Looking for HCL

[Alasdair]

Where is a good place to get HCL? i was going to go to a pool supply store but i am not sure about the purity. I think its around 37% HCL.

Ive read you need 33%. any advise would be greatly appreciated

 

[corpus callosum]

The concentration of the HCL is not that crucial-provided it is just HCL it will do fine.The more concentrated it is, the less you will need to use.

I bought several litres of HCl at 16% concentration from a place that supplies materials to the building trade; it is made for cleaning bricks and removing graffiti.

Using Vovins tek, 3 or 4 drops of this added to 600ml of warmed distilled water gets the pH down to 3-4; it works like a charm!

 

[D_Juggz]

I hear that most people in aus get it from bunnings, but i can't find it. what would it be labelled under?

 

[arimane]

SWIM uses 33% HCl and works good. Also, less dangerous

 

[Virola78]

I took this from a post by wombat:

so you can clean your HCl

 

[dg]

I hear that most people in aus get it from bunnings, but i can't find it. what would it be labelled under?

muriatic acid or concrete cleaner

be safe