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You're correct.
The hair won't dissolve.
Couldn't you just use an acid to dissolve the hair as well as the other shit that makes up a drain clog?
Acids don’t work as well on the substances that contribute to typical household drain clogs compared to bases, which is what Drano is.
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your typical household drain cleaner is basic rather than acidic. acid will attack metal pipes, so if you don't know what's going on downstairs, I would stick with lye. and acid isn't good for septic systems
Yup, although boiling water works like a charm just about every time.
Usually what I use for a clog.
Advice: Don't use boiling water for toilets. It'll melt the wax seal at the base..
I appreciate the advice, but the overwhelming success of that method speaks volumes.
That's not just advice, that's coming from experience. My dad did that for a while in the winter, to warm his toilet up. Yeah, after a couple months, the base of the toilet started leaking.
I mean hey, you do you, but wax seals melt when exposed to hot water...
You offered it as advice.
I'll do me.
That is what stuff like draino does.