What are the best brands of muratic acid and where can I find it?
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Our Lowes has both strengths in the paint section same price for either strength and 31.45% in the pool section. It just occurred to me that I should check the price to see if one is cheaper, they are definitely different brands.
I had been buying muriatic acid at Lowe's or Home Depot but they both only carry the low odor now. It is garbage, do not buy it. It's watered down and takes twice as much and it's the same price as full strength. I found the full strength at my local hardware for $1 less than the big box. I think the paint stores may be a good place to buy it as well. The brand I bought is Sunnyside. Be careful with this stuff. Read directions! A good whiff of this stuff can do permanent lung damage.
This exactly why I will only buy the low odor stuff now. After dealing with the extremely hazardous fumes of the full strength stuff on calm mornings, I'll pay a little more for the lower strength, low fume stuff to avoid those "puke inducing" fumes!
It seems many stores are cutting back on the full strength stuff in favor of the "low fume" half strength stuff. As an example, my Lowes no longer carries the full strength, only the half strength. But, I found out my local mom/pop pool store sells full strength for less than Lowes was selling it for. So, I'm back to the pool store for at least one thing.I am not finding any full strength stuff easily so far. I have been to Home Depot and Orchard Supply Hardware so far. Home Depot didn't have anything labeled Muriatic acid in the pool section, just a bunch of the HDX branded products. In the paint section they had a bottle that said "90% less fumes" but I couldn't find a strength on the bottle. OSH had the same container in the paint section, and in the pool section they had Kem-tech brand MA, but it's only 14.5%. That's what I ended up buying because we had nothing at all and we're just starting out. Lowes is too far to make it worth our while. It doesn't seem to be as common to find here. Of course, there is a Leslie's a few blocks from here, but I've never been in there yet.
Dunno about OSH but where I live, HD and Lowes has the 31.45% in their paint section. Both stores has plenty of the 14.5% (Lowes carries Kemtek and HD has the HDX) in the pool section. The latter is more expensive though. I normally go to nearby Leslie's for MA (31.45%). A pack of 2 gals is $14.99 + tax (88 cents cheaper than buying individual bottle from Lowes @7.88).I am not finding any full strength stuff easily so far. I have been to Home Depot and Orchard Supply Hardware so far. Home Depot didn't have anything labeled Muriatic acid in the pool section, just a bunch of the HDX branded products. In the paint section they had a bottle that said "90% less fumes" but I couldn't find a strength on the bottle. OSH had the same container in the paint section, and in the pool section they had Kem-tech brand MA, but it's only 14.5%. That's what I ended up buying because we had nothing at all and we're just starting out. Lowes is too far to make it worth our while. It doesn't seem to be as common to find here. Of course, there is a Leslie's a few blocks from here, but I've never been in there yet.