Why Calcite Media Filter Treatment?
What Is Calcite Limestone Media?
Typically, when you have acidic water (low pH level), it means that the mineral content is low in your water. Minerals are what raises the pH in the water.
Calcite is a naturally occurring calcium carbonate media that has a self-limiting property. Calcite is a crushed milled marble.
When applied properly, calcite media corrects pH just enough to reach a non-corrosive equilibrium. It does not overcorrect under normal conditions.
How it functions
When acidic waters comes into contact with the calcite media, it gradually dissolves the calcium carbonate (within the calcite) to raise the pH level which neutralizes the water.
This process helps prevents scale, and the deterioration of rust, copper, lead and other metals found within the plumbing system.