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Her foot plunged through up to her ankle. She yanked it back, skinning her shin. The hole she’d made wept a thin, milky fluid that sizzled against the remaining linoleum. She looked down into the darkness and saw her basement ceiling glistening, wet and necrotic, like the inside of a gangrenous wound.
It didn’t leak. It sprayed .
A fine, invisible mist filled the crawlspace beneath the kitchen, settling on the wooden joists, the fiberglass insulation, the cardboard boxes of Christmas ornaments. Clara, upstairs, heard only a faint hiss, which she mistook for the sound of success. She rinsed the sink with water, as instructed, and went to bed. caustic soda down drain
Del took off his cap and ran a hand through his hair. “This isn’t a clog anymore,” he said. “This is a crime scene. You’ve got chemical burns on your pipes, your subfloor, and your foundation. Your house is digesting itself from the inside out.” Her foot plunged through up to her ankle
“Ma’am,” Del said, his voice hollow, “what did you pour down there?” She looked down into the darkness and saw
Caustic soda, also known as sodium hydroxide (NaOH), is a highly corrosive and alkaline substance commonly used for various industrial and household purposes, such as clogged drain cleaning, soap making, and paper manufacturing. While it can be effective in dissolving grease and other blockages, pouring caustic soda down the drain can pose significant risks to your plumbing system, the environment, and human health.
