How Do I Use Bio-K20?

If you are dealing with only small patches of urine on flooring or carpets then you should initially try to remove any excess by using absorbent kitchen paper or toilet paper. Simply dab the affected area with the paper and remove as much of the excess liquid as possible. Bio-K20 is supplied as a high strength concentrate so it should be diluted with warm water prior to use. This is the simple task of just adding some of the concentrate to a trigger spray bottle and topping up with warm water. The dilution rate largely depends on the degree of the problem but you should ideally work up to a maximum of 10 : 1 which is 1 part product to 10 parts warm water. Use the recommended dilution rate only as a guide, it does not have to be exact so if you need it stronger to match the circumstances then just increase the strength up to perhaps 5 : 1. This is the advantage of using a concentrate as you can easily adjust the strength to suit the circumstances. Spray the diluted product liberally directly onto the urine patch and then allow it to dry out naturally. You will find that as the product dries out the bad smells and odours will gradually reduce until they have completely disappeared. Customers very often think that opening windows or heating the room to speed up the drying process would be helpful when in fact the opposite is true. Actually prolonging the drying process is beneficial because it allows sufficient time for the enzymes to work their magic. A little tip is to cover small patches with a damp tea towel or even a piece of cling film after applying the product. This prevents the patch from drying out too quickly while at the same time creates the most favourable environment for the enzyme activity. The damp, moist, humid conditions are ideal for the enzymes to be most effective. You may find that when using Bio-K20 the odours actually intensify when the product is first applied but this is completely normal and it simply means that the enzymes are working and doing their job. Just continue to allow the area to dry out naturally and the bad smells will gradually reduce until they have completely disappeared.

How Should I Deal With Severe Urine Odour Problems?

Ideally you should initially assess the scale of the problem because every situation in every environment is different. As an example, if you have a new puppy or kitten in the early stages of training then it is quite a simple task to quickly apply the product to the small patch where your pet has had the accident and the product will immediately start to digest the odours and stains. At the other extreme we regularly have customers who contact us with major urine odour problems where perhaps the previous home occupants have kept several cats or dogs in the house who have then been allowed to roam freely and to pee indoors. We have literally had customers who have told us that the urine odours were overpowering when they entered the property. Obviously, this is not the most common scenario but it is definitely not unusual.

Once you have decided on the degree of the contamination you can then get to work on resolving the problem. Working on the earlier example of kittens and puppies it would be reasonable to work on the maximum dilution levels whereas assuming the second example of highly contaminated areas with extreme urine odours it would be more appropriate to work on a stronger solution of perhaps around 5 : 1. Only use lukewarm or tepid water, it isn’t advisable to use hot or boiling water as this would be detrimental to the enzymes in the product.

If you are not sure about the exact source of the odours and the only indication is the urine smell in the room then it would be advisable to treat the whole room rather than just guessing where the urine problem stems from. It is much easier in this way to be sure that you are not missing the area of contamination.

I’ve Tried Other Enzyme Products & They Didn’t Work

What’s Different About Bio-K20?

We use two different enzymes in Bio-K20 they are called Amylase and Protease. These two enzymes are chosen specifically for their superior ability to digest waste matter and remove smells and stains from a variety of surfaces. As you can imagine the active ingredients in the product are the enzymes and because they are extremely effective they are also the most expensive component in the product. Many manufacturers reduce the levels of enzymes in their products to an absolute minimum in order to obtain the highest profit margins, but unfortunately this approach usually results in inferior products which most often don’t achieve the promised results. To put it bluntly, they don’t work. However here at TM Chemicals we decided that to have the very best product you must have the very best formulation using the very best ingredients and this is why we obtain the most outstanding results from Bio-K20 (take a look at our feedback from so many satisfied customers)
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Do Any Of The DIY Tips Shown Online Work?

Bio-K20  v  Home Remedies

There are so many different suggestions online about making your own DIY remedies for removing foul pet urine odours and stains from carpets, flooring and lots of other objects such as furniture. We have seen tips using all kinds of ingredients including vinegar, bicarbonate of soda (there are very few home remedies for anything that don’t include bicarbonate of soda) hydrogen peroxide, lemon grass, disinfectants and even chlorine based solutions.

The first point to make about these home remedies is that they are most often merely suggestions that have been copied by writers from other home DIY sites. They are quite often American based and many of the recommendations are untested and at the very least unlikely to work, some can actually be quite damaging. Don’t forget that the writers don’t necessarily have any relevant expertise or in depth knowledge of the subject that they writing about, so our advice is to always tread with caution when trying out any quick DIY fixes and consider firstly whether you think the advice is reliable, as it could possibly cost you dearly in damaged furnishings.

As an example we have seen sites suggesting that you can make up a concoction using vinegar to remove urine smells from carpets and fabrics. Vinegar as we all know is a dilute form of acetic acid, so if we suggested that you should apply acid to your carpet, the vast majority of people would be horrified. Apart from the obvious problem of having your living room smelling like the local chippy, it would be unthinkable to propose cleaning a carpet or any other fabrics with an acid. Similarly, with some of the other remedies they could either cause damage to the surface or there is simply no basis for their effectiveness.