil as the soil may prevent enough water from reactivating them again. You can just leave them in position.

by|May 10, 2023
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    Q:Can these be used to divert water towards a specific area?
    by|Oct 23, 2022
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    A:  I use them to block my back door so water can't get into the house.  If you are putting them on a slope, I think the water would be diverted in the way sandbags divert water.

    by|Oct 28, 2022

      A:  As long as there is a path for water to flow, which is lower than the place that you have the dams, then yes these dams can divert the flow. Water will always follow the path of least resistance, and the dams may be used to guide the flow away from areas you want to protect.

      by|Oct 29, 2022

        A:  Once they have expanded with water, I see no reason you couldn’t use these to divert water. They are only 3.5” high so it wouldn’t be best for fast flowing water that will go over the top of the Quick Dam. 

        by|Oct 28, 2022

          A:  These work great to divert water towards a specific area.  I highly recommend! I especially like that they are effective and functional for more than just one use when we have rain every day in FL during hurricane season! No more filling up sandbags. 

          by|Oct 25, 2022

            A:  Yes

            by|Oct 29, 2022

              A:  Yes, these will control up to 3.5in of water & divert water based on gravity & direction.

              by|Oct 23, 2022
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                Q:Last winter, they froze to my garage floor, but worked great. Can I put cardboard underneath them to prevent freezing to the floor, so I can still move them to drive my car into and out of garage?
                by|Oct 5, 2022
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                A:  I’m not sure. If it were me I’d probably use plastic or rubber mats because cardboard maybe unreliable after getting wet.

                by|Oct 6, 2022

                  A:  Cardboard would not be recommended because the water would seep through. Also, the moisture from the barriers would eventually deteriorate the cardboard. It would be best to place them on a tarp or a plastic sheeting. This way the Barrier is still functional and seepage is negated.

                  by|Feb 25, 2023
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                    Q:Can these be reused? How do you dry them out? 5 Days later and they are still filled with water
                    by|Sep 12, 2022
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                    A:  I believe the instructions said to lay them out ( out of the sun) and that they would eventually dry. We did that then folded them & stored them in the event we would need them again. 

                    by|May 9, 2023
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                      A:  Yes, these may be reused. Just leave them out until they are dry. The mats absorb a lot of water, so it will take a few weeks for all of water to evaporate. Once it evaporates, just roll the mat up, put it where you can find it, and it will be ready for next time. I may take up to a month for all of the water to evaporate.

                      by|May 7, 2023
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                        A:  The Flood Bags/Barriers tend to lean towards being a one time use item, but in some instances you may get another activation from them. The Flood Bags/Barriers can take a couple of months for the water to fully evaporate and for the bag/barrier to "dry out." The best way to help the deactivation process is to store them in an area that is dry, protected from moisture, humidity, and direct sunlight.

                        by|Mar 1, 2023
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                          Customer Reviews

                          4.3 out of 5
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                          It swelled up nicely and is diverting water on my...
                          It swelled up nicely and is diverting water on my driveway as desired. Before laying it out a heavy rain had dug a 100' ditch along side and under my driveway.
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                          It simply really works.
                          Works really well. Diverts water and is easy to set up. I live at the bottom of a hill and at times, my neighbors runoff tends to fill my basement window wells. This product diverts the water away. It's just an easy solution to a problem.
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                          Worthless
                          Purchased the 10ft bags and smaller bags after using them previously. Hurricane Nicole floated the small bags away without swelling. The 10 foot bag was pre soaked and installed. After the garage flooded I found the bag flat without any swelling. I felt confident these would help but they were an utter failure.
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                            One time use?
                            I bought this looking at the pictures they provide that it can sit in front of a garage and prevent water from coming in. First rain storm, worked great! Then we had to drive out of the garage because well, that’s what it’s used for. The guard squashed down where the tires went over and I thought they would just inflate the next time it rained. They did not! Basement flooded again! I guess you can either move them everytime back and forth when it rains or keep spending $25 everytime it rains.
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                              Just saved us from some water damage!
                              We had a nasty flash flood in NYC about a year ago. After that incident, we went out and bought this and some other stuff. Today, there was another flash flood and I thought to keep an eye on the pesky drains in front of the house. I didn’t have more than two minutes before the flooding set in. NO TIME to set up the portable sump pump nor would it have worked quickly enough. I broke out the dam and it worked in seconds shielding our garage. PHEWWWWW
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                                Worked exactly like we hoped. We have a new lawn...
                                Worked exactly like we hoped. We have a new lawn and rain was washing seed away from the edges because of our steep driveway. The day after we put the barriers down we had a down-pour and high winds. The barriers stayed in place and diverted water away from the areas we wanted. Highly recommend for low level water issues.
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                                The flood barrier I have used multiple times. Plenty of...
                                The flood barrier I have used multiple times. Plenty of gel so it swells up tight and does an excellent job blocking and diverting water.
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                                Burst Open After One Rain
                                Didn’t last! Picked two of these up yesterday afternoon to protect my garage from flooding. One rain and they have already burst open with the hydrogel is spewing out. Garage flooded anyway. Would not recommend.
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                                  Perfect for what I needed!
                                  So I was looking for something to stop the water from running out of my shower, that WAS for my handicapped mom-in-law (R.I.P 12/28/2017) EVERYTHING I was looking at was way out of my price range! An associate at The Home Depot in Clovis, CA. recommended this product....im going back in a few minutes to get another, the one I bought has DEFINITELY served its purpose!!!
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                                    Works as advertised. The water absorbed into the dam and...
                                    Works as advertised. The water absorbed into the dam and it formed a barrier really well. Easy to use, flexible. Caution: If your idiot sister runs it over with her Jeep, the effectiveness drops. To its credit ,the whole dam didn't deflate, just the part that aforementioned idiot sister ran over.
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