Customer Reviews for DF 5000 Drain Gel

This company has always shipped my order on the day after I order, and I receive it two days after that. AWESOME service! Thanks, DoMyOwnPestControl.com! In the past, about five days of treatment with the DF5000 did the job, but not this year. This season, I had a MUCH harder time getting rid of the gnats because they seemed somewhat unimpressed by or immune to the DF5000 this time, so I had to use alternate measures after going through two bottles of DF5000.

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So far, so good. The initial 5 day treatment worked. We stopped seeing the drain flies after the 2nd. day. I'm a believer!

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It got rid of most fruit flies (not drain flies) in two days, but they returned. Do not neglect weekly maintenance treatments. I recommend two bottles for a double kitchen sink -- one for the first week (2 oz per drain is enough), one for maintenance. If bathroom sinks are involved, get four bottles.

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After reading about DF5000 I figured i would try it! I receieved my order in just a few days and started trying it right away. It has worked great! I still have a few of them around but it is so nice to have the majority of the flies gone. The remaining ones are slowly going away as well. I am hoping that in the next week my house will be completely rid of the pests, I think this is a great product at a great price! Well worth trying!

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This stuff works!! I had these bugs coming from both bath tub drains in my house. I had never heard of these things before and they sneak up on you. One day you have a couple, soon after, a lot and they keep coming. I ordered DF 5000, followed the directions, and voila - these nasty things were gone. I really appreciate the video for the instructions and how quickly I received this in the mail. I will follow up once a week for a while then monthly as suggested. Thank you so much. I have my house back!!!

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Found what I wanted easily, purchased at a good price and received everthing faster than expected. Never had to access customer service or support because through multiple orders everything has gone quite well.

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After just a few weeks of using the drian fly gel they were gone. I used it as specified - every day for one week and then once a week thereafter. Cheap solution to a real nuisance.

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In our basement bathroom drain, "sewer" flies were present. The basement from that point onwards had tons of flies all over the place and had a musky smell to it. I read the details of the flies on the website and it was very helpful. I bought the case of 12 quarts, and applied about 4 of the bottles as instructed. The fly situation is completely under control now and the musky odor is slowly going away. The product is safe and doesn't have an odor at all. I had called a pest exterminator prior to this and was not happy. This product did the trick and more. Highly recommend the product.

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After trying bleach, ammonia, vinegar, drain unclogger, and, desperate now, kerosene........finally found this product online. Waited by the mailbox every day until it arrived. And, yes, it worked much better than anything else. My only suggestion would be to buy 2 bottles, as one came close to totally eliminating the problem, but if I were to have this problem again, I would buy 2 bottles just to be sure that every last drain fly was gone.

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After using this for five days, the drain flies are all but gone. I would highly recommend this product!!!

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Reviewers,I simply want to try whether this site would let me leave a review like Amazon does, so that I know I could trust these reviews.

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We bought a house in the south and soon as it was warm they came out everywhere! I tried everything and found this online and thought I'd try it... It took the full use to finally get rid of them, and I am beyond happy!!! I am going to buy more to keep my drains maintained so I never have to go through these disgusting bugs again!

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We have used it every night for about 3 weeks now, and have cut down the flies a lot, but they are still not gone. I'm beginning to think we might have to end up getting an exterminator or something. I have 2 bottles left and will continue to use every night and hope they are gone completely by that time.

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I received the DF 5000 very quickly. It worked very well. However, it did not get rid of the drain flies completely, but did dramatically reduce the problem. I had since ordered two more bottles and expect them to come any day now. With these two bottles, I expect the problem to be totally eliminated. I will probably order another two bottles after this order to use for maintenance once in a while. All in all, this is a very good product.

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This stuff is not cheap but it works. I've used it to get rid of drain flies a few different times in two different houses I've owned, and it has gotten rid of them.

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I don't want to jinx it by writing this review because the moment I post it I'm sure the drain flies will return. I bought four bottles initially, and did not buy the kit with the glue boards. I am assuming ALL drains in my 57 year old house are infected with these pests. We have two floors, two bathrooms, a laundry sink and a main drain and we are treating the downstairs bathroom tub and sink and the kitchen sink because we believe those are the offending drains as that is where we are seeing the majority of the flies. After doing some reasearch on these flies, turns out they breed and feed on the sludge/organic stuff inside the drains. Once the flies hatch and fly out of the drain, they have about a 48-72 hour life span. They do not go back into the drains once they've flown out. They mate/lay eggs before leaving the drain. Anyone who's seen these things fly KNOWS that they couldn't find their way back to the drain even if they had a GPS and a map. We have had this fly problem for several years now and just "dealt" with it. Now they are pestering us during dinner, they fly in front of the computer screen or the t.v., we've found them in the fridge, and several dead ones every week in the window sills. Over a year ago we tried the Invade Hot Shot which is a foam that you spray at night into the drains. Initially we thought it was working but on day 3 we had even more flies than before. We kept up with the foam but it never worked and for the $120 I spent on it, I was not happy. Finally we had had enough and before calling a pest control, I decided to give the internet another shot. I found the DF5000, read every single review, and decided to try 4 bottles at first. The product came very quickly, within 5 days so I'm glad I didn't opt for the Express 3-5 day shipping for an additional $15. We started applying it to all 6 drains on a Friday night. Then I realized that we would go through all 4 bottles awfully quickly if I treated all the drains. So, I decided to treat the ones that we were SURE had a problem, the downstairs bathroom drains and the kitchen sink drain. Today is Tuesday, we started last Friday (4 days ago) and between my husband and I we've only seen/killed TWO flies in that time. I'm amazed. I had vacuumed out all the window sills before treating so that I could see at the end of the first week if any new flies died there. I'm ordering a case of DF5000 today so that I can continue to eliminate this problem and wittle it down to a once a month treatment. I sincerely HOPE this works for good because I detested sharing my entire house with these disgusting pests.

