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Which would corrode more quickly a pipe with hot water or a pipe with cold water?
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∙ 13y ago
the pipe with the hot water will.]
The piping with cold water as many hydronic systems are over 100 years old and the piping looks as new as the day it was installedAs long as thermo stress and velocity are taken into consideration hot water lines can last longer then their cold countter parts as cold piping becomes more brittle over the yearsWiki User
∙ 13y ago
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What is the diameter of cold water pipes?
That would depend on the application as some are larger then 48"
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What is installed on the hot water outlet of the water heater to change it from galvanized-steel pipe to CPVC?
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Which would corrode more quickly a pipe that carries cold water or one that carries hot water?
the heat from hot water will heat the pipe, loosening the bonds between the molecules in the pipe and allowing for more oxygen molecules to enter, creating more rust much faster. cold water will do the opposite; it will make the bonds tighter and allow LESS oxygen in.
Why does hot water corrode more quickly then cold water?
Corrosion is a chemical reaction. The vast majority of chemical reactions are speeded up by the input of heat. The energy from the heat causes the particles to move faster and thus react faster.
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Solids dissolve a lot more quickly in hot water because the heat breaks up the particles more quickly, where as the cold would make the particles stay stronger/closer together :)
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Heat speeds up chemical reactions. As corrosion is a chemical reaction, copper pipes at a higher temperature will corrode faster
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