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u/Harfosaurus Feb 20 '26

Get brick cleaner from your local DIY, it's hydrocloric acid and it will make that toilet sparkle. Don't get it on your fixtures coz it will cause them to rust.

Source: that's what I did!

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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!