Erika Jones, CFO, CCTAProfit First Professionals · Certified Fractional CFO and Profit First Professional

How To Get Rid Of Drain Flies Organically (Mike's Life Hacks)

7 Sept 2018 · 1 min

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In this short how‑to video, Mike explains that drain flies in his basement laundry room were not eliminated by typical home remedies. He discovered a simple, repeatable solution: using a portable electric hot‑pot (a Mueller brand, about $25) to boil water and pour the hot water directly into the problem drain (a utility sink). He demonstrates the setup, describes how the hot‑pot sits next to the sink, and notes that after a few days of daily pours no flies were observed. The video emphasizes the ease, low cost, and effectiveness of this method as a practical, organic way to eradicate drain flies.

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Hi, my name is Mike. I never thought I'd make a video like this, a how to video, but I think you could benefit from it. If you have drain flies. I found the solution that works. It's easy. Let me tell you the example. I'm in our basement right now in our laundry room. This is the. The source of the problem right here. This is a utility sink. And you can see. I don't know if you can see the blue rim around it, but I've been trying different potions and lotions, effectively that have been pouring down the sink, and it hasn't worked. One of the home remedies is using boiling water. It's a pain for me to run upstairs and, you know, get to the sink, to the stove and use it. But here's what I found. And this has been working great for the last two, three days. I think it's going to continue to work great. It's a hot pot. I think it cost about 25 bucks. The brand I have is called Mueller. It's brand new. I don't know if this one's better or worse than any other, but it's been in here about three, four minutes. It's boiling water. Now I'm going to pour it down the drain. I started this a couple of days ago. Not a single fly. So if you've drained flies, get a hot pot right next to your source, and every time you walk by, pour down some boiling water. Problems alleviated.