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We've suffered from drain flies for years, took us a while to figure out what they were, and then how to get rid of them. We tried everything from snaking the drain to pouring bleach and boiling water down each drain, and then the Invade Hot Shot foam. None of that worked. As a last straw before calling pest control for considerably more $$$, I searched the internet again and found reviews and product info for DF5000. I bought and tried 4 bottles of DF5000. By the 3rd day of treatment we were able to count the flies we saw on ONE hand. The first 4 bottles didn't get us quite through the first week because I was treating 7 drains in the house just to be thorough, so I purchased the case after seeing marked improvement the first 3 or 4 days. Completing the first week of drain treatment, the flies were GONE. No dead ones in the window sills, none in the bathroom, kitchen or flying in front of the t.v. or computer screen. Now we are treating each drain once a week for a couple of weeks and then we will treat each drain monthly. I cannot believe how well this worked. I cannot believe how long (years) we've lived with this problem only to find out this gel will eliminate their breeding ground. We are THRILLED with the product and the results. And the process could not have been easier. Thank you DoMyOwnPestControl! We no longer have to share our house with these pests!

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We have a new home and we have had drain flies in 2 sinks (one in the kitchen and one in the bathroom) each year around July for the past 2 years. I purchased and used 4 bottles (64 oz) of DF5000 Drain Fly Gel and I still have drain flies. I am looking for another remedy to get rid of these pesky critters. I have tried boiling water, vinegar, bleach, insect spray, with no luck. These flies only last a few weeks but are very annoying. I wish the product would have done the trick, but it didn't.

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The first batch of DF 5000 did not solve my drain fly problem. After a consultation with the good folks at domyownpestcontrol.com, I had another batch on the way and - problem solved - as advertised. THANKS!

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I've submitted 2 reviews on this product already because initially after the first week of use the problem seemed to be under control, and I gave the first two reviews 5 stars. Then we went to the once a week treatment and we started seeing a few drain flies again, so now we are back to treating every night and I'm downgrading to 3 stars because we followed the directions exactly and the problem is not "eliminated," although it is better than it was. I noticed in the morning that there is a fly caught in the gel in the sink as though it tried to fly out of the drain and got stuck in the gel that was around the drain hole. There are other flies in the bathroom, and escaping the bathroom as they did before. I'm wondering what else I need to do to eliminate these things. Does anyone have any ideas? Do I need to snake the drain or pour something down there to kill the larvae? What's next? I'm not spending $168 a month to clean out sludge! There has to be a more permanent solution to getting rid of the larva and the breeding ground.

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I was having major drain flies issues, the buggers would just keep coming. I tried bleach, hot water, and some other sprays. Nothing helped. After doing some research, I read that drain flies can swim through the p-trap. This product not only removes what the drain flies eat but also creates a thick cover to block the flies from coming up. This is the only product I found to work. When your completely sick of those annoying flies, try this product.

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i had a severe drain fly problem had worked on it for days, finally ordered this fly gel, and it worked the first day - then followed directions to treat daily... would highly recommend. Has a good odor to it - actually really doesnt have a smell. Money well spent, will recommend and purchase again, if needed.

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We used this product for 10 days and the larvae kept coming. Don't waste the money. Bleach works better but still doesn't eliminate the drain flies.

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I don't know if these reviews of this product are real but this stuff CLEARLY DOESN'T WORK. I'm Still killing 40 plus flies a day in this one room. and bathroom. I have only 1 drain downstairs in my house (sink). I use this stuff, cover the drain they are STILL getting in. The bathroom and room next to it are STILL MASSIVELY infested. I took the trap off the sink and scrubbed all the slime out, poured the Gel in directly in the drain line everyday for the 7 days and there has been no drop in the drain fly numbers at all. I feel REAL bad for the people who will be purchasing my house inside the next few months. The June, July and August months are like nothing you've EVER seen with these drain flies. THIS PRODUCT DIDN'T WORK AT ALL, KILLING MY POCKETS IN A RECESSION. THANKS GUYS!

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I've gone through four bottles and I also purchased two cans of Gentrol Aerosol IGR Spray. The fly population has decreased significantly but they still live even though I've had been diligent about the application of this product. I'd say if you want to decrease the amount of drain flies, this is your product. If you want to rid yourself of them, look for another solution.

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I ordered the Drain Fly Gel through Amazon. Shipping was super quick, 2days. I applied the gel in two drains as per the instructions. Within a couple of days after the first application, the flies were significantly reduced. At the end of the treatment the flies had dissappeared. I have tried other methods to control this situation-hardware store products, baking soda method-but this one gave me results. Thanks!

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Don't forget the overflows on your draining places! I thought I had covered all the possible sites, but then discovered that I hadn't covered the bathtub overflow site!

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I started using this about two years ago. The first year I started using it in September. I saw an immediate reduction of the drain flies but I didn't know if it was the time of the year or the DF5000. So This year I tried it again and on que their was an immediate reduction. I really enjoy it and so far very happy with it.

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It cleans out the drains so the bugs do not have a place to lay their eggs. The other side benift is it takes the smell out of the pipes. Oh the best thing is the swarms of fly's. Will buy again, it is worth the money.

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Totally worth the investment. I was fighting these little bugs and just couldnt get rid of them. I carried a bottle of windex and would spray them in flight and they would drop. Using the DF5000 was a whole lot easier and simpler. Just put it in the drain like the directions say, and after 3 days they were gone.

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