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Author: Ignoramus2733Ignoramus2733 Date: Aug 24, 2007 18:37
On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:08:33 -0500, Karl Townsend embarqmail.com> wrote:>
>> Since H2So4 does a nice job - I use professional plummer drain cleaner -
>> strong solution of H2So4.
>
> I'm not a chemist, but I'm pretty sure most drain cleaners are strong
> caustics, not acids
There are both lye based as well as sulphuric acid based cleaners.
Your Ace Hardware probably has a bottle of concentrated, 80%%, sulfuric
acid, sold as drain cleaner, that you can buy and use as drain
cleaner. It is very serious stuff and works very well. Dissolves human
hair, etc. Such a bottle lives on a shelf in my garage and I can
attest to its efficacy. It converts at least a part of the scum from
drains, into stinky H2S.
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