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Spirits of Salt

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  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    A Google for "spirits of salt" found another MSE thread which might be of interest.

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2525861
  • bluesnake
    bluesnake Posts: 1,460 Forumite
    edited 4 January 2017 at 9:35PM
    agrinnall wrote: »
    Why would I want to pour hydrochloric acid down my toilet?

    Lime scale. Often i water is left, or unfrequently used lime scale devleops. The lime scale can become brown in colour too looking like no one flushed. Hydrochloric acid is a cheap and very effective scale remover and will bring a shine to your porcelain.

    Also works in kettles, but you would not want to use a kettle afterwards due to heath and safety ;)

    Brickies dilute it 10:1 to clean face brick from mortar. if they have been messy.

    Balance Ph in swimming pools.

    Often better with metals, esp Ferrous, than suphuric.
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