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

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

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

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

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.

  Expert response:
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

This did not seem to work for us... We still have little worms everywhere... :(

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

No Stars for this product. Ugh! I used the product 2 days longer than the recommended FIVE days and i had even more of these little pests than before! I would NOT recommend this product. It's a bigger issue than just dumping this stuff (along with my money) down the drain. I'm at a loss at how to get rid of these bugs. HELP!!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Fair I used the entire bottle still have a drain fly problem. I had a plummer snake out the drain first i am seeking a new product

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

I reviewed DF5000 on my drains to rid my home of drain flies. I used almost 3 expensive bottles which did absolutely nothing to resolve the problem. I would not buy it again.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

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 thought this worked a little in the beginning. I was wrong. Don't waste your money!!! Pour bleach down the drain every day for at least 2 weeks. It is more effective and a whole lot cheaper!!!

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Used the product as directed, but unfortunately it did not eliminate the flies from my bathtub drain. I'm not sure if another bottle would be effective as the five applications didn't even appear to slow down their life cycle.

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful