I posted this in pump, well and water softener forum. They suggested to give electrical a try.
What it boils down to is that I have had 2 problems. First, I have had some blue/green staining from a tub that was slowly leaking. Also, I had a series of pinholes in one of my copper pipes.
The electrical part is that a water treatment guy said he believes that the grounding of the electrical panels to the copper plumbing is causing electrolysis of the copper. There are no water issues such as low ph to contribute to this problem.
One forum member stated that the copper ground is to connect the water pipes to the electrical panel ground in case of electricity contacting the water supply and conducting the whole house. In other words it is a safety item for the whole house.
My problem is the the pipe that gets the pinholes if the one that has a 5/16"
stranded coppper ground wire connected to the electrical panel ground. Why would this happen?
What can be done about it to prevent any more copper pipes getting pinholes?
How can I test for any other causes of electrolysis?
What it boils down to is that I have had 2 problems. First, I have had some blue/green staining from a tub that was slowly leaking. Also, I had a series of pinholes in one of my copper pipes.
The electrical part is that a water treatment guy said he believes that the grounding of the electrical panels to the copper plumbing is causing electrolysis of the copper. There are no water issues such as low ph to contribute to this problem.
One forum member stated that the copper ground is to connect the water pipes to the electrical panel ground in case of electricity contacting the water supply and conducting the whole house. In other words it is a safety item for the whole house.
My problem is the the pipe that gets the pinholes if the one that has a 5/16"
stranded coppper ground wire connected to the electrical panel ground. Why would this happen?
What can be done about it to prevent any more copper pipes getting pinholes?
How can I test for any other causes of electrolysis?