Can a pool heater have both corrosion AND scale?
Expanding on last episode (164), Eric talks about a few scenarios where a pool heater can both corrode AND scale. There are several reasons beyond water balance that can cause corrosion, and chasing pH usually makes things worse.
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Show Notes
00:00 - Introduction
01:18 - Non-LSI causes of corrosion
03:34 - Scenario 1: Chasing pH and range chemistry
09:05 - Acid abuse vs. containing pH
10:15 - Pouring undiluted acid can scale heaters?
13:06 - Scenario 2: Stray current / electrochemical corrosion
15:51 - Closing
16:27 - Watershape University - Service 1211: Essential Water Chemistry Class
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