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Default Plumbers - Water Pressure in House

In article ,
AZ Nomad wrote:
...skipped...very acidic water. I've heard that is a problem in
certain parts of the
country.


You've been listening to people talking out their asses.

Water acidic enough to affect plumbing would be unsafe to drink.


Actually pinhole leaks caused by corrosive pitting of copper pipes are
most commonly associated alkaline water, not acidic, though the exact
cause has not been determined. See for example

http://www.toolbase.org/Building-Sys...-pinhole-leaks




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