Which Drain Opener Brand Wins?

did a little bit better job with the bacon grease along with Liquid Plumber; final assessment groups Draino with Liquid Plumber, Clobber, and muriatic acid as effective on grease

described as about the same as Drano; grouped in final assessment as effective on grease with Drano, Clobber, and muriatic acid

quite a bit of grease remained at the bottom of the cup; final assessment groups Lye with Drain Stix and Roebic as less effective on grease

did not seem to have done much; grouped as less effective on grease with Lye and Drain Stix

just seemed to dye the grease blue; grouped as less effective on grease with Lye and Roebic

Clorox (the sulfuric acid product) did a better job than muriatic acid at dissolving grease, though muriatic acid is still grouped as effective on grease in the final assessment

grouped as effective on grease in the final assessment alongside Drano, Liquid Plumber, and muriatic acid

no visible damage at 45 min; final assessment: showed a very small amount of corrosion on the steel pipe; no damage to PVC

no visible damage at 45 min; final assessment: showed a very small amount of corrosion on the steel pipe; no damage to PVC

no damage to metal or PVC at 45 min; final assessment: did not cause any corrosion to the steel pipe or the nail

no impact on steel, nail, or PVC

no impact on paper towel, metal, or PVC besides coloring

began removing rust from the nail and removing plating from the pipe at 45 min, described as highly corrosive; final assessment: quite a bit of corrosion; no damage to PVC

removed rust from the nail and removed plating from the pipe, described as highly corrosive; final assessment: quite a bit of corrosion

no visible damage to vegetables

no visible damage

color of vegetables looked a little different but not dissolved; no dissolving observed at 12 hr

no impact

no dissolving observed; narrator speculates hydrochloric acid would do a little better with a higher acid percentage

the only product that showed any effect at all on vegetables (small amount of progress) in the 45 min to 12 hr round

no apparent damage

no apparent damage

no damage

no impact

no impact besides coloring

no impact

did not dissolve the soap or the dog hair

did not dissolve the soap or the dog hair

starting to dissolve the dog hair

did not seem to dissolve the hair or vegetables, but did a pretty good job on the grease

diluted mix did not have much impact on hair, vegetables, grease, or paper towel, but began removing rust from the nail

did a little bit better job than Liquid Plumber; earned an A grade with Liquid Plumber and Lye, most effective at dissolving hair

didn't seem to do very well at dissolving the hair per the play-by-play, but the closing letter-grade summary places Liquid Plumber in the A group with Drano and Lye for hair

did by far the best of all products tested, totally dissolving all of the hair

did a better job thinning the hair than sulfuric acid, but not as good as lye; final letter grade B for hair (needed strong concentration over hours to be effective)

thinned the hair a little, less than muriatic acid and lye; final letter grade B for hair (needed strong concentration over hours to be effective)