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Staining Around Your Faucets?
Have you noticed that the white porcelain around your faucets is turning a bluish-green color?
Staining of this type is the result of the corrosion of copper pipes or fixtures. The primary culprit is the pH balance of your water. The lower the pH, the more acidic the solution in the water. Corrosion of copper pipes can create several issues for homeowners. You can test the pH of your water to ensure that your water has the right pH balance to reduce the risk of copper corrosion. Usually, raising the pH levels of your water will help to eliminate corrosion and staining and will ensure that your water is safe and healthy to drink.
What is Acid Water?
Acid water is water with a low pH, meaning that it's more likely to corrode metal pipes and leach metals out of exposed surfaces. The pH of a solution is a measure of the activity of hydrogen ions (H+) in that solution. In practical terms, it's a measurement of how acid or basic a solution is. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14, with lower numbers being more acidic.
0 – 6.5 is Acidic
7 is Neutral
7.5 – 14 is Basic
In general, water with a pH that is lower than 7 is considered acid water, with lower numbers being increasingly acidic. Water with a pH that's greater than 7 is considered basic, with higher numbers being increasingly alkaline. The normal range for pH in surface water systems is 6.5 to 8.5 and for groundwater systems 6 to 8.5. Alkalinity is a measure of the capacity of the water to resists a change in pH that would tend to make the water more acidic. The measurement of alkalinity and pH are both needed to determine the corrosiveness of the water.
How Water pH Affects Copper Pipes
Having an incorrect pH balance in your water can lead to issues such as discoloration, blue-green staining, and an unpleasant taste. Hair color can also be adversely affected by copper staining. Having an irregular pH for too long can result in the corrosion of your home’s copper pipes and fixtures. Aluminum fixtures will begin to show signs of copper staining and corrosion. An irregular pH balance can cause such severe corrosion that pipes become subject to pinhole leaks, which could lead to flooding and costly repairs over time. If you are experiencing this issue, we can come up with a solution to remove this problem from your water.
How Do You Neutralize Acidic Water?
In order to neutralize acidic water and eliminate the problems associated with it (blue-green stains on copper fixtures or pipes or in tubs and sinks), you must raise the pH of the water to a neutral level of 7.
Churyk Company Solutions for Reducing Acid & Raising PH in Drinking Water
We offer advanced solutions to effectively reduce acidity and raise the pH levels in your drinking water, ensuring it is safe and non-corrosive. Our Water Acid Neutralizer System and Proportional Neutralization System are designed to address the specific needs of your home, providing reliable and efficient treatment for acidic water. Discover how these systems can protect your plumbing, enhance the taste of your water, and safeguard your household from the adverse effects of low pH levels.
Water Acid Neutralizer System
A water acid neutralizer system helps eliminate these problems while preventing any potential health problems that can stem from acidic water. Our neutralizer systems uses a consumable calcium and magnesium media to increase water alkalinity on contact and neutralize the acid.
Because the Acid Neutralizer runs on the kinetic energy from the flow of your water, rather than electricity, it is a highly economical option when compared to other water cleaning systems. The Acid Neutralizer runs consistently and continuously. With no timers or computers to set, adjust or repair; you can depend on this whole house water filter to provide you and your family with clean water 24 hours a day.
Acidic water is typically treated with a pH water filter that includes a water neutralizer. There are two ways of neutralizing water acidity: Whole House pH Balancing Filters - Calcite the most common material used as a water neutralizer. We actually use Georgia Marble, which is the absolute best form of calcite. It's a natural mineral, also known as calcium carbonate; in some cases, magnesium oxide (sometimes called Corsex) is also used. When water flows through the calcite or magnesium oxide in the water filter, the mineral is dissolved into the water and make it less acidic. This type of filter works best on water that has a pH of 5.5 or higher. This type of pH balancing filter is simple to use, but the pH level may vary with the amount of time the water is in contact with the calcite. Calcite also makes the water harder, so you may need a water softener as part of your treatment system. Proportional pH Balancing Injection Systems
Proportional Injection System
The second method for treating acid water works better on very low pH water but is also more costly. A proportional injection system uses a chemical feed pump to inject a precise amount of water neutralizer solution into the water. This type of system typically uses a form of soda ash (a form of sodium carbonate). A proportional neutralization system assures that the pH is uniform regardless of flow rate and does not add any hardness back to the water. This method is desirable if you do not want to add hardness back to the water.
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