I added a 800 gallon stainless steel storage tank to my Tarm boiler two years ago. I noticed that the copper heat exchanger pipes are turning green. Is this something I should worry about? Can I add something to the water to stop further corrosion?
Copper pipe corrosion
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Not un-common. The green could actual be a protective layer as seen on many copper roofs.
But test the ph with a strip or better yet a digital ph meter. Softened water seems more aggressive to copper. Keep that around 7.2 ph. Keeping the O2 out would help. A boiler water treatment that would put a protective film on the copper would help. It would also scavenge O2 and balance the ph for you.
www.copper.org has some excellent reading on copper corrosion and causes and prevention.
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But test the ph with a strip or better yet a digital ph meter. Softened water seems more aggressive to copper. Keep that around 7.2 ph. Keeping the O2 out would help. A boiler water treatment that would put a protective film on the copper would help. It would also scavenge O2 and balance the ph for you.
www.copper.org has some excellent reading on copper corrosion and causes and prevention.
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See if anyone around you sells Rhomar water treatment products. Their Boiler Pro 910 product is designed for open type systems and should work fine for your application.
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