Is Lowe’s Selling Watered Down MA??

[s0cr4t1c]

Just recently visited my local Lowe’s to buy some muriatic acid. They had the same brand I was buying last year, in the same packaging. At first, I was surprised to see that the price fell from ~$20 for two gallons to about $16. That is, until I noticed that they had swapped 31.45% for 14.5%.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kem-Tek-2-Gallon-Muriatic-Acid/50323853

 

[ajw22]

Many discussions about that over the years....

New to testing

& yes in the setup you should select aquarite t15 as your cell.

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[s0cr4t1c]

Many discussions about that over the years....

New to testing

& yes in the setup you should select aquarite t15 as your cell.

www.troublefreepool.com

Google search results

www.troublefreepool.com

I perused the threads and yes, there have been many discussions over the years about sourcing, pricing, and concentration of MA. My point in posting this is to warn anyone who has been buying the Kem-Tek brand from Lowe’s recently that they’ve swapped the 31.45% product for a 14.5% product. It’s extremely deceptive because the boxes are identical. You have to look closely at the bottom of the package to see the change. So again, be warned if you buy MA at Lowe’s.

 

[Newdude]

The description says less fumes in the first sentence. Less / low / no fumes is my walkaway trigger. The same if it says green or eco.

Most of them hide the % at that point too so nobody knows better. The MSDS often says '10% - 30%'. Im sure they give us 3X as much out of the goodness of their hearts.