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Drying salts with HCl solution
On the back of an envelope: you start with $\pu{25 mL}$ of concentrated $\ce{HCl}$. Often seen among the suppliers, this is about $\pu{37.5 mass\%}$, or $\pu{12 mol/L}$ (reference), clearly corrosive....
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Drying salts with HCl solution
25 mL of 32% HCl will weigh 28.975 g at 20ºC. This is about as much as you need to clean a toilet (which then gets flushed down the drain, to no great environmental damage). Ref 1.
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Drying salts with HCl solution
Some steam baths require a steam source, either a connection to piped stream ("house steam") or a local steam generator. There are, however, items that look very much like the old steam ...
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Drying salts with HCl solution
The $\ce{HCl}$ vapor given off certainly could be an issue. It's not only a health hazard, but would likely corrode the oven. Many stainless steels and nichrome are attacked at elevated temperatures ...
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