"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ...
On 9/14/2014 11:09 AM, RobertMacy wrote:
On Sat, 13 Sep 2014 21:56:06 -0700, Guv Bob
wrote:

"RobertMacy" wrote in message
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On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 19:40:32 -0700, Guv Bob
wrote:

Last night this POS leaked. I pulled it out and mopped up the stinky
mess, shut the water valves, unplugged it and went to bed.

...snip to keep Aioe happy...

I've found muriatic acid from Home Depot at $5/gal to be a household
'miracle' product!

No way jose. Muriatic acid is also known as Hydrochloric Acid and is
one of the most hazardous acids. The fumes can do major damage to
lungs and eyes. One splash in your eyes and that's all it takes.
Burns skin. A drop will eat right thru your clothes.....

Are you sure you're not confusing this with sulphuric acid?


Don't know about the fumes; that is dependent on concentration, but:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrochloric_acid
Hydrochloric acid is a clear, colorless, highly pungent solution of
hydrogen chloride (HCl) in water. It is a highly corrosive, strong
mineral acid with many industrial uses. Hydrochloric acid is found
naturally in gastric acid.

Historically called acidum salis, muriatic acid, and spirits of salt,
hydrochloric acid was produced from vitriol (sulfuric acid) and common
salt. Free hydrochloric acid was first formally described in the 16th
century by Libavius. Later, it was used by chemists such as Glauber,
Priestley and Davy in their scientific research

The old (pre-systematic) name muriatic acid has the same origin
(muriatic means "pertaining to brine or salt"), and this name is still
sometimes used.[1][3] The name "hydrochloric acid" was coined by the
French chemist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac in 1814.[4]

It's an industrial chemical.... not a good idea to keep any of these strong acids around the house. HCl in the stomach is milder and is mixed with other fluids and nothing like bottled. Stomach has protective lining. Eyes don't.