How much Muriatic Acid do you keep on hand?

[Dirk]

Yeah I've got the plastic bin (just one of those home depot black and yellow lid ones) outside the shed now. I'll get a more permanent solution (those containers you have seem like a good idea) sometime this year.

I didn't actually answer your question! Even with an SWG, I keep a couple jugs of chlorine on hand. In the summer I keep one in the outside box, and the other in the garage (where it's cooler). I have up to five jugs of acid at any given time, which all fit in the outside box. I've been told it doesn't degrade, even in heat. The acid box also fits an all-plastic bucket large enough to hold one of the jugs. The fifth jug (the open one) gets stored inside the bucket, with the other four unopened jugs surrounding it. I use the bucket to carry the acid anywhere, especially over my deck. It's a trick I learned from a guy that handles nasty chemicals. That way, if the jug leaks or drips, whatever, the acid is caught in the bucket instead of finding its way to my deck. I dripped on my colored concrete once and the trail of drops is still visible, years later. Now, the acid jug never leaves the box "unescorted." The bucket gets set down on the deck just slightly overhanging the pool. I lift the jug out, over the pool, dispense, then right back into the bucket. The jug, cap off or on, is never directly over the deck.



I believe Suncast still makes this box.

 

[GDN]

Well I moved my six gallons into a plastic storage bin beside my shed. Glad I checked on here or else I wouldn't have known about the rust thing until it was too late for the metal stuff I have in my shed

It would not have taken you long - even from a closed bottle sitting there. It's toxic to metal in a hurry.