Plumbing drain trap treatment and method of use
OwnerDerrick A. Denis, Paul V. Andersoninventors
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Abstract
A plumbing drain trap treatment mixture is disclosed. The mixture is poured into a plumbing drain trap to form a layer of the mixture that floats on top of the water in the trap. The mixture layer forms a boundary to prevent evaporation of the water from the trap, thereby maintaining the water in the trap to prevent sewer gas infiltration and pest infiltration to the building. The anti-pest and antimicrobial properties of the mixture may serve to further prevent migration of pests from the sewage drain beyond the trap through the plumbing trap and into the building and/or to protect the barrier itself from microbial infestation. A method of use of a treatment for a plumbing drain trap is also disclosed.
Claims20
A method of using a plumbing drain trap treatment mixture, the method comprising:
- pouring the mixture into a trap of a plumbing drain;
- and
- preventing sewer gas migration through the trap in response to pouring the mixture into the trap, wherein the mixture comprises:
- 10% to 99.9% by liquid volume white oil;
- and
- 0.1% to 90% by liquid volume botanical oil selected from the group of botanical oils consisting of peppermint oil, spearmint oil, tea tree oil, thyme oil, lemongrass oil, rosemary oil, or any combination thereof.
A method of using a plumbing drain trap treatment mixture, the method comprising:
- pouring the mixture into a trap of a plumbing drain;
- and
- preventing sewer gas migration through the trap in response to pouring the mixture into the trap, wherein the mixture comprises:
- 90% to 99.9% by liquid volume white oil;
- and
- 0.1% to 10% by liquid volume peppermint oil.
A method of using a plumbing drain trap treatment mixture, wherein the mixture comprises:
- 99% to 99.9% by liquid volume white oil, wherein the white oil is Certified Organic Grade 70 white oil;
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- 0.1% to 1% by liquid volume peppermint oil, the method comprising:
- pouring the mixture into a trap of a plumbing drain;
- preventing sewer gas migration through the trap in response to pouring the mixture into the trap;
- inhibiting microbial growth in the trap and in the mixture due to an antimicrobial property of the peppermint oil in response to pouring the mixture into the trap;
- preventing pest migration through the trap in response to pouring the mixture into the trap;
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- determining the mixture has been poured into the trap by smelling a scent of the peppermint oil emanating from the mixture in the trap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.