November 2014 – Hard and Soft Water

Alkaline water means the pH level of the water is above seven. PH scale level is from 0 to 14, where pH level 7 is the neutral position. Below pH level 7 is acidic. Basically, pure water PH is 7, but many contaminants in the water, make change the pH. The best drinking water pH level should be 8 to 9, which is alkaline. It can be attained by alkalizing the water. Hence, it should be known what the pH level of your drinking water is.

The water contains both the ions H+ and OH^–. If the pH level of water is 7, then it is called pure water that means it does not contaminants by any foreign elements, and then both the ions contain equal number. In the acidic water H⁺ is greater than OH^–; on the other hands alkaline water contains extra OH^– than H⁺. Furthermore acidic or alkaline water must always contain equivalent amount of positive and negative ions, but the kinds of ions may different.

As the alkaline water contains additional amount of OH– ions, hence this water must contains some other types of positive ions such as calcium, sodium or magnesium to balance it.
Ca²⁺ + 2OH^– → Ca(OH)₂

Similarly, the acidic water contains excess amount of H⁺ ions, hence this water must contains some other types of negative ions such as bicarbonate HCO₃^– (most common) to balance it.
HCO₃^– + H⁺ → H₂CO₃

In these discussions we know that alkaline water contains various important metal ions such as sodium, calcium or magnesium.

Benefits of alkaline water
There are lots of benefits of alkaline water such as it can boost our metabolism, decrease acid in our bloodstream, cells and tissues and help our body absorb nutrients more promptly. It helps us to balance our body’s pH, since we consume high acidic foods which lead to our body to acidic.

Many people believe that alkaline water can perform as an antioxidant, but it has no evidence. It has ability to neutralize the risky free radicals, because it is able to release electrons.

How to make water alkaline
Firstly check the pH of your water with a pH kit. If the water is not alkaline, then you can alkaline it. Water can be alkaline by different ways as like using baking soda, lemons, adding pH drops, by water ionizer and more other methods. After alkalizing the water the pH range may be 8 to 9.

Water ionizer can be best choice, if it is available. It contains both the positive and negative electrodes. By using these electrodes water can be separated into alkaline water and acidic water. Water ionizer can be used in broad range applications. Moreover different ionizer water filter are found in the market for home applications.

What is the distilled water?
If most of the impurities are removed from water through distillation process, then that water are called distilled water. Steams are created by boiling the water, then condensing the steam through a condenser and collect the condensate into a container; it is called distillation process.

Uses of distilled water
There are many uses of distilled water such as laboratories (chemical and biological), lead acid batteries, deionized water etc. Double or more distillation process water is used for higher purity water.

Distilled water is most preferable to tap water for many cases such as automotive cooling systems, model steam engine boilers and model engines, steam irons, heating and air conditioning systems. Ion containing water is corrosive for engine elements and boiler plates. It build-up scale and decreases the effectiveness of the boiler. It is also utilized in health care establishments in formation of medications and injection solutions.

Distilled water for batteries
Distilled water is common used for lead acid batteries. If the presence of foreign ions water is used, then it greatly reduces the lifetime of battery. Lead acid batteries are commonly used in automobiles such as bus, car, trucks.

Drinking distilled water
The distilled water is harmless to drink but the drawback is that some essential minerals such as calcium, magnesium and iron are absence in this water.

If the distilled water is consumed for long time, then the body loss more mineral and consumer can face to some risk such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, hypothyroidism, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure and a long list of degenerative diseases generally associated with premature aging.

As the body rapidly loss electrolytes elements such as sodium, potassium, chloride and trace minerals similar to magnesium, then it can cause electrolyte imbalances and may experience irregularities heart beat, weakness, headache, muscle cramps and high blood pressure.

Tooth Decay: As the distilled water does not contain any fluoride, subsequently it may increase amount of cavities in little children who drink it.

The people who are lived in waterless seaside areas where is lacking of sufficient freshwater are used distilled water for drinking purpose.

Some distilled water is found in naturally such as rain water, snow, morning dew and frost. This water is created through natural distillation process; at first water evaporates by sun heats from surface such as sea, lack, river, land, plant, stream, damp rock and condensate at atmosphere as clouds. When the water droplets are heavier, then it falls into earth. If the area is non-polluted, then this water is almost pure and safe to drink. The rain water dissolves the Oxygen, carbon-di-oxide and sulfur dioxide, mix with dust and smoke on its short way to the earth. The clear rain water may contain up to 0.005% contaminates.

Distilled water pH
Distilled water is almost neutral (pH level 7) but tends to be acidic due to it absorbs carbon dioxide from the air rapidly, and this could believably lower the pH and makes the water acidic. It may increase more health troubles. Slightly alkaline water is ideal for the human body. Water becomes alkaline in the presence of some alkaline metals as like potassium, calcium and magnesium.

Month: November 2014

Benefits of drinking alkaline water

Drinking distilled water