How To Remove Dog Urine From Carpet

Why is mastering how to remove dog urine from carpet so hard? 

Actually, it's not as hard as you may think. All you need to know is a few simple bits of information, and then you will be armed and ready for 100% success. It's important to understand what happens when a dog has an accident on the carpet.

The urine penetrates through each layer of the carpet and when they get cleaned, only the top layer is cleaned at best. However the majority of the urine is still below underneath, and will continue to off-gas (smell).

Once urine is deposited on the carpet, all you will be able to see is what is on the top surface. Everything looks just fine once your carpet has been cleaned, but what is happening deep down below to the part we cannot see. Gravity pull the urine all the way down, even to the subfloor it's elf.

One of the main reasons most people are unsuccessful in removing urine is because they do not realize it penetrates seven different layers.

Lets' take a look at each separate layer to better understand the different layers through which the urine travels...

• Carpet Face Fibers
• Secondary Carpet Backing
• Latex Glue
• Primary Carpet backing
• Pad Moisture Barrier
• Rebond Padding
• Plywood Sub-floor

 

That's seven layers of urine penetration, wow!

So the first trick in being successful in removing urine, is understanding that you need to reach the source where the urine is.

Ordinary topical sprays cannot reach the padding, let alone the sub-floor. Without reaching the complete source of the urine you are just wasting your time and money, especially when the urine is trapped in the sub-floor.

Let's recap...

The very source of the urine needs to be removed to be successful in ridding all odor. Don't feel intimidated because I will walk you through the whole process of attacking this unfortunate situation.

An important thing to understand is that warm liquid penetrates much faster and farther than cold liquids, which is another reason why urine travels through all seven layers so easily.

What you see on the top is just a small spot yet underneath on the wood sub-floor there is a much larger spread of urine.

Let's get started with this simple method of how to remove dog urine from carpet.

You will be happy to hear that our primary ingredient in this procedure is water. Water is the safest and most effective tool to use. The water will dilute the concentrated urine and help us carry the urine out of the carpeting.

We will need the following...

1) Extraction

Extraction machine - wet/dry vacuum. (If you don't have one then you will need, high absorbent cotton towels which will take longer and more effort)

2) Water

3) Suitable Bacteria/Enzyme product

Method

Step 1

Remove as much of the concentrated pet urine as possible using paper towels or a highly absorbent cotton towel.

Step 2

Pour 4 - 6 ounces of fresh, warm water on the accident area.

Extract or absorb this water from the carpeting.

Repeat this step 2 to 3 more times. remember, we are trying to dilute and remove as much urine as possible before we start feeding the bacteria.

The more urine we are able to remove through dilution and extraction, the better chance our bacteria will have in digesting the remaining urine residue.

Step 3

Apply your bacteria product to the area. Make sure you use enough product to wet the entire area.

Step 4

Allow the bacteria to slit for 5 - 10 minutes.

The beneficial bacteria creates enzymes that break apart the larger urine particles. The bacteria then eats and digests the smaller particles. This removes the remaining urine, the stain and odors.

Step 5

Extract or Absorb as much of the bacteria as possible.

Helpful Hint Cover the area with a clean dry towel and place a weight on top of the towel. The liquid will wick into the towel as it dries, instead of stopping at the top of the carpet fibers.

Step 6

Once dried, vacuum and inspect treated area.

The odor should be gone. If not, repeat procedure.  That was not so hard, and now that you know how to remove dog urine from carpet keep in mind that this procedure is also effective for removing vomit!

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