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Disposing of etchant (was: Sponge etching with HCl and H2O2?)

2011-11-27 by DaveC

OK, everybody, chime in here and share how you dispose of your etchant.

I've got metal pipes so need to know what to do.

But then again, with my weak concentration, maybe I've got nothing to 
worry about...

Thanks,
Dave

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>I (Roland) usually water-dilute the etch mix at about 100-to-1 ratio,
>and pour it down the drain.
>
>This is not a problem in my area because all of the plumbing is plastic.
>If you live in an older development that has metal plumbing, then you
>probably don't want to use my method.

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