Total Hardness Test Kit, Model 5-EP, Hardness Testing, Water Quality Test Kit, Accurate Hardness Measurement, Easy-to-Use Hardness Test Kit, 145400

Excellent test kit. Just as advertised. Works well and has a nice storage kit to save for future use.

After reading several reviews I decided on this product. It works exactly as described. We have a well with very very hard water and had purchased a really expensive water system because of that. We were still having large amounts of scale and figured the system wasn't working properly. The technicians would come out to "fix" the system and say we had one or two grains of hardness after theywere done but we were seeing no improvement. We were trying to purchase a tankless water heater and they would not even install it because when they tested our water it showed more than 25 grains of hardness. We puchased this kit and it said we had over 30 grains which is considered off the chart. We also tested the water from our water dispenser with the test kit (which someone recommended) which of course was zero. To make a long story short...this kit works perfectly especially if you just need to see if your system is working as it should be from time to time. It was simple to use and takes only a couple of minutes for results. Come to find out, our water system had a malfunctioning part (wink wink).

I have and use the multi-purpose test strips for checking my drinking water, but this is the correct and accurate way to measure hardness of tap water. This is a very high quality, lab-grade kit made by a German company. The instructions are easy to follow and enough reagents are supplied for 100+ tests. It is easy to accurately measure to within 1 grain per gallon, up to 30. "Hard" water is anything over 10 grains/gallon, so for the purposes of evaluating the need for and efficacy of a water softener, this is perfect.

This Hach kit is easy to use and very inexpensive per test. I couldn't verify its accuracy but I did test it on some pure distilled water and the solution remained blue indicating a neutral pH (~7) - which is exactly what it should have shown. So, I'll assume that it is accurate enough for my purpose - which is to see how effectively my water softener is performing. As it turned out, my water softener wasn't doing its job. Once I poked the salt reservoir down with a stick, eliminating the air cavities that were present, I retested using the kit and found the softener was then performing correctly. BTW, cavity formation in softener salt is quite common and caused by the presence of condensation on the outside of the interior water tank, which is cooler than the air around the salt pellets. This moisture tends to make the pellets stick together forming cavities and thus reducing the effectiveness of the backwash and recharge process in the softener. I now poke the salt pellets periodically and retest the system using the Hach kit.

It works just as described. The results are easy to interpret. It's a good value compared to the competition. However, it loses one star for ergonomics. The contents seem like they were grabbed off of the shelf rather than designed to work together as a package. For example, the case doesn't have a slot for each of the items inside. You have to carefully arrange everything before clamping it shut. The reagent in the foil packet must be carefully managed to ensure the contents make it into the mixing vial. I could go on, but I'm picking nits. Overall, it's a good package. No regrets.

Excelente producto, muy satisfecha

Works accurately and easily. Best part is that the primary reagent is in packets to keep them intact. This test kit very accurately measures CaCO3 which is the primary cause of hard water. For home water, this will tell you how well your water softener is working, for pool water this will accurately tell you if you need to harden the water because it is calcium deficient. If for home water you measure 15 gpg and still adding drops, I would switch to a test strip to tell you how hard the water is because it could easily be 30+ gpg. I always use at least 2 methods to test if a water softener is working just to insure the results.

The strips weren’t accurate enough. This test is easy to use and will tell you exactly how many grains hardness you have. Love the case.

Good quality and delivery date. Thanks :)

Works consistently well.