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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4434228, member: 96898"]Are you sure you used lye (sodium hydroxide) and not lime (calcium hydroxide)? The latter is often used in outhouses etc. It's still caustic, but not as much as lye.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=33176]@Kentucky[/USER] – yes, I personally do wear protective gloves and lab glasses when using clog remover. You can call me overcautious, but together with getting bleach in one's eyes and unpurposely drinking antifreeze, drain cleaner accidents by far lead the top ten of most common serious chemical injuries in the household. I'd rather not be a part of that statistic...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4434228, member: 96898"]Are you sure you used lye (sodium hydroxide) and not lime (calcium hydroxide)? The latter is often used in outhouses etc. It's still caustic, but not as much as lye. [USER=33176]@Kentucky[/USER] – yes, I personally do wear protective gloves and lab glasses when using clog remover. You can call me overcautious, but together with getting bleach in one's eyes and unpurposely drinking antifreeze, drain cleaner accidents by far lead the top ten of most common serious chemical injuries in the household. I'd rather not be a part of that statistic...[/QUOTE]
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