軟水與硬水的分別是什麽?詳細分析軟水硬水利弊及對健康的影響

到底什麽是軟水及硬水?本文將詳細比較軟水及硬水的分別,分析軟水硬水利弊,以及對健康有什麽影響,讓您守護健康!

不同國家的水質硬度都會有所不同,因此旅居外地可能會出現水土不服的情況。根據香港水務處的資料顯示,香港水質硬度軟水級別,含有微量礦物質。常聽人說,水有分「軟水」和「硬水」,不同國家的水質硬度都會有所不同。根據香港水務處的資料顯示,香港水質硬度軟水級別,含有微量礦物質。有時香港人到外國旅行,飲用當地自來水後感到不適,可能是水土不服問題,不適應硬水導致。那究竟兩者有甚麼分別?

水質硬度如何界定?軟水硬水有什麽分別?

根據世界衛生組織(WHO),水質硬度是根據礦物質含量而定,以每公升中的碳酸鈣含量作為標準,碳酸鈣含量越高則水質硬度越高,一般將水質硬度分為4個等級:

  • 軟水:每公升中的碳酸鈣含量少於60毫克
  • 硬水:每公升中的碳酸鈣含量介乎60120毫克
  • 硬水:每公升中的碳酸鈣含量介乎120180毫克
  • 硬水:每公升中的碳酸鈣含量多於180毫克

分析軟水硬水利弊

歐美國家的自來水多為硬水,因為水源通常是山泉水,或是地下富礦物。在自然環境中,水中的礦物質主要是來自岩石礦石受水流沖刷後,會使礦物質沉積或溶解於水中,因而形成硬度各異。

硬度越高,礦物質含量就越高,那麼硬水是否就比軟水好呢?

硬水

的確,硬水可以為人體補充礦物質,而且水的口感和味道也會隨礦物質含量而有所變化,部分人會特別喜歡礦泉水的口感,不過也有人覺得硬度會增加苦澀味,影響沖調飲品和烹調的口感和味道。

一些外國研究指出,飲用硬水能夠減低患有心血管疾病的風險,不過世衛指出,目前仍需更多更全面的科學研究來證明兩者的確有關聯。此外,有不少歐美地區人士都反映,長期使用硬水會容易出現脫髮問題,因硬水中的礦物質會積聚於頭髮表面,堵住毛鱗片,長遠影響髮質。硬水因含有大量鈣化物和鎂化合物,容易形成水垢,堵塞熱水器或洗衣機的喉管,導致家用電器效率下降、減短使用壽命等問題。

值得注意的是,衛生防護中心建議指引指出,礦泉水的礦物含量可能超出嬰幼兒身體所需,不宜用作沖調配方奶。

軟水

軟水的礦物質含量較低,因此對皮膚的刺激也相應較少,而且不易形成水垢,能夠延長家用電器的使用壽命。

雖然香港自來水屬軟水,部分人會擔心礦物質攝取不足,但事實上人體每日所需的營養素主要靠進食攝取,只要飲食均衡,進食各種天然食物,就無須擔心礦物質攝取不足的問題。

香港的食水是軟水還是硬水?是否安全飲用?

一般來說,香港經處理的食水屬軟水,但仍可能含有微量的鈣和鎂等礦物質,故市民有時發現水煲經使用一段時間後,底部會沉澱出一層薄薄的白膜,稱為「水垢」。這其實是水中的礦物質累積所致,其主要的成份是鈣和鎂化合物,並不影響水質和人體健康。

既然香港自來水已經過處理,那為何仍然需要使用濾水器?

