Actichem Spotaway U 5 ltr

Product Overview

Spotaway U is a specially formulated spot treatment designed for the efficient removal of urine stains and associated odours. This advanced solution includes stabilised hydrogen peroxide, making it effective in removing urine crystals and stains. Spotaway U can be used to tackle tough stains that other treatments have been unable to remove, and is especially effective for older and stubborn urine stains that require hydrogen peroxide neutralisation.

Spotaway U is a great alternative to PowerClean Oxyspot.

Benefits

• Stain removal — Spotaway U employs the power of hydrogen peroxide to neutralise the toughest urine and pet stains. It will also remove many colour stains, such as wine and cordial.
• Odour control — the hydrogen peroxide oxidises the bacteria and organic residues that cause urine odour.
• Non-residual — Spotaway U leaves absolutely no residues behind and does not need to be rinsed.
• Colour safe — safe for use on colourfast fabrics and carpets.
• Fibre safe — safe for use on natural and synthetic fibres; however, fine fabrics must be pre-tested for fibre and colour stability before use.

Application Areas and Surface Suitability

Carpet and fabric stain removal.

⚠ Storage — Read This Before You Put It in the Van

Spotaway U is sensitive to heat and light. Store it out of direct sunlight and avoid storing it in your van for lengthy periods. Keep the bulk container inside and carry only a small bottle in the vehicle. Replace the van bottle at least once per month.

This is not a shelf-life technicality. Hydrogen peroxide decomposes with heat and light, and a bottle that has spent a summer in a hot van will have lost strength. If Spotaway U has stopped working on stains it used to shift, the product is the likely cause, not the stain. Peroxide decomposition also generates oxygen and pressure inside a closed container.

How to Use

Read and understand the safety data sheet before use.

Dilution: ready to use.

1. Remove by steam extraction as much of the urine spill as possible, doing extra dry vacuum strokes.
2. Apply Spotaway U undiluted onto the affected area.
3. Agitate the solution using a carpet rake or upholstery cleaning brush.
4. Some stains will respond within 5 to 10 minutes, whilst others may require 2 – 4 hours. Some stubborn urine stains may require repeat treatment.
5. No rinse needed. Apply it and leave it — Spotaway U will do the rest.

A Note on Germ and Sanitising Claims

Earlier versions of this page said Spotaway U delivers “powerful oxidation of bacteria and odour-causing germs”. We have reworded that, because germ-kill is a regulated claim and Actichem do not publish an ARTG or APVMA number for this product.

What we can say honestly: hydrogen peroxide is a genuine oxidising biocide, and Spotaway U will reduce the bacterial load in a urine-contaminated area and oxidise the organic residues that cause the smell. What it is not is a listed disinfectant, and it should not be relied on where a scope of works, an insurer or an infection-control policy calls for one. If your job requires a listed product, use Thymox (AUST L 400439), Percide (AUST L 332284) or Biosan II (AUST L 332364).

Safety

Please read this section. This listing previously described Spotaway U as “Non-hazardous”. That was wrong. It has been corrected.

Actichem’s safety data sheet for AP493, version 2.3 issued 23 September 2025, classifies Spotaway U as a HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL under the Model WHS Regulations. It is not classified as dangerous goods for transport.

• Signal word: WARNING
• H315 — causes skin irritation
• H319 — causes serious eye irritation
• pH as supplied: 3.5 – 4.5 per the current SDS
• HAZCHEM code: 2P
• Poisons Schedule: 6

Spotaway U is the milder of our two low-strength peroxide spotters. Conquer O2 carries the more serious H318 — serious eye damage at a similar peroxide strength. Where either will do the job, this is the safer choice.

Do not mix

Actichem list reducing agents, acids, alkalis and combustible organic matter as materials to keep away from this product in storage. In practical terms, keep it separate from your solvent bottles — GumGone, Orange Solvent and any flammable liquid — and from the alkaline spotters Bust and Protein Spotter.

Never let spilled product soak into rags, towels or carpet offcuts and then bundle them up. Peroxide-soaked organic material can self-heat. Never return unused product to the container.

Personal protective equipment

Actichem specify neoprene chemical protective gloves, safety glasses with side shields or chemical goggles, overalls and a PVC apron, with an eyewash unit available.

First aid

Eyes. Wash out immediately with fresh running water for 15 minutes, holding the eyelids open. Seek medical attention if irritation persists.

Skin. Remove contaminated clothing and wash with soap and water.

Swallowed. Rinse the mouth with water. Do not induce vomiting. Call a Poisons Information Centre or doctor.

Specifications

Related Products

• Actichem Spotaway U 500 ml spray — the van and spotting-kit size. Given the storage advice above, this is the one that should live in the vehicle.
• Actichem Spotaway U 20 Ltr — bulk for high-volume urine and pet work.
• Actichem Conquer O2 — the general-purpose oxygen spotter. Classified DANGER with H318; use Spotaway U for urine specifically.

Safety Data Sheet

Actichem Spotaway U Safety Data Sheet — version 2.3, issued 23 September 2025

If your risk assessment for this product was written on the basis that it was non-hazardous, it needs to be redone.

SKU: AP493.05

Dealing with heavy or repeat urine contamination, or subfloor odour that keeps returning? Contact Carpet Cleaners Warehouse — surface spotting alone will not solve a saturated underlay, and we can advise on the right approach before you order.