Question Soaking straps

Cricketina · Jul 12, 2014

My son poured an entire bottle of apple juice in his car seat today while we were out and about. I have another seat in my car for my niece and threw him in that while we finished up all we had to do. A couple hours later we came home, I took the cover off, and attacked it with the hose. There was juice all over everything. My husband had to shampoo my backseat, even. I was trying to be careful but I ended up impossibly soaking the straps and LATCH. He's in a Momentum, so the straps don't come out so I didn't submerge them but they are thoroughly soaked.

I tried calling Evenflo, closed. I can't find anything in the manual (I could have missed it). Couldn't find anything on their website, and I couldn't make much sense of different threads on here.

Did I totally screw up? Ugh. And of course it would appear that Evenflo doesn't sell replacement parts for his seat anymore.

Thanks in advance!

tiggercat · Jul 12, 2014

Did the water get into the seat's innards? Like where the straps feed into, the base, under the foam etc.? Inside the surelatch connectors and adjuster strap area?

henrietta · Jul 13, 2014

tiggercat said:
Did the water get into the seat's innards? Like where the straps feed into, the base, under the foam etc.? Inside the surelatch connectors and adjuster strap area?

This is what I'd be worried about, too. That it could rust the metal inside the mechanisms...but otherwise, I might be okay *personally* with using the seat for my child once it dries.

If you didn't use any harsh detergents and towel and air dry the straps on the seat, they might be okay. Manufacturers know that seats and straps can get wet sometimes when kids spill stuff. But I'd definitely call Evenflo and ask and follow their recommendation. I also wouldn't leave it sitting outside in the sun to dry.

It's possible that Evenflo would offer you a discounted seat as a replacement if there are no replacement parts available and it needs replaced. Make sure you talk to someone on the phone, not just via email. They have always been very kind and helpful at Evenflo to me.