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 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.

I'd try Nature's Miracle and saturate the thing a few times before I'd start
tearing it down..


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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.

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 **** 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

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.


"RP" wrote in message
et...


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 **** 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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they'd try some cleaners and sanitizers first. Personally, I'd rather
breath cat **** than toxic vapors.


Hrm... do you even LOOK to see what they put in those sanitizers? I doubt
that they'd be much worse than pure ammonia vapour from cat ****!

Heck, Febreeze is supposed to be great for getting out odours and it's made
from corn? Doubt that it would be worse than ammonia.

Noozer wrote:

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they'd try some cleaners and sanitizers first. Personally, I'd rather
breath cat **** than toxic vapors.



Hrm... do you even LOOK to see what they put in those sanitizers? I doubt
that they'd be much worse than pure ammonia vapour from cat ****!

Heck, Febreeze is supposed to be great for getting out odours and it's made
from corn? Doubt that it would be worse than ammonia.

Except for the fact that it *won't work* on cat ****. Believe me, I have
cats and I have Fabreeze. If you're able to get to it to actually wipe
it clean that's another story. OTOH, if you take it apart to get to it,
then you might as well skip the scrubbing and install a new duct. Just
my two cents BTW, unless its a completely sealed duct and bare metal
on the inside, then you're SoL because insulation and porous material
can't be scrubbed and will be destroyed by rinsing

hvacrmedic

On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 00:29:58 -0500, RP wrote:
Thanks for the advice. I do have partial access, but it's not an easy
job to get those pipes out. Cleaning it yesterday did have SOME affect
(probably 70-80% improvement), but it's not all the way better. The pipes
are the easy round type, lucky me.

So, choose your toxin...

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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


Try mixing some antifreeze in his water, or giving him several pieces of
sponges soaked in bacon grease. These should solve the problem.

If this doesn't work, wayfarin will probably solve the problem--just mix it
in his food.

Oscar, Wouldn't just shooting the cat be quicker and more humane?

Stretch

On 30 Oct 2005 15:42:10 -0800, "Stretch" wrote:

Oscar, Wouldn't just shooting the cat be quicker and more humane?

Stretch

Even I don't always abide by the K.I.S.S. principle!



Oren
"My doctor says I have a malformed public-duty gland
and a natural deficiency in moral fiber, and that I am therefore
excused from saving Universes."

Oscar_Lives wrote:


Try mixing some antifreeze in his water, or giving him several pieces
of sponges soaked in bacon grease. These should solve the problem.

If this doesn't work, wayfarin will probably solve the problem--just
mix it in his food.

Kitty was doing the best it could: it found a hole in the floor.

Just wait until YOU get old and can't hold it.

"HeyBub" wrote:


Kitty was doing the best it could: it found a hole in the floor.

Just wait until YOU get old and can't hold it.


When that happens, I'll have my .44 magnum ready. Messy, but quick.
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Actually the kitty is already dead - he had cancer and died this
summer. He was missing the litter box cause he was old and sick.

This weekend, I bit the bullet and replaced all the ducts on that line
- what a pain, but the smell is gone. Those pipes were ruined, you
could tell after I took them out. Rusted and they had stuff in 'em way
past where I could reach inside, plus some on the outsides, between the
floor boards, where it had leaked thru the seams. Used aluminum flex
ducting to replace the curly bits - made the job a bit easier.

wrote:

Actually the kitty is already dead - he had cancer and died this
summer. He was missing the litter box cause he was old and sick.

This weekend, I bit the bullet and replaced all the ducts on that line
- what a pain, but the smell is gone. Those pipes were ruined, you
could tell after I took them out. Rusted and they had stuff in 'em way
past where I could reach inside, plus some on the outsides, between the
floor boards, where it had leaked thru the seams. Used aluminum flex
ducting to replace the curly bits - made the job a bit easier.

Atta boy

hvacrmedic

On 1 Nov 2005 19:23:05 -0800, "
wrote:

Actually the kitty is already dead - he had cancer and died this
summer. He was missing the litter box cause he was old and sick.


Sorry to hear about the kitty.


This weekend, I bit the bullet and replaced all the ducts on that line
- what a pain, but the smell is gone. Those pipes were ruined, you
could tell after I took them out. Rusted and they had stuff in 'em way
past where I could reach inside, plus some on the outsides, between the
floor boards, where it had leaked thru the seams. Used aluminum flex
ducting to replace the curly bits - made the job a bit easier.

Thanks for the followup, I too had a sicky kitty that did the same
thing. Since I have an unfinished basment, I removed the ducts and
scrubbed them down from below.

thanks,

tom @ www.FindMeShelter.com

replying to , time4tt wrote:
bellmyb 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 had this problem and managed to solve it. I have two cats - one older
one and one younger. One or both of them (I believe the younger one) was
urinating down the vents. One cat was still using a litter tray, but one
was also pooping in the dining room. They had both used litter trays at
some point. I tried putting a litter box over the vent they used the most
often, but they would find another vent. I put pieces of wood with nails
through it over the vents (made from the stuff they use to hold carpets
down), but the cats still used the vents. I was also worried about a human
or our dog stepping on the nails.

