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Hey there,
Step out of a hot shower and—poof—a tiny gray floof launches from the drain like it owns the lease? Meet the Psychodidae, a.k.a. drain moths. Soft, heart-winged, and somehow both adorable and disrespectful. Humid bathrooms are their music festival. The stage? Your drain. The headliner? Biofilm.
Let’s talk drain flies.
They don’t bite. They don’t carry off your dog. But they do announce one thing loudly: your plumbing is alive. Eggs and larvae nest in the slimy lining of pipes—a buffet of soap scum, hair, toothpaste, and “mystery.” Adults show up when the colony’s thriving. Translation: it’s not an invasion, it’s feedback.
The fix (10 minutes, no heroics)
This isn’t a “nuke it with bleach and pray” situation. It’s a clean-the-habitat situation. Quick routine below—do it every other day for a week, then weekly as maintenance.
Find the source. At night, stick clear tape across the suspect drain (leave a gap for air). Check in the morning for trapped adults. That’s your breeding site. Also check overflow holes, floor drains, and fridge drip pans.
Scrub the rim. Pull the stopper. Use a brush + dish soap on the drain flange, overflow, and a few inches down. Hot water rinse.
Enzymes > bleach. Enzyme cleaners digest the slime. Bleach just nukes surface microbes and slides past the condos larvae live in.
Flush hot. Run very hot water 1–2 minutes.
Dry the vibe. Fan on, squeegee tile, fix leaks, and don’t let toothbrush graveyards pile up.
Repeat & taper. Keep taping until no new flyers. Then switch to weekly enzyme night + a quick scrub.
🪠 Pro move: Add a hair catcher. No scaffolding, no fuzz rave.
Enzyme vs. bleach (the short, nerdy bit)
Bleach: harsh, quick, doesn’t cling. Kills, but condos rebuild.
Enzymes: slower, but dissolve the glue that holds the biofilm. Scrub + enzymes = eviction.
Fun, weird truths about these fuzzballs
Terrible fliers—you’ll see them hop, skitter, and flutter like a lint tumbleweed.
They can breed in guest baths, sump pits, even swampy plant saucers.
In wastewater plants, larvae are tiny janitors. In your shower? Freeloaders with benefits you didn’t ask for.
P.S. Just like drain flies signal what’s happening deeper in your pipes, markets have signals too. Pacaso’s growth is one of them:
Keep This Stock Ticker on Your Watchlist
They’re a private company, but Pacaso just reserved the Nasdaq ticker “$PCSO.”
No surprise the same firms that backed Uber, eBay, and Venmo already invested in Pacaso. What is unique is Pacaso is giving the same opportunity to everyday investors. And 10,000+ people have already joined them.
Created a former Zillow exec who sold his first venture for $120M, Pacaso brings co-ownership to the $1.3T vacation home industry.
They’ve generated $1B+ worth of luxury home transactions across 2,000+ owners. That’s good for more than $110M in gross profit since inception, including 41% YoY growth last year alone.
And you can join them today for just $2.90/share. But don’t wait too long. Invest in Pacaso before the opportunity ends September 18.
Paid advertisement for Pacaso’s Regulation A offering. Read the offering circular at invest.pacaso.com. Reserving a ticker symbol is not a guarantee that the company will go public. Listing on the NASDAQ is subject to approvals.
Until next week, keep things flowing,
Gabi & Bea