DF 5000 DRAIN GEL CLEANER

• DF 5000 Drain Gel is a biological breakthrough for drain cleaning
• DF 5000 Drain Gel improves drain flow
• DF 5000 Drain Cleaner eliminate drain and system odors
• DF 5000 Drain Gel specialized microbes provide rapid digestion of organic harborages. DF 5000 Drain Gel attacks and degrades organic matter that provide the egg-laying and larval development for drain flies,sewer flies,filter flies, vinegar flies,humpback flies, fruit flies, and common household flies.
• DF 5000 Drain Cleaner is perfect for severely clogged drains, maintaining drain flow in a maintenance program, and for cleaning and eliminating odors around disposal related areas
• DF 5000 Drain Gel is formulated using highly efficient aerobic and anaerobic bacteria strains selected for their ability to rapidly biodegrade decaying organic matter. Uses non pathogenic bacterias which the USDA authorized and each batch is test to verify all cultures are healthy and to certify that the product is Salmonella free .Other proprietary ingredients assure that the bacteria are fully stabilized and once they come in contact with a food source(decaying organic matter), the other ingredients assist the bacteria in activating and speed up the process of biodegradation
• DF 5000 Drain Gel is safe for plumbing.
• DF 5000 Drain Gel has a long term shelf life 2-4 years
• Packaged in a 32 ounce bottle or a gallon.
• May be used in kitchens, bakeries,hospitals,restaurants and food processors.

Drain flies closely resemble fruit flies and breed in the decaying organic matter typically found in "j" traps or floor and sink drains.
Drain flies can't be eliminated unless you remove their food source and egg laying environment.

• Restaurants hotels, homes and other food preparation facilities often experience sanitation problems associated with the organic material that accumulates in drain lines, cracks and crevices, and other non-drain sites. These problems include drain and filth-breeding fly infestations, noxious odors and slow drains. The most effective method of correcting these problems is to remove the organic material. Treating these problems with ordinary drain cleaners, hot water, detergents, bleach, or ammonia is ineffective. The most effective solution is the use of a highly concentrated biological product such as DF 5000 Drain Cleaner with specially selected bacteria strains.

• Regular use of DF 5000 or InVade Bio Gel will prevent drain flies and eliminate their ability to reproduce if they are already present.


Elimination Of Drain Flies:

To eliminate flies, a total sanitation program must be undertaken.
Standing water, food waste, and other potential breeding areas must be cleaned up.
Once that is accomplished, the primary breeding areas (drains) can be attacked.

• Take the screens off floor and trough drains and scrape the organic matter from under the screens or tracks.



• DIRECTIONS FOR ELIMINATION OF EGG LAYING AND LAVAL DEVELOPMENT OF FLIES:

A total sanitation program needs to be undertaken. Standing water, food waste, and other potential breeding areas must be cleaned up. Once that is accomplished, the primary breeding area(drains) can be attacked.

For floor and trough drains: take of screens and scrape the organic matter from under the screens and tracks.

DRAINS:

Clean Out: Apply 4 oz. per drain for 5 days. Pour product around the opening so it flows down the sides of the vertical pipe walls.

Monthly Maintenance : Apply 4 ounces per drain.
Treat the drains monthly to assure that the build up does not return.
Flies can re-infest an area within 2-3 months if use is discontinued.
Recommended 2-3 monthly applications per month.

 

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Make sure to treat every drain except toilets and urinals. Floor drains, hand sinks, beer trap drains, cooler drains, and all others must be treated. If some drains are clean and others are dirty, flies will just move to another area to lay their eggs.

Use more product for larger drains. Each treatment of a floor drain should be at least 4 ounces . Basically, use about an ounce of product for each 1" pipe diameter.
Make sure to pour the product all the way around the opening to coat the pipe walls.

Pouring product down the center of a drain opening will not eliminate flies. Remove screens if they interfere with proper application.

Discontinue pouring bleach down drains. This can kill large numbers of the beneficial bacteria and reduce effectiveness of DF 5000.

 

INSPECTION TIPS FOR MOTH FLIES (DRAIN FLIES)

It is important to locate the breeding sources in order to eliminate a moth fly(drain fly)infestation.

These flies typically breed in drains, hence the common name of drain flies. This is a good place to begin inspection.

 

Moth fly larvae live in the moist film that develops on the sides of a drain and in the drain's trap. The presence of numerous adult flies inside a drain is a good sign that the drain is a breeding site. Use a knife or screwdriver to scrape the film off the sides of the drain and examine it for live larvae.

One way to determine if they are breeding in the drains is to use masking tape over the drain opening.

Leave space between the strips of tape to allow air movement for the flies to follow. If flies are exiting the openings, some of the them will become stuck to the tape.

