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Subject: Re: Toronto source of HCl

From: "grantfair2001" <grant.fair@...>
Date: 2004-09-09

PS Today a friend gave me a few litres he had left over from stuff he
got to adjust the ph of his swimming pool.

Grant

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Adam Seychell <a_seychell@y...>
wrote:
> HCl is cheap you can just buy a 25L drum for few more dollars than 5L
> from a hardware store. Look up your local business directory under
> building supplies and anyplace who deals with bricks should also sell
> HCl as cleaner.
>
> Adam
>
>
> grantfair2001 wrote:
> > In some locales it is used to treat swimming pools, the Home Depot
> > stuff was used to clear drains (I think) and treat new concrete
> > floors. There is one other big chain like Home Deport, Rona, and their
> > website says they sell it.
> >
> > The less time I spend looking for the damn stuff the better, is why I
> > asked. I hope someone who knows for sure will give me the info (if
> > Rona falls through).
> >
> > Grant
> >


> > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Mucha" <dave_mucha@y...>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "grantfair2001"
> >><grant.fair@s...> wrote:
> >>
> >>>I went to Home Depot to get more hydrochloric acid to top up my
> >>
> >>cupric
> >>
> >>>chloride etchant. They don't sell it anymore because of safety
> >>>requirements regarding storage!
> >>>
> >>>Anyone know of another source in the Toronto area?
> >>>
> >>>Grant
> >>
> >>I would check other smaller hardware stores.
> >>
> >>
> >>Is it used in any industries like floor cleaning or stone/granate
> >>places ? then you could go to suppliers in those inducstries.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Dave
> >
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