Did you use a wet/vac to remove as much water as possible first? I would think a fan (or several fans) would help more than an electric heater to dissipate the moisture. Could you describe the smell? Mold? Wet sub-flooring? Cooked carpet fibers from the electric heater? Something else?

-Grainlady

Thanks, but I got it straightened out. Thanks again.

When we had flooding in our basement the insurance company sent in a cleaning service that specialized in water damage. They sucked up all the water they could, then pulled the carpet and pad back until they reached dry areas. They disposed of the pad and set big huge fans pointing towards the wet carpet and left them for 4 or 5 days. When dry they put in new pad and fastened the carpet down.