[jacRI]

When leaving for an extended period aside from turning water off to the house I close all sink tub drains and use painter's tape for overflow drains. I put Sarawrap over shower floor drain and over toilet bowls which receive a healthy dose of bleach. I'm more concerned with sewer gas backup than bugs. I also have camera from which I can check inside temperature to ensure AC is still working properly.

[dmorhome]

Tape hole

[dmorhome]

Don’t forget shower drains plastic wrap and a can on top of it .

[gammonj]

The overflow in the sink goes directly to the drain (in the sink itself). You can remove the sink stopper, and stuff rag down there. It will cover both the drain and overflow entrance. Here is a very simple explanation on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MILX762FgYI

[vintageogauge]

Originally Posted by jimmy o

You are poisoning the water supply. Antifreeze should NEVER be put in a drain, it’s highly poisonous.

RV Antifreeze is not toxic.

[Tustin714]

Originally Posted by Tyson

Every year we go back to Pa. for 5 months, shut off the water and come home to dead water bugs all over the place. This year we covered every drain and toilet to see if we could keep them out. Ill tell ya in may if that worked out.

We bought in March but were only there for 10 days to set up the house, and then returning in mid-May for a couple months (with the water off and all sinks covered except the master shower stall -- didn't think about it). Our first night back we had a Palmetto bug on the wall near the entrance to the bathroom, and I found a cool in-drain shower "plug" that lets water drain out but seals up immediately when water stops running -- no more bugs from that source.

What we did discover was that Palmettos were coming in via the drain in the dishwasher, and had a couple of visitors our first few days back until that discovery (our bug guy -- Massey -- confirmed they can get in that way). After closing it when not in use, no more bugs.

[maryastew@aol.com]

Cover with duct tape

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Tustin714

We bought in March but were only there for 10 days to set up the house, and then returning in mid-May for a couple months (with the water off and all sinks covered except the master shower stall -- didn't think about it). Our first night back we had a Palmetto bug on the wall near the entrance to the bathroom, and I found a cool in-drain shower "plug" that lets water drain out but seals up immediately when water stops running -- no more bugs from that source.

What we did discover was that Palmettos were coming in via the drain in the dishwasher, and had a couple of visitors our first few days back until that discovery (our bug guy -- Massey -- confirmed they can get in that way). After closing it when not in use, no more bugs.

I would just point out that, if you see a Palmetto bug near a drain, it doesn't mean that the bug entered the house through the drain. I am not a bug expert, but I thought that Palmettos are flying bugs that live in trees. The only way they could enter the house through a drain trap is if they traveled from the manhole in the street through the sanitary drain pipe and through the drain trap. How did they get into the manhole if the cover is sealed shut? Maybe Massey or another bug expert can explain how that happens.

[Dusty_Star]

Originally Posted by Phil D

. Don’t buy a House,if you do GET ALL THE FLOOD INS.FIRE INS EVERYTHING GOODLUCK YOU DEFINITELY WILL NEED IT.

Excuse me, but was your advice: "Don’t buy a House"?

[BobnBev]

Originally Posted by jimmy o

You are poisoning the water supply. Antifreeze should NEVER be put in a drain, it’s highly poisonous.

RV anti freeze is potable, it's not poisonious.