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    • people
      people last edited by

      Are mineral acids any good for drain cleaning? We gotta have at least one Chem major in this forum. I have a jug of Muriatic acid and slow drain.

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      • kittenblack
        kittenblack last edited by

        I know my family uses citric acid to clean some things. But I think for drains, we use Drano.

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          games last edited by

          Muriatic acid is
          Not something you want in your pipes.

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          • toportime
            toportime last edited by

            Muriatic acid is also a strong hydrochloric Acid and when diluted roughly 3 parts water to 1 part Muriatic acid you can use it to clean say… concrete. I do not suggest putting it in your drains. Get yourself some Drain-O or something.

            Nope, not a chemistry major, but I can use google just fine, source I used HERE

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              A Former User last edited by

              High PH in Muriatic acid has a chance of eroding the inside of your pipes, making it more likely to rust and fall apart. Eroded surface + lots of moisture + cool and airy = bad day.

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                Chomperchomp last edited by

                mix baking powder (or maybe its soda) with hydrogen peroxide, put in drain, realize you're overpaying for drano.

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                • Hominid
                  Hominid last edited by

                  This is probably the greatest thread of all time.

                  Also I love you guys, but literally none of the things posted above are even remotely similar to Draino. Dumping hydrochloric acid down your sink will dissolve the metal. Draino is mostly sodium hydroxide, which is the opposite of hydrochloric acid, and won't react with metal.

                  Just the store and pay $2 for off brand lol

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                  • Cadiz
                    Cadiz last edited by

                    citric acid is quite useful for other things though, i use it at work but found it hard to get hold of from a pharmacist as it is apparently used in the manufacture of crack cocaine or something along with its root canal filling type use which i have it for…

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                      Almadyr last edited by

                      Coca Cola.

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                      • people
                        people last edited by

                        I was looking into some sodiumhydroxide, but apparently it can have explosive reactions with water, or rapidly produce hydrogen vapors. I'll try the coca-cola. If that doesn't work, I'll get the "eight hour" drain0.

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                        • Chips
                          Chips last edited by

                          Coca Cola = sugary clog. Unless your clog is made of calcium it's not going to do all that much.

                          You could just sprinkle baking soda down the drain followed by some vinegar, wait ten minutes and then pour down some boiling water to rinse it all out… It's probably not as powerful of a solvent as draino but if you insist on not using draino this works to an extent and won't screw over your pipes.

                          Though this is more meant to be used as "drain maintenance" than "declogger"

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                          • SpiffyMeister
                            SpiffyMeister Storyteller [DM] last edited by

                            Just pay 4 dollars for some drain-o. <.<

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                            • StrawMan
                              StrawMan last edited by

                              In the vein of perilous compounds:

                              I recommend Derek Lowe's "Things I Won't Work With" series of blog posts on some of the most horrifically dangerous substances humans have ever tampered with:

                              http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/ar ... -work-with

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