理論上,香港水務署濾水廠處理後的食水可安全飲用,不過需要注意,自來水的水質會受其他因素影響,例如貯水箱、內部喉管或其他關連的供水設施等,在供水過程可能會參雜銹鐵、沉澱物、細菌和其他物質,影響口感之餘,更可能對身體有害。因此不少人都會選擇安裝濾水器過濾式飲水機,確保飲用水水質安全、純淨、無雜質。

香港專業濾器設備

如要選擇合適的過濾及飲水機方案,需要考量現場環境水質、實際需求用量等,因此可考慮選用過濾及飲水機服務方案,交由專業顧問分析建議,量身訂造最適合的方案,並由技術團隊定期檢查保養,維持過濾系統發揮最佳效能。

本文僅供參考,並不構成法律或醫學建議。如有任何健康問題或疑慮,請諮詢醫生的專業意見。

Life Solutions X The Arcane Collective

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The Arcane Collective represents a small family of independent restaurants – Arcane, Cornerstone and Moxie; each distinct in its cuisine and personality, but aligned in principle.

In an effort to be as environmentally friendly as possible, they have decided to stop serving bottled water and have switched to a premium filtration system, using Life Solutions exclusively across all their venues.

Life Solutions is proud to provide The Arcane Collective with Clean and Healthy Water.

If you want more information about The Arcane Collective, visit their websites:

http://www.arcane.hk/
https://moxiehk.net/
https://cornerstonehk.net/

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LIFE SOLUTIONS NOW SERVICES SCHOOLS!

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Why Life Solutions for your School?

Hygiene in schools is a top-priority concern in our society especially since COVID-19.
Water supply should therefore be handled by professionals and professionals only.

Life Solutions has the largest technical team in Hong Kong. We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and intervene even during the holidays. We employ our own team of technicians and do not subcontract any work. Therefore, we can guarantee well-trained technicians who ensure the highest level of service, consistency and a quick response that your school can count on.

The key to Clean and Healthy Water is a well-maintained filter!

Maintenance is key. A dirty filter may end up providing you with worse quality water then having no filtration system at all! We take pride in our 5-star maintenance service that ensures your filtration system remains in top condition.

Plus, Life Solutions eliminates the administrative hassle associated with bottled water and ordering filter replacements, so your organization can focus solely on its purpose; educate the next generation.

With Life Solutions, you can be assured that your children and staff will have constant access to clean and healthy water!

You Can Safely Relay on Our Team of Technicians!

We aim to provide all our clients with Grade-A service in terms of consultation on products, competitive pricing, installation and, most importantly, maintenance. It is imperative that when using any filtration system, it is maintained properly by experienced technicians.

Life Solutions operates throughout Hong Kong, Macau and China and serve the corporate, domestic and hospitality sectors. Our 17 years in the industry provides us with unique experience and a strong track record. Our in-house technicians are able to tailor our services for each specific client. We continuously source the newest filtration technologies globally to ensure that we sustain the highest quality.

OUR PROCESS

Consultation

We therefore regularly update the range of systems we offer and only supply those that pass our own rigorous testing standards. Our in-house engineers can be consulted to ensure that each client is given the best solution for their specific requirements. Plus, we provide a FREE water test!

Installation

Once you have decided the best solution for you, Life Solutions’ skilled technicians will take care of the whole installation process.

Our professional staff will take care of all the technicalities involving site inspection, testing and coordinating installation.

Our client projects range from installing whole-building filtration solutions to under-sink domestic water filtration units, each receiving the same careful attention. Whether for a hotel, office, airport or home, our technical service team will test all systems in our workshop to ensure your water filtration solutions are meeting the highest standards before installation.
A trial run will be conducted after the installation to guarantee a properly operating system provides you with clean and healthy water.

Maintenance

The key to an effective filtration system is ensuring that it is effectively maintained.
Without it, filtration system may end up providing you with worse quality water than before. We take pride in our 5-star maintenance service that ensures your filtration system remains in top condition, and takes away the administrative hassle associated with bottled water and ordering filter replacements.

What distinguishes our Life Solutions services from other water filtration companies is that all of our technicians are trained in-house by our own experienced managers.

