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What is aggressive water?

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aggressive water is water with a composition that favors the dissolution of installation materials and corrosion, often undersaturated with calcium carbonate.

What does aggressive water mean in practice?

The assessment requires pH, alkalinity, hardness, conductivity, temperature and saturation index, not pH alone.

When does it matter?

It may look clean, but at the same time leach metals and shorten the life of the installation.

Which solutions are related to it?

Remineralization, neutralizing beds, corrective dosing and selection of materials resistant to given conditions are used.