Question about where to buy lye

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How about throes of us the other side if the pond? Any good places for lye in UK??


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I'm in the same boat, down in Aus. I have only found 2 places (In Tas) that carry lye, both of them are 5 hours away by car and won't sell to anyone that won't pick it up in person. I have seen something at the (very small) grocery store that I think I can use, but I'm not entirely sure yet.

You can do what I did which was to use Google. I searched for (in my case) where to by lye in Tasmania.
 
For those of you outside the US or even inside I suppose, have you tried looking for lye at feed stores. It's common to use it as a disinfectant (which I think has been mentioned) and some of the old timers use it as a wormer. Might be worth a try?
 
Oh, and one more thing, if you ask at a groc or hardware store ask for drain cleaner then just read the lable to make sure it's 100% lye. I asked at a Home Depot once and kid didn't ever know what lye was!
 
Where is 'your area'? Knowing would help with recommendations.
 
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