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Posted by bellmyb@gmail.com on October 29, 2005, 11:21 am
Had a old cat with no control, and he decided it was a good idea to pee
down the floor heating vent. Didn't really catch on that this was
going on til the heat came on a couple weeks ago. Yikes, what an odor!
I called one of those duct cleaning outfits - but they seem kinda like
a scam. How are they going to get dried pee out of a duct with a
vacuum and some "sanitizing mist"?
Should I just have the ducts replaced? I did just get out the shop vac
and enzematic cleaner, we'll see if it did any good...
Sincerely,
Gassed
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Posted by on October 29, 2005, 12:50 pm
I would keep hitting it with neutralizing solutions, they make stuff
called "Out !" that works well, but it comes (or used to) in two
varieties, one general-purpose and one for cloth, you want the
general-purpose.
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Posted by Gazoo on October 29, 2005, 1:30 pm
I'd try Nature's Miracle and saturate the thing a few times before I'd start
tearing it down..
>I would keep hitting it with neutralizing solutions, they make stuff
> called "Out !" that works well, but it comes (or used to) in two
> varieties, one general-purpose and one for cloth, you want the
> general-purpose.
>
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Posted by RP on October 29, 2005, 2:35 pm
bellmyb@gmail.com wrote:
> Had a old cat with no control, and he decided it was a good idea to pee
> down the floor heating vent. Didn't really catch on that this was
> going on til the heat came on a couple weeks ago. Yikes, what an odor!
> I called one of those duct cleaning outfits - but they seem kinda like
> a scam. How are they going to get dried pee out of a duct with a
> vacuum and some "sanitizing mist"?
>
> Should I just have the ducts replaced? I did just get out the shop vac
> and enzematic cleaner, we'll see if it did any good...
>
> Sincerely,
> Gassed
I've had a couple of calls that resemble this one. In both cases I
suggested replacing the duct. In both cases they declined, saying that
they'd try some cleaners and sanitizers first. Personally, I'd rather
breath cat piss than toxic vapors. My first choice OTOH would be to
remove and then cap off that run, that is, if I couldn't afford to
replace it. Save up the money if you have to, but you'd be doing
yourself a favor by replacing it.
hvacrmedic
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Posted by EXT on October 29, 2005, 8:41 pm
If it is round sheet metal pipe and accessible, replacing it is cheap and
easy. If you are talking square pipe or spiral round pipe or some other,
that is another ball game.
> bellmyb@gmail.com wrote:
> > Had a old cat with no control, and he decided it was a good idea to pee
> > down the floor heating vent. Didn't really catch on that this was
> > going on til the heat came on a couple weeks ago. Yikes, what an odor!
> > I called one of those duct cleaning outfits - but they seem kinda like
> > a scam. How are they going to get dried pee out of a duct with a
> > vacuum and some "sanitizing mist"?
> > Should I just have the ducts replaced? I did just get out the shop vac
> > and enzematic cleaner, we'll see if it did any good...
> > Sincerely,
> > Gassed
> I've had a couple of calls that resemble this one. In both cases I
> suggested replacing the duct. In both cases they declined, saying that
> they'd try some cleaners and sanitizers first. Personally, I'd rather
> breath cat piss than toxic vapors. My first choice OTOH would be to
> remove and then cap off that run, that is, if I couldn't afford to
> replace it. Save up the money if you have to, but you'd be doing
> yourself a favor by replacing it.
> hvacrmedic
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> called "Out !" that works well, but it comes (or used to) in two
> varieties, one general-purpose and one for cloth, you want the
> general-purpose.
>