[skoronesa]

I'm not trying to bust your balls Skoro. Merely sharing some info that may not be commonly known, as I believe is one of the purposes of this forum.
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Per SDS, both are an unspecified concentration of hydrochloric acid with a few other things added.

It's all good man, no offense taken.


Per the MSDS for Javelin it's only active ingredient is Sodium Hydroxide.

https://www.amresupply.com/file/175950/

 

[rooterboy]

Slow draining with internal trap it flowed better after treatment

 

[TerryTotoSucks]

Sodium hydroxide is a base and Hydrochloric acid is an acid.

Y’all can have at it. ✌

 

[Toli]

Sizzle works well. Suck the water out of the trap. Take a wet rag and lay it in the urinal after you’ve poured some in. It won’t stop the fumes completely but it will knock them down significantly.

 

[hewhodigsholes]

It's all good man, no offense taken.


Per the MSDS for Javelin it's only active ingredient is Sodium Hydroxide.

https://www.amresupply.com/file/175950/

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Looks like we're using different products. The urinal treatment is hydrochloric. I'm not familiar with the tub and sink treatment, though it seems similar to Thrift. Which is good stuff and I'll use it as needed.

 

[skoronesa]

Sizzle works well. Suck the water out of the trap. Take a wet rag and lay it in the urinal after you’ve poured some in. It won’t stop the fumes completely but it will knock them down significantly.

This reminds me of a good method for cleaning vertical surfaces. Soak the rag in your chemical and cover the affected area.

 

[skoronesa]

Looks like we're using different products. The urinal treatment is hydrochloric. I'm not familiar with the tub and sink treatment, though it seems similar to Thrift. Which is good stuff and I'll use it as needed.

I don't use Javelin, that's just what I found when I googled Javelin Drain Cleaner.

 

[Tom F Ohio]

Years ago I had a lady pour a quart bottle of clobber into her full sink of water that wouldn't go down. That has sulfuric acid in it. Went to slowly
drain at trap and everything fell apart from the acid. I was in the emergency room for 4 hours from getting this crap all over me.

 

[Logtec]

Years ago I had a lady pour a quart bottle of clobber into her full sink of water that wouldn't go down. That has sulfuric acid in it. Went to slowly
drain at trap and everything fell apart from the acid. I was in the emergency room for 4 hours from getting this crap all over me.

I remember being sent to clear a backed up floor drain, the home owner poured bleach into the FD, after a bottle of draino didn’t work..
When I got there, there was a yellowish haze about 3’ off the floor in the basement. It smelt awful, and burned the eyes and nose, I called my boss and told him, he said “get out of the house NOW and tell anyone in the house to get out too”apparently the owner had basically made a crude version of mustard gas.

 

[skoronesa]

I remember being sent to clear a backed up floor drain, the home owner poured bleach into the FD, after a bottle of draino didn’t work..
When I got there, there was a yellowish haze about 3’ off the floor in the basement. It smelt awful, and burned the eyes and nose, I called my boss and told him, he said “get out of the house NOW and tell anyone in the house to get out too”apparently the owner had basically made a crude version of mustard gas.

Yup, Mustard gas made from Chlorine and Ammonia.

 

[Logtec]

Yup, Mustard gas made from Chlorine and Ammonia.

Hahahah!
I love KotH but I don’t remember this episode!

 

[breplum]

Retired plumber friend recently used EdFred Cling 'n' Clean Toilet Bowl Cleaner. He reports "The only cleaner I've found that completely removes toilet stains".
27% Phosphoric acid, 68% water, 5% surficant.

 

[hewhodigsholes]

All this chemistry talk reminds me of a good joke I heard awhile back:

How do you tell a chemist from a plumber?

Ask them to pronounce "unionized" 😆😆