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Urine Finder
LED Black Light - locate dried pet stains
with the Urine Finder Black Light so that it may be
completely removed. The crystalline structure of
dried urine causes it to fluoresce a dull yellow
color under ultraviolet (UV or "black”) light. Thus,
a black light becomes a valuable tool for locating
the exact stains that need to be treated.
A few notes on Black
Lights:
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Incandescent bulbs
that screw in to a regular lamp socket do not
work; a fluorescent tube-type light is
required.
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“UV” refers to a
specific band of light wavelength. Generally,
urine will fluoresce under any UV light – but
some exact wavelengths do a better job of
fluorescing urine. This product employs custom
circuitry to produce the optimal light wavelength
for urine fluorescence, which means you don’t
have to have the room perfectly dark, or hold the
light source so close to the surface.
Hardware-store black lights work okay, but are
harder to use effectively for these
reasons.
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Urine is not the
only substance that will fluoresce. Some soaps
and detergents have components that fluoresce,
even after rinsing thoroughly, as well as some
fabrics and lint. These will usually fluoresce a
bright white or even blue-ish hue, not the dull
yellow of urine.
Familiarize
yourself with your new black light:
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Use protective
eyewear: Prolonged and direct exposure
to UV light can be harmful to the eyes. The ideal
type of protective eyewear is safety goggles that
can be purchased at any local hardware store.
These glasses, like most eyewear made today,
filter UV rays.
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Take the product
into the bathroom and darken the room. Inspect
the toilet, especially around the seat hinges and
the outside front of the toilet bowl. This will
allow you to see exactly what urine looks like
under black light. Even the cleanest bathroom
will show glowing yellow crystals, because
ordinary cleaners simply do not dissolve
them.
Now you’re ready to
inspect the rest of the facility. Close the
curtains/blinds if necessary to make your work area
easy to see.
How do you tell what’s pet urine and what’s not? The
color is the first clue. After that, you’ll use
common sense and sometimes your sense of smell. You
probably have a good idea where the cat or dog has
“gone,” or the baby or elderly family member has had
an “accident.” The black light will confirm it – and
indicate some spots you never guessed about!
Fluorescence 5 feet high on the wall is probably not
urine, but a puddle-shaped area on the floor near a
cat’s litter box, or beneath the crib mattress or an
incontinent family member’s favorite chair, probably
IS urine.
Once you’ve located all the affected areas, you might
want to mark them with a piece of masking tape or
marker so you can find them when the house lights are
on.
Compact easy to use
design. Measures only 3.75 inches long. Requires 3
AAA Batteries (Not included)
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