Pro-Lab Incorporated WQ105 Complete Household Water Quality Test Kit

Pro-Lab Incorporated WQ105 Complete Household Water Quality Test Kit
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Pro-Lab Incorporated WQ105 Complete Household Water Quality Test Kit
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Manufacturer: Pro-Lab
Model: WQ105
Product features:
  • Contaminated water causes birth defects, cancer, and stains fixtures
  • Kit utilizes patented laboratory grade test strips for accurate and reliable results
  • Safe, easy to use
  • Check water for pH, total alkalinity, total chlorine, total hardness, iron, copper, nitrates, and nitrites
  • Includes 2 of each test, and a bonus test for hydrogen sulfide and iron bacteria

Description of Pro-Lab Incorporated WQ105 Complete Household Water Quality Test Kit

Professional Water Quality Test Kit, Safe & Easy To Use, Checks For Toxins In Water, Accurate Instant Water Test, Non-Toxic Laboratory Grade Test Strips, When Moistened With Water, Provide The Most Effective & Reliable Results Possible, Contains 18 Instant Test Strips, That Can Perform 9 Different Tests, Enough Strips For Testing 2 Samples Of Each Test, EPA Approved Lab Methods.

Tools and Hardware Reviews of Pro-Lab Incorporated WQ105 Complete Household Water Quality Test Kit

Customer Review: Not helpful
Summary: 2 Stars

Pretty much a waste of $12, except that it's kind of fun to do. Reminiscent of 8th grade science.

If you haven't already guessed, the "free" lead test that you can send away for isn't exactly free. You have to pay $30 to send it to a lab to have it read (and probably shipping as well).

My biggest problem with these tests are that the pads that you need to read change color, yet the "key" that you compare it against is gray-scale. So how does my green pad compare to my gray-scale key? I have no idea. The gray-scale for the pH, etc. test goes from medium gray, to lighter, and then back to medium gray and darker. The first medium gray pad is listed as "Dangerous", but the next one down the line (exact same shade of gray from what I can tell) is listed as "Safe". I would recommend doing the pH, Total Alkalinity, Total Chlorine, etc. test last. It has 4 pads that need to all be read within a 10 second time frame. Why do they put the tests that are the most time-sensitive all together?

Also, this might be obvious, but the pads are what goes in the water, not the white plastic part. The first test on the box is not clear on what is the "handle" and what is the "end". I probably should have read the directions for all 4 tests before beginning the first test, but I'm not that patient.

Overall, just not very distinguishable. Trying to tell from shades of gray whether or not my water is safe isn't very conclusive or precise.

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