What is considered hard water
Hard water. What is it?
Often, people cannot differentiate between the hard water and soft water. So here, through this article, I'd like to explain you in a simple manner that what is it, how it is harmful to us, and how it can be turned useful by making it soft water.
Hard water generally refers to the type of water which contains large amount of Calcium and magnesium carbonates. Hard water is generally formed by the percolation of calcium and magnesium rich deposits like limestone, chalk etc.
Hard water may also contain salts of iron (ferrous) and concentration of several other minerals. Presence of all such ions, make it harmful for consumption purpose and further uses too like household purposes and industrial purposes too. There are few potential impacts on health when we consume hard water. Consumption of hard water has significantly affected cardiovascular mortality. There have been several cardiovascular diseases , failure in reproduction and growth retardation problems grown due to the constant consumption of hard water. The reason behind why our body cannot dissolve hard water is that our body is narrowed to dissolve the harsh content present in different things we consume. In contrast, hard water contains more then such ions which our body cannot dissolve , thus creating a harmful impact inside the body.
Hard water just not effects our health but it is also not fit enough for other purposes. Talking about the impacts of hard water in textile industries, it makes the effects the textile dying, washing and several other sections like it also makes yarn stiff. It leaves patches on a white yarn, uneven dying and even weakness the cloth. If hard water is used in beverages industry, it can give odor to soft drinks and can also further change their taste. These are all the negative impacts , hard water can creates when used in different sectors. So what is the solution? How to turn it into soft water.
There are several methods that can be used to make it soft. Calcium and magnesium ions can be exchanged by sodium ions. This is because sodium ions are basic in nature which cut the effect of calcium and magnesium ions which are acidic in nature, thus making the water basic in nature. Common salt is rich component of sodium. It can be added to water. However there are few uses in which we cannot add sodium as it is not required. In such cases, the water can be softened by using the method of reverse osmosis. Reverse osmosis which is also known as RO, is the process by which the water is de-mineralised or de-ionized by putting the water under the pressure through the semi permeable reverse osmosis membrane. Different devices of RO are available in the markets nowadays. There are few homemade solutions too which can convert hard water into soft water. Few of them include addition of non-precipitating conditioners into water, boiling it, using alkaline items while washing clothes etc. More or less all there tactics work the same, i.e. making water free from acidic ions by adding basic ions into it , thus neutralizing it.
Yes, the important information which we all should know , how to check whether the water is hard or soft. Well, there are different testers available in the market which check the pH value of water. If pH value of water is more then 7 , the water is more acidic which means it is hard and unfit for the consumption. If pH value of water comes out to be less than 7 then the water is fit for consumption. I hope I was successful in making you understand all about hard water and it's related issues.
Hard water generally refers to the type of water which contains large amount of Calcium and magnesium carbonates. Hard water is generally formed by the percolation of calcium and magnesium rich deposits like limestone, chalk etc.
Hard water may also contain salts of iron (ferrous) and concentration of several other minerals. Presence of all such ions, make it harmful for consumption purpose and further uses too like household purposes and industrial purposes too. There are few potential impacts on health when we consume hard water. Consumption of hard water has significantly affected cardiovascular mortality. There have been several cardiovascular diseases , failure in reproduction and growth retardation problems grown due to the constant consumption of hard water. The reason behind why our body cannot dissolve hard water is that our body is narrowed to dissolve the harsh content present in different things we consume. In contrast, hard water contains more then such ions which our body cannot dissolve , thus creating a harmful impact inside the body.
Hard water just not effects our health but it is also not fit enough for other purposes. Talking about the impacts of hard water in textile industries, it makes the effects the textile dying, washing and several other sections like it also makes yarn stiff. It leaves patches on a white yarn, uneven dying and even weakness the cloth. If hard water is used in beverages industry, it can give odor to soft drinks and can also further change their taste. These are all the negative impacts , hard water can creates when used in different sectors. So what is the solution? How to turn it into soft water.
There are several methods that can be used to make it soft. Calcium and magnesium ions can be exchanged by sodium ions. This is because sodium ions are basic in nature which cut the effect of calcium and magnesium ions which are acidic in nature, thus making the water basic in nature. Common salt is rich component of sodium. It can be added to water. However there are few uses in which we cannot add sodium as it is not required. In such cases, the water can be softened by using the method of reverse osmosis. Reverse osmosis which is also known as RO, is the process by which the water is de-mineralised or de-ionized by putting the water under the pressure through the semi permeable reverse osmosis membrane. Different devices of RO are available in the markets nowadays. There are few homemade solutions too which can convert hard water into soft water. Few of them include addition of non-precipitating conditioners into water, boiling it, using alkaline items while washing clothes etc. More or less all there tactics work the same, i.e. making water free from acidic ions by adding basic ions into it , thus neutralizing it.
Yes, the important information which we all should know , how to check whether the water is hard or soft. Well, there are different testers available in the market which check the pH value of water. If pH value of water is more then 7 , the water is more acidic which means it is hard and unfit for the consumption. If pH value of water comes out to be less than 7 then the water is fit for consumption. I hope I was successful in making you understand all about hard water and it's related issues.
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