Pet Accidents
Total removal of pet urine from carpet is a difficult if not impossible task. We get many requests from homeowners to do so. Our success is limited by many factors. The most obvious being the frequency at which these "accidents" occur. If there is minor contamination of the carpet our process is great but diminishes with the volume of contamination we are asked to remove. Yes we can cover up some problems with masking agents and many of our customers are satisfied with this. However, repeated contamination of carpet, pad and subfloor requires a more specialized approach to remediation. The following chart will give an indication of the severity of the problem.
Mathematics of Pet "Accident" Problems
The average dog passes 2-6 oz. of urine at least 4 to 6 times daily.
- 4 oz. (average)
- x 5 (times per day)
- 20 oz. (total daily elimination)
- x 365 (days per year)
- 7300 oz. (potential per year)
- ÷ 128 oz. (ounces per gallon)
- 57 gallons (potential per year)
- Reduce 57 gallons by 80% for water evaporation, possible blotting of urine and the occasions the pet went outside.
- Results? Easily 11 1/2 gallons of SUPER CONCENTRATED URINE!
- And this will be saturated deeply into the carpet back; the pad and even the floor! --Plus, the Super Concentrate will be highly active with odor producing bacteria.
