COPPER CORROSION
COPPER CORROSION
(OP)
IN THE PROCESS OF REMODELING A HOME,ALL NEW PLUMBING.
THE PIPING WILL BE PEX AND THE FITTINGS ARE COPPER,
A WATER TREATMENT COMPANY HAS SAID THAT THE WATER WAS TO ACIDIC AND THAT I NEED A $3,500
TREATMENT SYSTEM TO CORRECT OR THE PIPES(FITTINGS)
WOULD FAIL. MY QUESTION IS AT WHAT POINT(PH)WILL
COPPER START TO DETERIORATE?
THE PIPING WILL BE PEX AND THE FITTINGS ARE COPPER,
A WATER TREATMENT COMPANY HAS SAID THAT THE WATER WAS TO ACIDIC AND THAT I NEED A $3,500
TREATMENT SYSTEM TO CORRECT OR THE PIPES(FITTINGS)
WOULD FAIL. MY QUESTION IS AT WHAT POINT(PH)WILL
COPPER START TO DETERIORATE?





RE: COPPER CORROSION
To see how the solubility of Cu varies with pH, see
http://www.finishing.com/Library/metalpH.html
What treatment method are you considering?
My corrosion handbook mentions treatment with lime or sodium silicate.