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    Oct 8, 2009, 11:37 AM
    Drain Backup
    I have a bathroom shower drain that is backing up when I flush my commode, can you put acid in the drain, the house was built in 1963 and I have had some plumbing change out done it is a combination of PVC and Cast Iron.. Thanks!
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    Oct 8, 2009, 11:41 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by clady1 View Post
    I have a bathroom shower drain that is backing up when I flush my commode, can you put acid in the drain, the house was built in 1963 and I have had some plumbing change out done it is a combination of PVC and Cast Iron...? Thanks!
    FORGET THE ACID!!
    Snake from the lavatory roof vent or the shower drain.
    I can not advise against using muratic acid, or any acid, in a enclosed area such as a rest room strongly enough. As a young boy I would take limed up toilet bowls out in the alley behind the shop and boil the lime out of them. Over half a century later my lungs still carry the scar tissue that the acid fumes caused. A few years ago I lost a good friend when he used a commercial drain cleaner containing sulfuric acid in a unvented bathroom. Acid IS NOT A GOOD IDEA to use to clear mineral buildup. Take it from one who's paid the price. Regards, Tom
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