cleaning an intake

[ae2598 at wayne.edu]

Well, as fas as acids and bases, they're water soluble.  Heck, muriatic
acid is used to adjust the pH in pools!  I just hose the driveway down
real good after I'm done.  As a bonus, muriatic acid is also good for
degreasing cement!

Petrochemicals like gasoline, kerosene, etc. are a little more difficult
to dispose of.  You can't just wash them down into a storm drain, or dump
them behind the garage where the grass doesn't grow :)  I usually get rid
of petro-based solvents along with waste oil, at the local recycling
center. 

 On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Darrell N. wrote:

> 
> Whew!
> 
> You guys have a lot bigger stones than me.  I couldn't imagine having a 
> 15 gallon open drum of gasoline hanging around my garage, let alone 
> washing parts in it.  One spark and you're a crispy critter, not to 
> mention your garage and everything else along with it.  Ditto for acid or 
> caustic.  A better question yet is what the heck do you do with the stuff 
> when yer done?  Flush it down the toilet?  Pour it into the back alley?
> 
> 
> Darrell Norquay
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