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Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) doesn't just "clean" your drain. It wages chemical warfare. And if you treat it with respect, it will win. Forget scrubbing. Caustic soda works on a molecular level. When you pour those white, pearl-like pellets down the drain, you are deploying a base with a pH of 14 (for context, bleach is 11, water is 7, battery acid is 1).
But if you do meet it? Respect the chemistry. Wear the goggles. And remember: you aren't pouring cleaner down a pipe; you are conducting a violent, molecular transmutation of fat into soap.
