Muriatic acid is a slightly less potent form of hydrochloric acid. However, it’s still extremely caustic and, if used improperly, it can burn skin and clothing, and eat through some metals.

Dear Readers, Several weeks ago I answered a letter in this column concerning removing hard water scale build up in plumbing supply pipes using muriatic acid and potassium permanganate. I ...

Something like muriatic acid. But before you buy a gallon of it online or at your local hardware store, there are a few important things to know about how and when to use this highly toxic ...

The best time to consider muriatic acid is when every other method has failed. If manual tools like plungers and drain snakes, or even commercially available drain cleaners can't get the job done ...

Question: I have been told that if you add muriatic acid diluted in a bucket of water around the perimeter of a pool, it will lower alkalinity and pH. However, if you add diluted muriatic acid to o… ...

The muriatic acid needs to be diluted before you use it or you can permanently damage the brick. It’s best to start with a 1:10 solution. This means you’ll mix one part acid to 10 parts clean ...

Use a 20-percent solution of muriatic acid to eradicate the spill. A wire brush will still be needed. Remember, muriatic acid is a diluted form of hydrochloric acid - highly dangerous stuff!

Not all muriatic acid is the same! Acid Magic is the safe alternative to muriatic acid. It is a muriatic acid in every sense of the word. But … and this is a big but … it’s buffered.