Customer Reviews for DF 5000 Drain Gel

We returned from a week's trip to find a shower drain infested w/drain flies for the 1st time. Common-sense remedies (boric acid powder, "Liquid Pipe Snake") didn't work (after several weeks), so I found myself here. Reading the majority of good reviews, I thought I couldn't go wrong. I followed the treatments exactly - but after 5 treatments, the shame of drain flies was back. I had enough left for a couple more days, so I figured that would do it. Nope, they were back in full force - "eco-friendly" cleaning means NOTHING to gnasty gnats! At my final straw, I decided to try an insect spray; trouble was that spraying DOWN into a drain doesn't work, when the can needs to be upright to spray! So, I made a cup out of foil, went outside (to avoid the aerosol smell) & sprayed some "OFF! with DEET" in the cup (2 tbsp or so) & poured it around the perimeter of the drain. Next day - NO FLIES!! I did one more treatment as insurance, but an oz. of DEET was worth 2 lbs. of the DF5000 "cure". The moral? If you want a VERY expensive eco-friendly-drain-fly-house-cleaner, buy DF5000. If you want RID of the DFs, get some cheap "Liquid Plumber Gel" & a can of "OFF!". Clean the drain well, rinse w/hot water, & pour in the "OFF!" to sit overnight. I'm all for eco-friendly, but I'm not coddling drain flies. DR5000 is a TOTAL waste of money, if you REALLY want rid of these horrid pests.

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81 of 88 people found this review helpful

After cooking for 56 years for my family I suddenly was invaded by many hundreds of Drain Flies for 3 years; coming out of the drain, hitting me in the face, landing in food I was preparing. They don't look or act like fruit flies. They hardly fly, they appear & disappear right in front of your eyes. So you can't see them to kill them?? They set up camp in every drain, on all 3 floors of my home.  A couple of them even flew into my refrigerator.  As a test, I kept the door shut for two hours, figuring I could get a whole DEAD sample to have identified; Guess what..after 2 hours they flew out alive!!  I always used bleach, boiling water, vinegar, baking soda...That didn't prevent them, or get rid of them.  After researching on the WWW, I discovered the info about DF 5000. I followed directions, IT REALLY works. You must treat every drain that 1st week!! Or they WILL move to an untreated drain. It took one season to get rid of them. I'm now reordering & so grateful there is a solution, and especially that it's a Natural One. Greatgrandmabunny

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43 of 45 people found this review helpful

It almost seemed like we had a small baby boom of flys after we used the product in our one sink kitchen. I threw twenty bucks down the drain at a time when I couldn't afford it :( sad panda

  Expert response:
This customer probably did not have drain flies.  This product rarely does not work, if they are coming from the drain.  Other flies can be in a house that are the same size as drain flies.  They could be fruit flies or they could be fungus gnats, which breed from potted plants.  We always recommend performing a test using glue boards over all of the drains in the room before treating.  If you get flies caught on the glue board you leave over the drain at night, then you KNOW it is drain flies and you know what drain to treat.  If you still have flies in the house but you are not catching any on the glue boards, then it is fruit flies or fungus gnats.

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33 of 37 people found this review helpful

We've had a residential drain fly problem off and on for a year. We tried numerous things only to have the drain flies return days later. So we were skeptical about DF 5000. But we bought DF 5000 and started to use exactly as directed. (The 4oz dose seems like a lot when you're pouring... but we made sure to use the full amount.) Within a day, there were no flies. It's been three weeks...no flies. We plan to keep up with the recommended maintenance. Order showed up quickly and in good shape. All in all, a better-than-expected experience.

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33 of 34 people found this review helpful

This product has worked as advertised. My drain flies have all disappeared.

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17 of 18 people found this review helpful

In two days, 90% of flies were gone. Thereafter, I treated drains every other day, because it takes the little buggers at least two days to produce new adults. They were gone after two weeks. Hint: don't pour down the drain, dribble it around the periphery so it oozes down the inside of the drain pipe.

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11 of 12 people found this review helpful

Follow the directions, and it works. My drain fly/moth problem was horrific, though - literally thousands of them in my bathroom at a time. I opted to use the whole bottle night after night instead of leaving some for the once a month thing. I have *very few* bugs left, so I may buy some more, but overall this takes care of the problem.

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

These bugs are relentless. After the initial five days, we thought they were gone, but days later they came back with a vengeance. We're going to try to detach the pipes and scrub before starting the 5 day treatment again. The shipment came super fast and we were happy to get started with the product right away.

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8 of 9 people found this review helpful

Well first when I received this stuff it had leaked in the box so I lost like the first 4 oz...I called the company who only refunded me for about that value...the box was a mess. I have used this according to directions and there are still flies in one of my sinks!! Using this in 4 sinks (4 oz) each it goes very quickly...for the money that's a lot. I still have those irritating little flies in my kitchen!!

