PH Levels In Your Home's Water

PH Levels In Your Home's Water

Acidic and base are two categories that describe pH, just like hot and cold describe temperature. Acids and bases can balance their pH levels just like mixing hot and cold water can bring extreme temperatures to a more pleasant one. A substance that is neither acidic nor basic is neutral. Water’s natural pH is neutral but can easily change due to its environment.

Water with a low (acidic) pH balance can harm your entire plumbing system by accelerating the corrosion process. Metals are stripped from your plumbing, weakening the pipes and causing pinhole leaks. The materials the water took from the pipe are deposited on your fixtures and lead to blue/green staining over time.

Your water may also fall on the opposite side of the pH scale, meaning it’s too basic.

The pH scale measures how acidic or basic a substance is. It ranges from 0 to 14. A pH of 7 is neutral, a pH less than 7 is acidic, and a pH greater than 7 is basic. Each pH value is ten times more or less than the next level. For example, a pH of 4 is ten times more acidic than a pH of 5 and 100 times more acidic than a pH of 6. The same holds true for pH values above 7, each being ten times more alkaline (another way to say basic) than the next lower whole value.

If your water has a high (basic) pH balance, it behaves exactly the opposite of acidic water. It deposits scale build-up into your plumbing. Think of it as a balancing act. At a pH of 7, water is perfectly balanced. Water at a pH of 6 is starving and will eat away at your pipes to try and get back to 7. Water with a pH of 8 is too high and wants to lose particles to try and balance back to 7. 

  

Expect Nothing Less Than Great Water

Evolve Series® water filtration systems provide a solid solution to pH balance water. Acidic water conditions can often be treated with a single EVAN acid neutralizing filter that uses Calcite, a naturally occurring calcium carbonate media. Upon contact with Calcite, acidic waters slowly dissolve the calcium carbonate to raise the pH, reducing the leaching of copper, lead, and other metals in typical plumbing systems.

Because this media dissolves to correct the pH, it does need to be refilled periodically. With the natural-colored tank, it is easy to keep an eye on the current level of media in the unit or set up a worry-free schedule with your dealer to ensure your home is always protected.

Ditch those green stains for good! Contact your local WaterCare dealer today to check your pH levels and bring your water back to neutral.