Pro-Lab WQ105 Water Quality Do It Yourself Test Kit
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Pro-Lab WQ105 Water Quality Do It Yourself Test Kit
Customer Review: Look elswhere if you need to test your water.
Summary: 1 Stars
I was extremely dissapointed with this purchase, and wish I would have read the reviews on here before buying.
1) The instructions were printed in black and white. This is not good when you need to compare the color on the test strips to the colors on the charts in the instructions. If you go to the pro-lab website, you can download the instructions in color, but it's hard to compare the strips to colors on a computer monitor.
2) The only reason I bought this kit was to see how much iron was in my water to determine what filtration system I need to buy. Well, according to this test, I have no iron at all. I know there is iron in my water; I can smell it, I can taste it, I can see it turning my filters and toilet orange, but according to this test...none.
3) This test said my PH was 2.0. Really? 2.0? Pretty sure I would be dead by now if this were true. I checked this using a test kit I had for my aquarium and it came out 6.5.
4) There is no test for iron bacteria or hydrogen sulfide in the package. The instructions just tell you to smell your water. To give them a little credit here, I think the best way to test for hydrogen sulfide is to smell your water, but claiming there is a test in the package is very misleading.
Customer Review: Misleading list of tests! Beware!
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this kit because it says right on the label that it tests for iron bacteria. Since I wanted to test my well water for that in particular, I bought this kit, only to discover after opening it that the "test" is not a test at all; the instructions tell you to look at the color of the water and any rings in the toilet tank. Duh! The same kind of "test" applies to the hydrogen sulfide it is supposed to identify: smell your water. This company should be forced to take these claims off their label since they use them to distinguish their product from their competitors'. I returned this kit faster than you can say, "False advertising!"
I've used Pro-Lab strips before, and they are fairly easy to use. The kit contains two strips for each test to allow you to recheck your results in a month or so. The problem is that most people who have well water want to test for bacteria (both iron and not) and pesticides, neither of which gets readings from this kit. It does test nitrites and nitrates, which come from fertilizer and animal waste run-off, but testing for those is not nearly as "complete" a water test as the manufacturer wants you to believe.
I recommend that consumers look to other brands.
-- Debbie Lee Wesselmann
Customer Review: Not exactly what I expected.
Summary: 2 Stars
This test advertised in its description that it included:
pH, total alkalinity, total chlorine, total hardness, iron, copper, nitrates, and nitrites. Includes 2 of each test, and bonus tests for hydrogen sulfide and iron bacteria. With the exception of the hydrogen sulfide and iron bacteria, many kits offered this same list of tests. The reason I bought this specific kit was that it did advertise the hydrogen sulfide and iron bacteris "bonus tests", and I needed to know levels of those specifically in determining the type of filters and/or oxidation system to purchase. Well, much to my disappointment, the two "bonus tests" were simply instructions to smell your water, and look in your toilet tank. This didn't help me quantify the levels of contaminants, and I now need to go spend more money on tests to determine those levels.
Customer Review: Watch out for old test packages
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this in Home Depot to verify iron levels in my well which I knew were high, but not how high. The tests came out as zero. I called the company and they sent me another set of strips to try. They said if this item is stored in a hot area (such as a warehouse) it can lose integrity. That was nice, but the 2nd strips still read around .1ppm. The kit I have is not like any of the covers now selling on-line - mine has a solid blue cover with no people on it - old?. I bought a Hach iron test kit and the reading was around 1ppm - a big difference. I've had the 1ppm verified so the Pro-lab test is not for someone who is trying to determine healthy levels for their household water. If you're going to test on a regular basis, splurge for a more expensive kit to give you peace of mind.Customer Review: Good basic water quality test kit
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this product to test the tapwater at my parent's house. It was very easy to run through the tests and all in all it took probably no more than 10 minutes including reading the instructions. The best part is, it actually comes with 2 sets of litmus tests. You can either test two different water supplies or the water from two different tap locations if you suspect something is amiss in your house's plumbing system. There's also a mail-in postcard in there to send away for a free lead test kit. It does warn that the water sample has to be sent to a lab and it costs about $30 for the results of that test, but I still think that's better than nothing. I am going to buy another to test my water at some point.