It happens that Bruce Napier formulated :
> On 8 Nov 2008, at 16:20, Ron Jones wrote:
>
>> It's strong, but not that strong (it doesn't dehydrate like some
>> acids) (eye
>> protection *always* advisable, however!). Having said that if it
>> works so
>> well (I've not tried it yet), pour a can of coca-cola in the kettle
>> and boil
>> it. Coke is high in phosphoric acid.
>
>
> It looks a lot like concentrated Coke, in fact. I've tried Coke in
> the toilet, without much success, but hadn't boiled it down first.
>
> BW are asking us to avoid phosphate containing detergents, especially
> in washing machines, to avoid potential pollution probs in the
> watercourses, but admit that there's no real problem yet. (see http://
> tinyurl.com/5j87ee)
>
> Somehow, I don't think 20 ml added to Tixall Wide will have made a
> lot of difference ;-}
I wonder how well they strip the phosphates out before discharging all
that sewage waste just above Winkwell
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