General Description

Water with a pH below 7 is acidic and has a corrosive nature. Acidic water corrodes the copper pipe-work and heating systems found in domestic and industrial plumbing systems. The copper dissolves out and is deposited on fixtures and fittings leaving unsightly green stains. Raising the pH will neutralise the water stopping the corrosivity, removing the metallic taste. The simplest way to raise the pH of water is to pass the water through a vessel containing slowly dissolving calcium and magnesium salts. These salts slowly dissolve into the water 're-mineralisingƒ?? the water and naturally raising the pH. The water can be simply passed through the media through an in/out head or through an automatic backwashing filter head. The backwashing head has the advantage of remixing the media and also removing any debris which may have been oxidised out of solution as the pH increases.