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Can muriatic acid be used in toilets to remove root growth?
Wiki User
2006-07-15 23:45:10
No, Use copper sulfate or root-x depending on what is allowed in
your state.
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Why is copper sulfate better than Muriatic Acid to remove root growth?
Because the muriatic acid will eat everything else up too,
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Can muriatic acid be used in toilets to clean calcium build up?
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Is Sulfuric acid is a known muriatic acid?
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Does sulfuric acid is known like muriatic acid?
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Is muriatic acid also nitric acid?
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Formula of muriatic acid?
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Muriatic acid is also known as what?
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Will muriatic acid dissolve cement?
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What are the disadvantages of muriatic acid?
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Are hydrochloric acid and muriatic acid the same?
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Will Muriatic acid remove paint from brick?
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Is muriatic acid mixture or substance?
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What is the definition for muriatic acid?
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