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8 of 10 people found this review helpful

We have been fighting drain flies for over a year and even had the pest control company tell us things to do. A friend told us about Demon and their products so I tried the drain fly kit and it worked. I have ordered two more bottles of the gel and use it every 4 or 5 days and so far the pests are under control. I would highly recommend this product.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

I was very unsure of what the outcome of using this product would be but I was sick and tired of drain flies surrounding us during dinner time and all over the place.  I used the gel according to the directions and some tips from other consumers and turns out it worked great!!!  I don't have any more drain flies in the house at all.   I thought I would never see the light at the end of the tunnel but finally it is all taken care of and I'm so happy :-)

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

Had drain flies reproducing inside tub overflow. Bought and poured 4-oz down overflow. Haven't seen a drain fly since and it's now been 3-weeks.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

I used it for about a week. It worked OK, but it still did not get rid of all the drain flies. I guess you have to buy a whole case for it to be effective.

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6 of 8 people found this review helpful

I had a drain fly infestation that I was unable to control until I used the Internet to find out what was the best product for this problem. A number of sites, two from universities, suggested that DF 5000 was the only product that really worked. And it did, but I suggest that the problem first be addressed by having your drain professionally cleaned out, then use the DF 5000 in all drains that connect to the infected site. For example, my problem was in the bathroom sink, but this drain connected somewhere with the bathroom shower drain. Once the line was cleaned, I used DF 5000 in both drains for 5 nights and so far the fly problem is over. I will use the product weekly for a while, then monthly to ensure the fly issue is over.

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6 of 7 people found this review helpful

I bought two quarts foe my drain flies in the rental I just moved in to and the only thing i see best is it cleaned the toilet well but still have drain flies so it my mind its a good cleaner but not for drain flies,no way......

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6 of 9 people found this review helpful

Used product as directed. Drain flies were gone after the 2nd day. Drain flies came back 3 days later.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

Follow the directions and this stuff kills the drain flies. I have recommended this to other bars with drain fly problems and they have had similar success. Now I will recommend they get it at DoMyOwnPestControl.com. Quick delivery and great price. Thanks!

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Excellent instructional video. This is a great product.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

This product worked like a charm. The trick is finding the right drain or source of the flies. We were about to spend thousands of dollars to rip out plumbing and try to find the source of these pests. We started to see results in 2 days. What a relief!

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5 of 6 people found this review helpful

This product worked great!! I would definitely purchase it again if we got flies again.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Didnt work at all used two full bottles, Didnt work at all used two full bottles

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4 of 6 people found this review helpful

Thought I had drain flies, but maybe not. Had to call Pest Control who thought flies were coming from dried flowers. Going to have ozone treatment. Not really the fault of the product, just not the right choice for this job

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4 of 7 people found this review helpful

Very disappointed. Bought two bottles and used as instructions stated, for 5 days. Tub drain & two bathroom sinks and problem still isn't resolved.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Had drain flies coming out from under the commode and out of the bathtub drain. Followed the instructions and it took about 4 days but it worked! Since it didn't say otherwise, I continued to use the sinks, commode and tub and it still worked! The commode even had a chlorine tab in it and it still worked! I highly recommend this product!

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Been using this product for 3 years. They come back and are relentless every June but this time I'm hitting it pre-emptively and so far so good. Very embarrassing to be sweeping window sills full of thousands weekly and hopefully will not swat on my new 55" LED TV. I start 4 oz every other day as soon as we get 3 days in a row over 80F. I stop during cold snaps. I bought 2 quarts and used them up and am buying 2 more quarts and use 1 more quart and go from there. I figure 3 quarts per year should keep me DF free. Its always the kitchen so treat there.  If you find in other drains, OK, but home base is at the kitchen sink so use 90% gel there. Helps to eliminate food/coffee grains from from going to disposal in the first place.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

been using it once a month as directed after since first time use and haven't seen any drain flies!

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Recently I purchased this item b/c I found out what I thought was a fruit flies problem for yrs and I saw results in 1 week. I've tried multiple traps @ once and after realizing what it was I used bio derm and it didn't work and then I tried df5000 and saw results in days. One bottle worth is a full week of treating daily, so I recently bought two more bottles for the up keep. Since I still had a few flies and they have returned not as bad but more than a few after a week of not using I need to continue use I guess I really kill the area they live and breed in. I hope it doesn't break my pockets.

  Expert response:
Thank you for your comments! We are glad that you have had success with your treatment. If you would like an alternative product that comes in a larger size, InVade Bio Drain is very similar to DF5000, and it is available in a gallon size: http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/invade-bio-drain-p-352.html

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Worked like a dream!!!!

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Purchased this product to eliminate some drain fly issues in a bathroom, product seemed to help during the treatment days but did not eliminate the problem permanently. The drain flies were back within two days.

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Don't be discouraged! Due to the breeding habits of drain flies it can take a few rounds of treatments to get rid of them for good. Please take a few moments to read our drain fly guide to learn how to implement a successful control program: http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/how-to-get-rid-of-drain-flies-a-517.html

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

It doesn't seem to be working . I have used 2 bottles of this. Any other ideas?

  Expert response:
Drain Gel will help break down the debris that drain flies breed in, but it does not kill the flies themselves. Please take a few moments to review our Drain Fly Guide to learn how to implement a successful control program: http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/how-to-get-rid-of-drain-flies-a-517.html

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful