Comments on: Where to Find Muriatic Acid

By: Avery

Avery — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:43:28 +0000

i need it for a school project can i get it in small countainers

By: jerry

jerry — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:53:34 +0000

I was told you could use it to kill tree roots.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:44:08 +0000

I have a steel gasoline tank for a motorcycle that has a lot of rust inside it. Can Muriatic Acid be used to clear off the rust? Ive been told that will work.

By: Richard Masrers

Richard Masrers — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:46:19 +0000

Can the type Muriatic acid found in the local hardware store be used to test rocks for gold?

By: Ben Erickson

Ben Erickson — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:57:05 +0000

pH is the measure of the acidic or basic (alkali) nature of a solution based on the concentration of hydrogen ions. pH is expressed using a scale ranging from 0 to 14, with 0 being highly acidic, 7 neutral, and 14 a strong alkali. Examples of acidic solutions (from strong to weak) include battery acid, lemon juice, and vinegar. Examples of base (alkali) solutions (from strong to weak) are lye, bleach, household ammonia, and baking soda. Distilled water is considered neutral. The pH of a pool is adjusted by adding either acidic or basic chemicals to keep it balanced in a range between 7.2 to 7.6, making it slightly alkali.

By: Jeff Roe

Jeff Roe — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:57:06 +0000

Muratic acid may be used to lower the ALKALINITY, not the PH of pool/spa water. Soda ash or sodium carbonate is used to raise PH. It is usually used as a last resort. Baking Soda (sodium bicarbonate) can be purchased at Sam’s Club type stores in 12lb. bags for about $7 – a great price compared to pool chemical suppliers. Baking soda is used to raise the ALKALINITY of pool/spa water.

By: Rudy

Rudy — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:22:01 +0000

Hi, I spilled a litre of muriatic acid in my car over 2 months ago, it seems to have evaporated but right now everything in my car (work van) is oxydating ( rusting) is there something to neutralize the remaining (concentrated?) acid with. Thank you.

By: John

John — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:22:58 +0000

Masonry supply outlets sell Muriatic Acid. Masons use it to clean excess mortar off bricks. I am using it to lower the PH in our pool. Way better to buy a gallon at a contractor’s store than to go to a pool supply store and be ripped off. Another example: Bicarbonate of Soda (Baking Soda), used to balance your pool water costs $3.69 for a 4lb box of Arm & Hammer at the grocery store . The Pool Supply store, with its pretty packaging, gouges customers for $12.50/4 lb box.

By: warren duffy

warren duffy — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:03:47 +0000

I was hunting around for Muriatic acid to soak some spa filters in to remove deposits. Instead, I diluted a $1 bottle of “The Works” toilet bowl cleaner (which is a mix of HCL and other ingredients) and it worked like a charm eating off deposits. Filters are like new.

By: Eloise

Eloise — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:55:29 +0000

Will Muratic acid remove old gum and oil stains from cement walk way?