How To Clean Up Pee On Carpet

How do we remove the urine smell from carpet?

For one off accidents:

If the stain has partially or totally dried, then the best first step is to try to rehydrate the urine and extract it from the carpet. This is best done by mixing 2 cups of warm water and 1 cup of white vinegar and pouring it over the affected carpet.

Place a thick towel on the area, folded over several times, and stand on the towel. Use fresh towels and repeat the process until you can no longer detect the transfer of moisture to the towel. This step is only worth following if the animal has urinated in the area once or twice. If the pet has visited the area regularly then the urine is likely to penetrated into the underlay and subfloor.

Chances are that you're not likely to remove 100% of the urine. We recommend using a product to kill any remaining bacteria. Electrodry Sells E-Pet by Restezy to kill the bacteria and neutralise the odour. It also contains active ingredients to deter the pet from returning to the same place, which is definitely an added bonus.

For multiple accidents:

If there has been repeated pet visits, then your ability to treat the problem with home remedies will be limited.

The Electrodry carpet cleaning process is to identify the extent of the damage using a penetrating meter that identifies the location of the uric salts in the carpet and underlay. If the carpet has suffered only moderate contamination, then the uric salts are likely to only exist in the carpet fibres and underlay. In this case we can inject a specialised disinfectant to kill the bacteria and neutralize the uric salts. We apply the same specialised disinfectant to the carpet fibres and rinse the carpet with a hot water extraction cleaning process. This has been a tried and true method for our team, and we have had many successful cleans using this method.

If the animal has repeatedly urinated in the same area, we may be best to pull back the carpet to visually inspect the underlay and sub-floor (usually concrete or floor boards). When there has been heavy contamination we may need to replace the underlay and apply a sealer to the sub-floor to seal off the urine contaminated structure and prevent future odours. The carpet fibres and backing also need to be cleaned and treated with a disinfectant and odour conteractant.

If you think your pet has only urinated once or twice in the area, then we suggest trying to re-hydrate the stain and waiting to see what results you achieve. You may have more chances of success this way.

NB: A moderate additional charge applies to disinfect the carpet backing and underlay through the injection of a specialised sanitising product and treat the stains (usually $30 per 15 minutes of treatment time). The work required to lift the carpet, replace the underlay and seal the sub-floor is quite extensive and attracts a charge of $300 to $500 per room.