This study was carried out to investigate the effect of chemical cleaning of corrosion product on cooling system made of copper as a basic material and using cooling water as pure water. We studied chemical cleaning condition that minimizes the influence on basic material by means of EDTA solution so as to eliminate the slurry in cooling system. In addition, the proper amount of NALCO-39L (Nitrite-Borate-BZT mixture) as a inhibitor was determined in order to protect the copper in cooling system against corrosion after chemical cleaning and the effect of corrosion resistance on the copper surface treated was excelent in comparison with surface untreated. As a result, we found that the main components of sludge in cooling system produced by corrosion of copper were Cu₂O, CuO, Cu, and Fe. The optimum condition of chemical cleaning was 400ppm EDTA solution at 60℃. Inhibitor concentration needed to treat the surface of pure copper was 15∼20ppm per unit area and corrosion rate of copper treated with 500ppm inhibitor solution for 72 hrs at 60℃ was remarkably decreased as compared with that of pure copper.