 

Sometimes, moth flies (drain flies)can come from under slab floors from a drain pipe that has broken. They would breed in the organic debis under the slab.


Adult flies then enter the living space above the slab through cracks in the slab and back through the drain pipe. To determine if they are coming up through the slab, place the masking tape over the crack as described above.

If the suspicion is strong enough that moth flies(drain flies)are breeding under a slab, a hole must be broken through the slab to see if indeed a pipe has broken and flies are breeding there. After a hole is broken through the slab, poke around and dig in the soil under the slab. The organic debris and moist soil may actually be several inches under the surface. The presence of fly larvae and/or adults confirms the site as a breeding source.


Sump pump pits and sewers are usually found in a basement area and also prime breeding sites for moth flies,particulary in commercial buildings. The sewers and pump pits need to be checked for activity even if it is not close to where the moth have been seen flying. Also, inspect the pits of elevators in commercial buildings for excess water or moisture.

 


In homes, moth flies are generally found breeding in bathroom drains, particularly those in showers. Shower pans are prone to leaking and the area under the shower pan becomes a prime moth fly breeding source.

If you strongly believe that the shower is a possible source, it may be necessary to drill a hole into the area under the shower pan or the wall behind the shower. In most cases where moth flies are breeding in this area, adult flies will begin emerging from the hole within minutes. Moth flies are strongly attracted to light and will fly to the hole drilled through the wall.

Inspect crawlspace areas. Sometimes , if the drain pipe is leaking there, a breeding source is found. Look for the presence of adult flies. Spides may have dead moth flies in their webs.

 

Don't stop looking when one breeding source has been found. In most cases, several breeding sources will be present.

Drain flies,or moth flies, can be found in moist, highly organic debris areas such as sink drains,moist mops, sewage treatment facilities, storm drains, dung and rotten vegetation.

 

Drain flies may also breed in moist, shady areas outdoors such as under potted plants, in bird feeders and baths, in moss, in clogged roof gutters, under air conditioners, in thick mulch, or on wet ground areas.

In natural settings, moth fly larvae feed on decaying plants and animals. Most moth flies are harmless to humans, though they may transmit bacteria and other microorganisms from their breeding sites to areas where people are. Moth flies do not bite. Adults live about two weeks

Drain Fly Control Recommendations

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Finding the sources of breeding and eliminating them is the best control.

Floor drains, overflow cuts in sinks and tubs, sump pump pits and sewers can accumulate organic matter but often do not receive enough water to flush the waste down the drain.

They may be common in laundry and floor drains, toilet and shower drains.

 

The drain/moth fly larvae feed on the sides of the drain and in the drain trap if there is an accumulation of organic debris there. You can check it by placing some tape over the opening (leave some opening for air flow). If you find these flies stuck to the tape , you have discovered the source.

Pouring bleach down the drain is not effective. A bacterial digester like   DF 5000   or   Invade Bio Gel may be used to break up the organic debris.

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Invade Bio Foam

Another type of product, particulary useful in commercial establishments is a concentrated bio liquid with the use of a foamer like the Invade Bio Foam.

Invade Bio Foam contains concentrated scum eating, odor eliminating microbes and foaming agent. InVade Bio Foam - Super-concentrated foaming microbial/citrus liquid to eat through scum where flies breed.

InVade Bio Foam - the single most effective tool for management of small flies. Foaming microbial concentrate with proprietary citrus oil. Use 1 oz per quart, 4 oz per gallon.

Apply using a Chapin foamer or sprayer to cracks, crevices and drains where small flies breed. The foam and citrus combination shuts down the breeding when applied, and over time the premium blend of microbes will digest the bio film to prevent further breeding in those areas.

InVade Bio Foam is a must for the PMP to manage fruit, drain and phorid flies in commercial accounts.

Ultra-concentrated InVade Bio Foam is mixed with water at a rate of 4 oz per gallon (1 oz per quart) and applied using Chapin Foam Sprayer.

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Re-grouting tiles to prevent water seepage into walls will stop breeding in those sites. If found in rotting vegetable matter, the source should be destroyed.

Clean dirty garbage containers, wet lint under the washing machine, and even standing water in containers under houseplant pots. Outside the home, inspect air conditioners, bird baths, shallow stagnant pools of water and sewage treatment facilities upwind as adult flies will travel with the wind.

If adults do not disappear within a week further treatments or looking for other breeding sources is needed .

 

To control the adult flies flying in the air a pyrethrum aerosol like V TECH MIST METERED AEROSOL would be helpful in spraying the adult flies.

This aerosol is metered and can be used in a automatic dispense unit like AUTOMATIC AEROSOL DISPENSER or hand held.

 



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