This question is way off topic, for which I apologize. Someone recommended
KO and a tiny bit of research online came up with Peggy Hall as the
creator. I found that she posts to this forum on a regular basis and I'm
hoping she will be able to respond.

I have a situation where cats urinated on the top of a built-in
entertainment center in our basement. The cats have urinated on it for
over a year. I have tried numerous products from Nature's Miracle to
vineager to remove the odor from the wood. I have saturated the wood with
each product. Other than making the odor worse for a number of days I
haven't made any progress in removing the odor. Someone recommended KO. Do
you think KO has a chance of getting rid of the odor? I don't know how KO
works, whether its an enzyme or chemical reaction. If you do think KO
would solve my problem, can you recommend an application rate?

Thanks
Thomas

Thommes wrote:
This question is way off topic, for which I apologize. Someone recommended
KO and a tiny bit of research online came up with Peggy Hall as the
creator. I found that she posts to this forum on a regular basis and I'm
hoping she will be able to respond.

Yup...that would be me.

I have a situation where cats urinated on the top of a built-in
entertainment center in our basement. The cats have urinated on it for
over a year. I have tried numerous products from Nature's Miracle to
vineager to remove the odor from the wood. I have saturated the wood with
each product. Other than making the odor worse for a number of days I
haven't made any progress in removing the odor. Someone recommended KO. Do
you think KO has a chance of getting rid of the odor? I don't know how KO
works, whether its an enzyme or chemical reaction. If you do think KO
would solve my problem, can you recommend an application rate?

It SHOULD work. If it doesn't, it's because urine has leaked into places
that can't be reached just by spraying the outside of the cabinet. K.O.
is live bacteria that "eat" the odor causing bacteria and spores in
organic matter. Use it full strength and saturate every surface with
it...remove the equipment from the inside of the cabinet and saturate it
too. Since it's built in, you can't move it to get behind it or under
it, so make sure you get plenty of it into cracks that cat urine ran
down into. Let it dry...even put fans around it to provide plenty of
fresh air for at least 24 hours. If that doesn't get it, you'll prob'ly
have to take some of the cabinetry apart to get at all the areas cat
urine has gotten into. Once you've found 'em all, the odor will go away
for good.

Fwiw, I have two geriatric cats that have accidents, as did their
predecessors when they got old. I've used K.O. on the sites for years
with complete success. I also used to trade out cases of it with the
company who cleaned my carpets...they also had contracts to clean
apartments between tenants...using K.O. saved the landlords the cost of
recarpeting.

Btw...how was it that your cats could have used your entertainment
center for a year??? Or is this a problem you inherited from the
previous homeowner?

And to put this ON topic...K.O. will also eliminate the musty odor from
foulies, PFDs, boat cushions, etc...saturate 'em, then put 'em in the
sun to dry all day.


--
Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://69.20.93.241/store/customer/p...40&cat=&page=1

btw...how was it that your cats could have used your entertainment center
for a year???

Ah... ask and you will learn. On the opposite side of the wall from the
entertainment center is an unfinished utility room where we kept the cat
litter boxes. A nice big room with the washer dryer and all. Excellent for
storage. I built these really sturdy shelves out of 2x4s and plywood, one
of the best things I've done to the house. The cat used them to climb up
and lay on the heating ductwork. Didn't bother me, a nice warm place to
rest. The the cat had peed on the carpet before and the litter boxes being
in the other room and all we figured that the odor was just the normal pet
odor you get from having a cat. The smell got a lot stronger and I started
investigating and found that the cat had access to the ceiling cavity. It
was a mess, which has been pretty much cleaned up. Only way I can see in
the cavity is to take a picture of it with a camera.

I can saturate the cavity very well with a garden sprayer. I'll try the KO
and hope for the best. It's the last thing I'm trying before I seal up the
wall and finish the room.

Thanks!
Tom

Oops I had one other concern. The bacteria isn't harmful is it? Spraying it
in that large of a volume? Likely buy a gallon and spray all of it in two
sessions. The cavity runs about 8ft in length by 1ft wide. A large space.


Thanks!
Tom

Thommes wrote:
Oops I had one other concern. The bacteria isn't harmful is it?

Not unless you drink it...and even then, tt won't infect you with
anything, but it can give you a good case of the trots. Wash your hands
after handling it and after handling anything you've sprayed it on.


Likely buy a gallon and spray all of it in two
sessions. The cavity runs about 8ft in length by 1ft wide. A large space.

You shouldn't need more than a gallon, if that much.

--
Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://shop.sailboatowners.com/detai...=400&group=327

On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:19:27 -0400, "Thommes"
wrote:

I have a situation where cats urinated on the top of a built-in
entertainment center in our basement.

I certainly hope you've found Mittens and Puss a new home...good
grief...

R.

Where can you buy KO I would love to try it on my boat cushions

thanks

"Thommes" wrote in message
lkaboutboats.com...
This question is way off topic, for which I apologize. Someone recommended
KO and a tiny bit of research online came up with Peggy Hall as the
creator. I found that she posts to this forum on a regular basis and I'm
hoping she will be able to respond.

I have a situation where cats urinated on the top of a built-in
entertainment center in our basement. The cats have urinated on it for
over a year. I have tried numerous products from Nature's Miracle to
vineager to remove the odor from the wood. I have saturated the wood with
each product. Other than making the odor worse for a number of days I
haven't made any progress in removing the odor. Someone recommended KO. Do
you think KO has a chance of getting rid of the odor? I don't know how KO
works, whether its an enzyme or chemical reaction. If you do think KO
would solve my problem, can you recommend an application rate?

Thanks
Thomas

Raritan K.O. is available at WM, BOAT/US, Boaters World and most major
marine retailers.

Peggie

C.Lohnes wrote:
Where can you buy KO I would love to try it on my boat cushions

thanks

"Thommes" wrote in message
lkaboutboats.com...

This question is way off topic, for which I apologize. Someone recommended
KO and a tiny bit of research online came up with Peggy Hall as the
creator. I found that she posts to this forum on a regular basis and I'm
hoping she will be able to respond.

I have a situation where cats urinated on the top of a built-in
entertainment center in our basement. The cats have urinated on it for
over a year. I have tried numerous products from Nature's Miracle to
vineager to remove the odor from the wood. I have saturated the wood with
each product. Other than making the odor worse for a number of days I
haven't made any progress in removing the odor. Someone recommended KO. Do
you think KO has a chance of getting rid of the odor? I don't know how KO
works, whether its an enzyme or chemical reaction. If you do think KO
would solve my problem, can you recommend an application rate?

Thanks
Thomas






--
Peggie
----------
Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://69.20.93.241/store/customer/p...40&cat=&page=1
http://shop.sailboatowners.com/detai...=400&group=327