Murthy, You are at Chennai ...
Published by Ashwini K Sinha, Corrosion & Water Management Consultants - Principal Consultant
Murthy,
You are at Chennai so I expect high salinity in your water. High salinity will cause both high corrosion of steel pipe and possible deposition. Corrosion products which high volume will clog the pipes and eventually lead to leakages. You need to analyze the water quality and the depositions inside the pipe. As already mentioned water softener will reduce TDS but water will become more corrosive. The transport pipes/distribution pipes can be changed to non-metallic such as GRP/CPVC etc