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Old 01-22-2017, 03:26 AM
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Originally Posted by HunterDave View Post

Keg, WRT boiling in lye......I'm guessing that breathing in the fumes from the steam wouldn't be very healthy. I don't think that it'd be my first choice but if that's all that's available like you said......
You do realize that lye is really just concentrated alkali don't you.

It's the base ingredient in many soaps and cleaning agents like oven cleaner and drain cleaner.

Mixed properly it is no more dangerous then very strong soap. Something in the order of car was detergent.

The greater danger is chemical burns while handling it, unmixed or during mixing.
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