What worked was to make covers for the vents out of cereal box packets. I
attached these with Scotch tape and it covers the vent so the cat can't
pee down them. I put them on all the vents in the house (which meant
eating a lot of cereal!). At the same time I got two litter trays and took
the covers off of them (so it was just a tray with litter) so the cat
wouldn't be afraid of going inside a small area. I left the tray which was
being used where it was and put the other tray one the spot where the cat
was pooping.

So far I've not had any problems (it's been a couple of weeks). My only
concern with this solution is hot air from the vents coming through the
vents and setting the cardboard on fire. You may want to get store bought
cowels which do the same thing, or try doing this in the summer when hot
air isn't coming out of the vents.

I hope this helps.

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On 11/16/2014 8:44 PM, time4tt wrote:
replying to , time4tt wrote:
bellmyb 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 had this problem and managed to solve it. I have two cats - one older
one and one younger. One or both of them (I believe the younger one) was
urinating down the vents. One cat was still using a litter tray, but one
was also pooping in the dining room. They had both used litter trays at
some point. I tried putting a litter box over the vent they used the most
often, but they would find another vent. I put pieces of wood with nails
through it over the vents (made from the stuff they use to hold carpets
down), but the cats still used the vents. I was also worried about a human
or our dog stepping on the nails.

What worked was to make covers for the vents out of cereal box packets. I
attached these with Scotch tape and it covers the vent so the cat can't
pee down them. I put them on all the vents in the house (which meant
eating a lot of cereal!). At the same time I got two litter trays and took
the covers off of them (so it was just a tray with litter) so the cat
wouldn't be afraid of going inside a small area. I left the tray which was
being used where it was and put the other tray one the spot where the cat
was pooping.

So far I've not had any problems (it's been a couple of weeks). My only
concern with this solution is hot air from the vents coming through the
vents and setting the cardboard on fire. You may want to get store bought
cowels which do the same thing, or try doing this in the summer when hot
air isn't coming out of the vents.

I hope this helps.

We have 2 cats, the male uses the box which is even equipped with a
small exhaust fan to the outside of the house. BTW, last 2 cats ever due
to allergies and what follows. The female likes to anoint things. Now
that she's older, it sort of stopped. We're careful about leaving
plastic bags in her reach. Also, anything with a strong smell, might be
target. However, she still likes to pee on the cloths dryer or washing
machine ... go figure. I cobbled together an X10 solution. I put a
little wireless motion detector to the side of the washer and dryer.
Also, there is a Universal Module right there, which beeps 4 times,
rather loudly, when the space is invaded. There is also a manual
controller which lets us shut it off when we want to use the space.
Problem completely solved. The things stupid people do in order to have
pets!!!

On 11/17/2014 9:00 AM, Art Todesco wrote:
We have 2 cats, the male uses the box which is even equipped with a
small exhaust fan to the outside of the house. BTW, last 2 cats ever due
to allergies and what follows. The female likes to anoint things. Now
that she's older, it sort of stopped. We're careful about leaving
plastic bags in her reach. Also, anything with a strong smell, might be
target. However, she still likes to pee on the cloths dryer or washing
machine ... go figure. I cobbled together an X10 solution. I put a
little wireless motion detector to the side of the washer and dryer.
Also, there is a Universal Module right there, which beeps 4 times,
rather loudly, when the space is invaded. There is also a manual
controller which lets us shut it off when we want to use the space.
Problem completely solved. The things stupid people do in order to have
pets!!!

Tried a fence charger, for the washing machine?

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Years ago we bought a house where the former owner's cat peed against the baseboard. It ran down through the floor into the basement. I removed the drywall ceiling in that area and coated the ducts and joists with KILZ, which solved the problem.

replying to Oscar_Lives, WhatIsWrongWithYou wrote:
You ought to be ashamed of yourself. What is wrong with you?!

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replying to Noozer, Melissa wrote:
Hi, The following is spoken to the situation,
Ammonia is not advisable to use to remove cat urine, that is essentially what
cat urine is, ammonia.
Using Ammonia to clean cat urine will only complicate the matter and invite
the cat to urinate in the spot repeatedly.
Vinegar and water, with a little dish soap and baking soda in a bucket is what
I have found to work the best.
I hope that this helps.
Sincerely
Melissa


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replying to Oscar_Lives, J wrote:
Antifreeze will kill a cat.

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On Thu, 15 Feb 2018 22:44:10 GMT, J
m wrote:

Antifreeze will kill a cat.

Are you sure?

It jumps off the shelf and goes into attack mode, maybe.

Hell, I don't know.

replying to bellmyb, Karen Macaulay wrote:
Did you do it yourself-Was it expensive? Thank you!!

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replying to Oscar_Lives, c wrote:
How awful

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Wait, WHAT?? Cat **** where?

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