Anyone know the difference between products like O.S.R.(CTI), PeeRadicator (Vacaway) AND products you can buy at the grocery store like "Oxy-brite" and "Sun oxygen cleaner". The active ingredients are the same, SODIUM PERCARBONATE and SODIUM CARBONATE. Same directions also mix with HOT water and let dwell 30 minutes.

1)  Enzymes in professional products- none in store products.

2)  Professionals thoroughly extract what they put in the carpet.  Oxygen cleaners are a type of powdered bleach that if not extracted will- every time, over time cause color fading or stripping on nylon carpet (common in houses).

3)  Level of professionalism if a guy came to your house and mixed Sun Oxygen Cleaner (which I do use in my laundry- at my home, and buy at Wally World for less then $2.00) versus Oxyblaster, Boost-All or any other professional product you would kick him out and do it yourself- FOR A LOT LESS. 

Then after about 5 years the next time you had your carpets professionally hot water extracted you would be back at step 2 above- color stripped out and the home owner blames the cleaner.

Make you own luck,

Del Scrivner
Owner/Operator
Cowboy's Carpet Care

I am talking about the chemical contents only, not the procedure. (Of course it should be rinsed and waterclawed!)

I would ask on the ICS board, Cleanfax, or Mikey's- there are some very knowledgeable chemistry guys over there that could tell you more then just enzymes then.

Make you own luck,

Del Scrivner
Owner/Operator
Cowboy's Carpet Care

Thanks, I'll check those boards out as well.

no idea, but on a side note: i find BacOut at our local health food store and buy it there....works fine on pee and / or poo.

doesn't have sod perc in it, but i mentioned it only because it is a fine store-bought product.

thanx --- Derek.