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[OC] Acetone: A Thread (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 76 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Context: acetone will dissolve ABS plastic. Drain pipes can be made out of ABS.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 days ago

The pipes are usually made of PVC. Several other components are still often made of ABS.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In my experience, household drain pipes are usually made out of PVC.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

True. I corrected the statement.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago

I mean, PVC pipes are even more vulnerable to acetone than ABS ones, so I would've made a different correction (broadening the statement rather than narrowing it).