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The water in your home isn't as high in mineral content, as present in the atmosphere. Stainless steel is designed to resist rusting from common minerals in fr
by JAlexoid 3y ago
The water in your home isn't as high in mineral content, as present in the atmosphere.
Stainless steel is designed to resist rusting from common minerals in fresh water. Citric acid, for example, is happy to stain your stainless steel.
- Cerium 3y agoAny ground water will have more minerals than wain water. For example, the water delivered to my house has 450-550 mg/l TDS. A quick search shows that is about 10x higher than rain water [1]. [1] https://www.chaitanyaproducts.com/blog/rainwater-healthy-compared-to-packaged-drinking-water/ https://www.chaitanyaproducts.com/blog/rainwater-healthy-com...
- ein0p 3y agoIt's probably not rainwater that's causing the rust. It's the water from the pavement, which does have higher mineral content, and might have corrosive substances, such as salt.
- mrweasel 3y agoMy kitchen sink also doesn't get salted during the winter, the roads do. I wonder if someone at Tesla forgot that some areas rely heavily on salt to keep the roads ice free during the winter.
- lainga 3y agoWoah! I had no idea they were pumping groundwater into the Capilano Reservoir. Thanks for the heads up
- falcolas 3y agoIsn't rainwater slightly more acidic than ground water?
- JAlexoid 3y agoRain water - sure. However rain water falls on the road, mixing with any minerals deposited on the road.
- dzhiurgis 3y agoWe use rain water extensively in NZ tho But as others answered - it's likely pitting from other sources, not elements themselves