5195 Flo-Zyme Commercial Bio-Enzyme Drain Opener/Deoderizer with Pleasant Scent, 1 Gallon Bottle, Milky White

I bought this as a last resort when dealing with a clogged kitchen sink at my house. I was trying to avoid calling a plumber. Tried chemical drain clog removers and they didn't help. My husband snaked the kitchen drain and cleared a clog but it was still almost not draining (draining very, very, veerrrrrryyyyy sloooooowly). The snake came back out with a lot of disgusting black sludge on it (it's an old house and the previous owner did not maintain much of anything). I didn't want to use a chemical drain cleaner so I googled for alternatives and found a recommendation to use an enzyme drain cleaner. I ordered this because it seemed to be a good option. I poured about 1/3 of the bottle down the kitchen sink and let it sit overnight (I read that enzyme drain cleaners take awhile to work.) It hadn't seemed to work the next morning. I poured about another 1/3 of the bottle in and let it still until the evening. In the evening, I filled the sink with hot water and dish soap, then let it drain verrrrrrrrrry slooooooowly out, as soon as it drained out, I immediately dumped a pot of boiling water into the sink. It cleared the drain! Absolutely no problems since then (over a month). I am now on my second bottle of this and pour a little bit down most of my drains every few days.

Works well for proactive drain maintenance. Has a pleasant fresh scent as well. Cost could be lower but, a little goes a long way.

Drain flies, sewer flies, phorid flies, whatever you want to call them. If you have them you know the exasperation of trying to get rid of them. I do not have a dirty, unkempt home yet there were lots and lots of these, from tiny to adult, flying around my kitchen no matter what I did. They hung around the fridge, coffee maker, garbage can, and also acat litter box in the bathroom. All were kept clean, but it didn't help. I have 5 sink drains and 2 bath/shower drains. After treating with this product a couple of times over a few days, low and behold I swat maybe 4 or 5 a day now. I feel in control of my home. I will continue to treat every few days for awhile until they are totally gone, and will start to treat again in the spring as they weren't around in the cold weather (north Florida). My home is near where everyone brings their cans for garbage pickup, which is probably how they entered to begin with. You only need 2 ounces, 1/4 cup per drain so it will last awhile. This may not be a quick fix for a clogged drain as it works differently than Draino and the rest but it cleans out the crud growing in the drain that attracts flies to lay their eggs. I thought they were breeding in the fridge or somewhere else as I never saw hem emerge from a drain, but apparently that was where they came from. I am very satisfied with this product.Update: July, 2015: The flies had increased again and continued to infest until October last year, then were gone until a few showed up in May. I anticipated another infestation, and one thing I changed was the trash situation in the kitchen. I had a nice stainless steel can with a pedal for lifting the lid, and a plastic pail insert. This may have been a breeding area, even though I cleaned and emptied it regularly. I removed it and replaced it with a plastic, 2 1/2 gallon can from a box store, and use 3 gallon bags which are tossed every day or so. I had a couple of infestations, the last about 3 weeks ago, but they were less intense than last year I assume because of the drains being clean and the trash can change. However, these changes were not eliminating the problem.I DID FIND THE SOURCE, and it was not a plumbing leak, which everyone assumes in these infestations. What I discovered was they were breeding in my wood, glass panel back entry door. It is solid wood and over 30 years old, and there are some gaps where the wood molding has shrunk over the years. In the warm months here in Florida the humidity builds on the outside windows overnight, and the water was dripping down into the small gap in the molding/trim at the bottom of the glass. Inside, the wood also had shrunk, and there were some small gaps. The flies were breeding in the wet wood in the space at the bottom of the glass, and coming inside through the gaps at the bottom of the glass. They were numerous in the kitchen, but were also at the back door glass which I assumed was because of the light source, although there are other windows and they didn't hang out there. I had caulk on hand, and caulked the bottom of the glass inside and out, and it has been over 2 weeks with maybe 3 being sighted over this time. The infestations were horrible for months last year, with me swatting literally hundreds in a day, and bodies all over the walls and everywhere. I am cautiously optimistic that the nightmare is over, but will really believe it if another few weeks go by with no recurrence.Folks, I looked online over and over and never saw anyone mention these flies breeding in damp woodwork. If you have them, look around for anywhere there is moisture, especially when it is a seasonal problem. As for the product, it is a good idea for upkeep and it is a green product, and it did reduce the re-breeding in the kitchen, as did the change in trash can.

This is great for front load Washer maintenance. Pour it down dispenser, shut door and leave overnight. The next day start the clean washer cycle. Leave door closed for 8 hrs after cycle ends and then open door for 8 hours. This fixes the smell in front load machines. Great drain maintainer. We even use in AC drain. Easy to use!

I expected the product to immediately work but it took 3 treatments.

We used this to clean the lines of an older dishwasher in the house we just bought. I pored half the gallon in the bottom of the dishwasher, then pushed the Cancel button so that the dishwasher would pull this liquid into the drain lines. I let it sit overnight.But... The next morning I forgot to drain the remainder and rinse the dishwasher basin with clear water. I started the dishwasher without doing those very important steps, and after a couple minutes if turning the dishwasher in, bubbles started coming out of my dishwasher!I then had to push the cancel button to drain it. I then address a gallon of clear water to the dishwasher and drained it, over and over, about 8 times, to remove any remaining Cleaner.So if you use this in the dishwasher, drain the lines completely, then rinse a few times!The product worked great though. Very satisfied with it, and the pricing.If this recipe was helpful, plus LIKE it. Thanks!

I've bought 4 gallons of Flo-kem over the last couple of years. I've only used it as drain maintenance for the washing machine. Every few months I was getting funky smells coming from the drain so I started pouring in a cup of Flo Kem every month. Smells goes away...Earlier this week, I had a clog in my kitchen sink so I poured in a cup of Flo-Kem every night for three nights in a row.Clog was just as bad on day 3 as day 1. I removed all the PVC pipes from under the sink and I was amazed at how much crud was in there. Every piece of piping had a layer of gunk:that dark green food gop. Nothing stuck or obstructing - just the typical gunk and Flo-Kem did nothing to dissolve any of it. I washed the pipes in water and re-assembled. Glog gone but no thanks to Flo-kem.I will not be purchasing a 5th gallon because at 30 bucks a pop - it's an expensive drain perfume.

This product is very highly rated by several of our local plumbers. Follow the instructions carefully and it does work. Otherwise, you’ll be pouring money down the drain.