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Posted by Oren on April 22, 2008, 4:10 pm
wrote:
>On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:59:05 -0700 (PDT), ransley
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>>> dadiOH wrote:
>>> >Oren wrote:
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>>> >>My acid wash will already be diluted (1 part acid to 4-6 parts water).
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>>> >Be sure to add the acid TO the water, not water to acid. Wrong way =
>>> >violent bubbling/splashing and is dangerous.
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>>> Reminds me of highschool chemistry class.
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>>Muriatic does not react to water violently, so I would take the
>>previous posters Bull Shit here to bull shit, Muriatic FUMES,
>>Muriatic eats metal pipe. It wont react to added water as sulfuric
>>will, I use Muriatic, maybe even tomorrow AM to clean stone.
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>Muriatic acid can splatter, emit caustic fumes, corrode metal, cause
>skin burns and blindness. It contains HCl, one of the strongest
>acids. If diluted properly (adding acid TO the water), it becomes
>less hazardous. Not a wise idea to have a bottle of it laying around.
It becomes a bomb with Aluminum foil:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg8LU5Mo6L8
I always add acid to water.
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