This takes away the headache of dealing with companies who outsource their technicians to 3rd parties and who may not have the same level of quality and accountability that we have. We also guarantee that all system repairs within Hong Kong will be fixed within 24 hours.

Our technicians are on call at all hours to ensure your peace of mind. Repair works are included under warranty and will be carried out within 24 hours of receiving the work order. We are also servicing on holidays.

Simply call or email us and one of our agent will connect with you right away!
(852) 2277 5665
enquiry@lifesolutions.com.hk

For more information on our products please visit
https://lifesolutions.com.hk/en/products/school-solutions/

Get Clean and Healthy Water for your School with Life Solutions!

Life Solutions X Waterlogic – WL7 water dispenser

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Life Solutions X Waterlogic – WL7 water dispenser

WL7 – Ideal for meeting all the hydration needs of the busiest workplaces

This advanced water purification system combines refined engineering and high-tech features in a robust and reliable machine. The WL7 Firewall ™ (WL7) can dispense a large volume of hot, ambient, cold, chilled and sparkling water. Ideal for meeting all the hydration needs of the busiest workplaces.

Designed to provide the best user experience in its class, the WL7 features a visually appealing screen interface connected to an intuitive water selector, which allows the user to easily choose between five types of water.

The WL7 water dispenser is :
• 99.999% COVID-secure
• 5 water options, including sparkling, from 1 machine
• Ice Bath instant water chilling
• Hands-free operation available
• Freestanding & countertop models

Why is WL7 the best in its category?
Dispenser for safe water – Firewall – The New Leading Technology

Our water cooler integrates with Firewall technology using patented microbiological ultraviolet rays that purify every drop of water at the point of distribution.

This technology has been proven to be 99.999% effective against COVID-19.

The WL7 system also includes the BioCote antimicrobial additive which protects the dispense area free from external contamination. In fact, BioCote reduces up to 86% of microbes within just 15 minutes and up to 99% in 2 hours!

Moreover:

The WL7 Firewall™ water dispenser has three core technologies which mean that what you get out of your machine is much better than what goes in:
1. Our filtration technology is really good at taking the bad stuff out and leaving the good stuff in. This stage removes chlorine and other water-borne tastes and odours.
2. Next the Firewall™ UV purification will wipe out impurities, cleansing the water up to 99.9999%. As an added layer of protection, the UV light keeps the dispensing nozzle from becoming contaminated.
3. We’ve got the inside covered and the outside too. As another layer of defense, BioCote® keeps the dispensing area free of bacteria.

What’s the difference between Firewall and other UVC technologies?

The key difference compared with other UVC technology is how Firewall purifies all the way through to the nozzle. Firewall obliterates germs just before the water reaches your glass and acts as a barrier to protect the nozzle, stopping bacteria and viruses from getting into the system and preventing the subsequent risk of cross-contamination between users.

One have to press of the button and the water is instantly purified up to 99.9999% bacteria-free. Firewall is also able to inactivate viruses and cysts and it’s guaranteed effective against the human form of COVID-19.

Firewall is designed for fast and comprehensive purification on demand. Its distinctive double-helix spiral allows water to flow from top to bottom and back, exposing the water to UVC radiation for longer than conventional UV solutions. The mirrored housing also amplifies the strength of the light for thorough germicidal action up to the point of delivery.

Firewall technology has been rigorously tested by a team of microbiologists from University of Arizona. The test results have demonstrated that Firewall is effective in inactivating the human form of COVID-19 by over 99.999%.

Hands free water dispensers – How does it work?
WL7 comes with a foot pedals system!

Finally, WL7 features a hands-free dispensing system using pedals. One pedal helps you select the type of water you want and the second one dispenses. Its very intuitive setup allows users a touchless contact with the dispenser ensuring safe water consumption throughout the day.

For more information or enquiries visit lifesolutions.com.hk or call us at (852)2277-5665.

Use Life Solutions for Clean and Healthy Water!