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    Dec 5, 2013, 04:48 PM
    Sulfuric acid
    Why shouldn't someone put sulfuric acid drain cleaner down a garbage disposal side?
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    Dec 6, 2013, 09:26 AM
    I can not advise against using sulfuric 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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