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But of an intro, skip down if you have no time. I've only had this about a week but I love it so far. I have 6 cats, didn't plan that but my girlfriend and I found a litter of kittens and already had a combined total of 3 so now that's life. Problem is one of the cats is antisocial and therefore gets along with only one, and since she's harassed she pees on the carpet near the litter boxes quite frequently. She's been doing this for a while so I tried finding a DIY approach to cleaning it, I'm also a lab technician so I did some chemical composition research, and the findings were unfortunate. The uric acid in urine is the main problem, the only thing that breaks it down is uricase which activates the oxidation of uric acid to soluble allantoin. So how we we get the enzyme uricase? Buy it? Nope. It's expensive in a powder form, but guess what produces it. Certain bacteria! The enzyme cleaners for pet urine not only contain a variety of enzymes to break down everything else in the urine but also bacteria that produce uricase and thrive off the uric acid and other components. So an enzyme cleaner is a must. Problem is this can get really expensive as you have to drench the area to be treated. So cleaning what you can up first is essential.
The spot bot with the formula and oxy boost has worked great, even after drenching the area with enzyme cleaner it still glowed under a black light, but not after the spot bot got to work! It's great to set and let it work while you do something else and just move it around, no problems so far.
Lastly the tank has a water and fill line for formula and boost, I found with constant use this was irritating because I'd have to fill the tank a few times and have to constantly add both and get liquid everywhere. So I did some measuring and here's the formula for a bulk mixture you can make if you have a lot of cleaning to do.
Water fill line = 828 mL
Formula line = 27 mL formula + 27 mL boost.
Just add and mix in a bulk jug if needed!
March 2018 · Home and Kitchen · verified purchase