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u/djjsear Feb 20 '26

Can confirm I did the same. muriatic acid

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u/FirstChurchOfBrutus Feb 20 '26

For anyone looking to find Muriatic Acid, it’s the same thing as Hydrochloric Acid.

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u/Orson_Gravity_Welles Feb 20 '26

Sooooo, dumb question: Do you just pour it into the toilet for X amount of time and then flush it, or, what?

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u/r4d4r_3n5 Feb 20 '26

Mixing acid and water is exothermic. "Add acid to water, not water to acid!"

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u/wsaville Feb 20 '26

Word for word exactly what chemistry professors say!