Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
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According to the pool contractor the acid will be stored securely and there should be no chance of spill. But in case there is a spill, how much the concrete mix/rebar be specified. I have never done a slab exposed to acid. Any input would be great.






RE: Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
RE: Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
Please contact Sika for concrete coating spec.
See attached concrete coating notes from one previous project.
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RE: Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
RE: Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
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RE: Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
RE: Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
EIT with BS in Civil/Structural engineering.
RE: Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
Muriatic acid, sodium hypochlorite and other aggressive pool chemicals have a way of finding things to damage. I would coat the concrete and coat it well.
RE: Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
I think hydrochloric acid and muriatic acid are both solutions of HCl (hydrogen chloride) in water. The concentration can vary, as noted in the attached article, but the definition is the same.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrochloric_acid
RE: Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
RE: Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
RE: Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
Both have the same effect on Concrete only the HCl will do it faster and deeper... given time, if not wiped up, muriatic acid will do the same... in addition to reacting with the basic (pH>7) material in concrete (cement), it will introduce Cl ions to accelerate corrosion.
The only means of long term protection is a suitable coating that does not react with HCl or HCl Jr. (aka muriatic acid).
We used to use muriatic acid for a flux for soldering eavestrough when I was a kid... put too much on... and it fizzes like heck (generates hydrogen) and will eventually dissolve the zinc coating.
Dik
RE: Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
It seems like you both learned it the same way, but if you check any dictionary, muriatic acid is just an outdated term which means the same as hydrochloric acid. HCl is a gas, and only so much will dissolve in water, and usually this is restricted by manufacturing methods to around 35%.
RE: Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
RE: Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
It may be an outdated term, but it is still available under that name. Historically, the name pre-dates Hydrochloric Acid... named long before hydrogen and chlorine were even discovered...
Dik
RE: Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
RE: Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
Yep!!
RE: Concrete slab-Pool storage with Muratic acid
Dik