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Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2023
I needed a TDS (Total Dissolved Solid Meter) to test the water coming out of my tap, Fridge, and my water purifier..Mainly my Tap. There are several pros and cons that I will touch on.Pros- 1) its large and I can read the screen. 2) I like the fact that the screen changes from green to red to determine water quality 3) it appears the entire meter is water resistant as there is a film over the buttons. I have had meters in the past that quit working because I dip them into water with the level too high and it got inside. 4) this device even tells the temp of the water (good thing).Cons- 1) its Large! Perhaps that is a contradiction. Its both a pro and con in my opinion. I do not think it has to be quite a large as it is, but it is what it is 2) I can not really tell if its accurate or not. I first tested distilled water and there was a reading of 000 which is what one would expect. Then I tested water coming out of the tap and it had a reading of 077. Of course I do not really know what that means, other that total dissolved solids in my water is 77 PPM the screen was red at this point. Then I tested the water that came out of my fridge filter and it was roughly about the same in 70 to 77 PPM. Even the water that came out of my purifier was about 70 to 77 PPM. I would expect that water out of the purifier would be less, however, my purifier does not remove the good minerals in my water just the bad stuff. Since there is no way to now what is in the water I can not tell if the reading is even accurate. 3) I do not know if the screen has any other color than green for good or red for "Not good" as the tester sees it. I suppose to the tester if it water quality falls outside of a range for ANY reason, its not good and would be red.Would I purchase this item again? I would. The price is okay for what one gets. The quality problem would be the same for any tester on the market at this price range, I believe. I did not test this in really dirty water, but as I see it, the meter had about the same quality coming from the Tap, from a filter AND from a purifier. But distilled water read what is should have, that is the only quality I am sure of so that is a good thing.
Tactical Potatoes
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2023
We recently purchased a home with a well and the previous owners would not allow us to test the water prior to purchase. On a visit, I did a sample of my own and found some problems. I added a clause to our contract that, pending an official water test, that we may have some recourse. They agreed to this. We sent it off the the lab and the results came back the same as this reading. The homeowners were surprised and actually glad to know the results and we got a reduction in price because of it.If your testing your drinking water, whether it be stored water, a well, or municipal water, you at least owe it to yourself to check what you're putting in your body. It's a small price to pay relative to potential health problems down the line. For the price of this unit, it's a no-brainer, even if just for your own peace of mind.Unit it super easy to set up and use and I can vouch for it's accuracy. The batteries have lasted this long (a couple of months) with pretty frequent use and have been an incredible help rather than continually sending samples after work was done on the well to improve the quality. Thank you!
Fateme Pazirandeh
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2023
I’m very pleased with water test digital. It is accurate and good information to know about water in my faucet if is is good to drink or not👍🏽it is necessary for us in Texas to check the water.
Undertall
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2023
This water tester is really easy to use and appears to be accurate. It automatically turns on to the correct setting for testing home drinking water, so there’s not even a need to understand everything else about it. You simply take the bottom cap off, turn it on, put it into the water, and look at the digital screen. You can see right away if it turns green for the high purity category of less than 50 parts per million or red for anything over 50 parts per million. Then you look at the chart on the accompanying brochure for your precise reading and what it means. Just be sure to rinse off the bottom of the tester with pure water in between testing different water. I also discovered that if you don’t turn it off then back on again in between, then the red or green backlight doesn’t come on…..so just press the power button off then back on in between tests. I tested three different water sources. First I tested my tap water, which is treated with the salt in my water softener, and it was 171 ppm. That reading means “hard water, marginally acceptable, average, tap water.” Second I tested the water coming through my Reverse Osmosis system. It was 37, which means “high purity water, ideal drinking water, RO, DI, distilled water, etc.”. That made me happy to know my RO system is working well and I have good water to drink. Then I tested a bottle of spring water. It was 209, which is in the same category as my tap water. The chart does mention water from a mineral spring as being 300-500…. So I’m not sure what that says about the bottled spring water???I learned a lot about my drinking water with this little tester in just a few minutes. I’m glad I got it. It’s accurate and very reasonably priced. I highly recommend it.
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