Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum : Bleach as an odor eliminator https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:37:58 +0000 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 01:11:21 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.06 360 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=6737 <![CDATA[Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Bleach as an odor eliminator : You got that right aquality. Whoever...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=162927&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#162927 Author: John L
Subject: 6737
Posted: 05/February/2011 at 1:11am

You got that right aquality. Whoever is using bleach it must be rinsed out
and neutralized. Hot water won't do it..Cry  Stern Smile Angry Dead Big smile LOL
 
It will reactivate when humidity is up and a person that is sweating
like a Pig on the carpet. LOL Shocked Approve Cool
 
]]> Sat, 05 Feb 2011 01:11:21 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=162927&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#162927 <![CDATA[Bleach as an odor eliminator : John L wrote: Grutzy wrote:I...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=162923&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#162923 Author: aqualityassured
Subject: 6737
Posted: 05/February/2011 at 12:39am

Originally posted by John L John L wrote:

Originally posted by Grutzy Grutzy wrote:

I think some of what makes me very good at this profession is that I have an open mind and try nearly everything. I have tried some of the super expensive odor eliminators and have never come away impressed with them. Even the newest ones with hydrogen peroxide are limited in their ability.
 
There have been times when I walked into a house and it was as if I walked into a giant urinary tract. Of course, it would be best to simply discard the carpet and pad, clean the subfloor etc. but some customers don't want that for varying reasons. I have found that a dab of bleach in your extraction water works better than anything. Of course I would also recommend water claw flushes and make sure you charge a significant amount extra for it. I would stay away from the $75 a gallon chemicals because they are too expensive and don't even work as well as a $3 gallon of bleach. You just have to be very conservative with how much bleach you use so you don't damage the carpet. Sounds like the carpets already damaged with urinary track infection..Unhappy LOL Unhappy Dead
Pet OSR.. Has enzymes works better and safer than bleach. 4oz of bleach boosted in your prespray might brighten the tips of a nasty but then your lungs are going to thank you later in life... Soak the area let the zymes do their thing then water claw it. After that inject zymes in the pad then spay a mist before you leave. Expensive service but it will cure the UTI...(urinary track infection)..LOL! Confused
 
 
Good info. But I think it should be mentioned!!!! Never use bleach on carpet in machines or anywhere near carpets.  It ruins your clothes, your nose and sometimes if you are working with someone who isn't as trained as you may make a costly mistake.  My two cents.  Hope I've helped anyway.
]]> Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:39:44 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=162923&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#162923 <![CDATA[Bleach as an odor eliminator : Grutzy wrote:I think some of...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=162915&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#162915 Author: John L
Subject: 6737
Posted: 03/February/2011 at 1:14pm

Originally posted by Grutzy Grutzy wrote:

I think some of what makes me very good at this profession is that I have an open mind and try nearly everything. I have tried some of the super expensive odor eliminators and have never come away impressed with them. Even the newest ones with hydrogen peroxide are limited in their ability.
 
There have been times when I walked into a house and it was as if I walked into a giant urinary tract. Of course, it would be best to simply discard the carpet and pad, clean the subfloor etc. but some customers don't want that for varying reasons. I have found that a dab of bleach in your extraction water works better than anything. Of course I would also recommend water claw flushes and make sure you charge a significant amount extra for it. I would stay away from the $75 a gallon chemicals because they are too expensive and don't even work as well as a $3 gallon of bleach. You just have to be very conservative with how much bleach you use so you don't damage the carpet. Sounds like the carpets already damaged with urinary track infection..Unhappy LOL Unhappy Dead
Pet OSR.. Has enzymes works better and safer than bleach. 4oz of bleach boosted in your prespray might brighten the tips of a nasty but then your lungs are going to thank you later in life... Soak the area let the zymes do their thing then water claw it. After that inject zymes in the pad then spay a mist before you leave. Expensive service but it will cure the UTI...(urinary track infection)..LOL! Confused
 
 
]]> Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:14:13 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=162915&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#162915 <![CDATA[Bleach as an odor eliminator : You might want to call it your...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=162912&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#162912 Author: AtlantaCarpetRepair
Subject: 6737
Posted: 03/February/2011 at 10:39am

You might want to call it your "special solution" and not mention that it's bleach. 


]]> Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:39:56 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=162912&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#162912 <![CDATA[Bleach as an odor eliminator : If bleach was the only option...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=162817&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#162817 Author: westcovina
Subject: 6737
Posted: 20/January/2011 at 6:48pm

If bleach was the only option I would pass on the job.]]> Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:48:43 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=162817&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#162817 <![CDATA[Bleach as an odor eliminator : If I had the time kenny, I would...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=161722&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#161722 Author: nightrider
Subject: 6737
Posted: 14/September/2010 at 4:57pm

If I had the time kenny, I would probably be able to make apple juice from apples, wine from grapes, and have acres of spaghetti fields to feed the needy. Wink
 
                                                          Nightrider
]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:57:01 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=161722&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#161722 <![CDATA[Bleach as an odor eliminator : LOL. If anyone can find a way...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=161720&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#161720 Author: Ken Harris
Subject: 6737
Posted: 14/September/2010 at 1:26pm

LOL.
 
If anyone can find a way to make lemonade out of lemons it would be you Jack.Smile
]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:26:32 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=161720&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#161720 <![CDATA[Bleach as an odor eliminator : Sorry Ted.....Profit has nothing...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=161706&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#161706 Author: nightrider
Subject: 6737
Posted: 13/September/2010 at 6:03pm

Sorry Ted.....Profit has nothing to do with being a pro at all, just look at all the oil companies, banks, mortgage companies, large retail box stores.....where's the professionalism there, they hire cheap labour to be their pros and customer relations agents.....imagine that $ 10.00 / hour PROS.
 
Kenny, funny thing you should mention vinegar, I used a gallon just last night to neutralize a floor stripper just before the sealer.....wow what a smell.....like a french fry festival.....know what the owner of the place said....." That's fantastic didn't know vinegar was good for that, then asked me if it was good to put in the sink drains..........guess what..... just make a customer for a long time.....he was paying $ 37.00 / Gallon for some other drain deodorizer, compair that to $ 2.19 Gallon for vinegar.
 
                                                          Nightrider
]]> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:03:37 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=161706&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#161706 <![CDATA[Bleach as an odor eliminator : The problem is that the products...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=161704&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#161704 Author: Grutzy
Subject: 6737
Posted: 13/September/2010 at 5:10pm

The problem is that the products that you get from the industry do not remove urine odor and cost way too much. Only an imbecile would continue to spend $75 a gallon on an odor counteractant that does not work. Also, I do not tell my customers that I am using bleach.]]> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:10:40 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=161704&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#161704 <![CDATA[Bleach as an odor eliminator : This is the same reason I dont...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=161703&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#161703 Author: Ken Harris
Subject: 6737
Posted: 13/September/2010 at 4:37pm

This is the same reason I dont use vinegar as an alkaline neutralizer no matter how cheap it is.
 
I only use products that the customer can't get themselves.
]]> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:37:15 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6737&PID=161703&title=bleach-as-an-odor-eliminator#161703