Tests for bacteria, lead, pesticides, nitrites/nitrates, chlorine, hardness, and pH
Kit includes all test materials
No laboratory testing necessary
Editorial Review:
First Alert, Home Environment Drinking Water Test Kit, 10 Minute Test Uses The EPA Standards For Acceptable Levels Of Lead, Bacteria, Iron, Nitrates, Nitrites, Chlorine, Pesticides & PH, A Great Addition To The First Alert Radon Home Environment Test Kit.
The First Alert Drinking Water Test Kit tests for elements in your drinking water system that can lead to serious health problems. It tests and provides immediate results for:
Bacteria--Strains of E. coli can cause serious illness or death.
Lead--Causes developmental harm, neurological damage, and kidney damage.
Pesticides--From agricultural uses, linked to increased cancer rates.
Nitrates/nitrites--From fertilizers and animal waste, causes developmental problems.
Chlorine--By-products can increase cancer risk and cause bad taste and odor.
Hardness--Causes lime scale and higher detergent use.
pH--Can cause heavy metal (such as lead) leaching and plumbing damage.
The Water Test Kit tests to EPA standards. The kit includes all testing materials; no further lab work is required for results.--Bree Norlander
What's in the Box One bacteria test vial, one lead/pesticide test packet, one nitrate/nitrite test packet, one pH/hardness/chlorine test packet, and user's manual
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
Missing test strip:
My test kit arrived but was missing the hardness test strip. Since this is why I ordered it, the kit is useless to me.
Don't buy this item!:
Two very obvious problems with this product!!
First, I received the product in an unsealed container, and it said it should contain 4 tests (1 bacteria, 1 lead/pesticide, 1 nitrate, 1 ph/hardness). It was missing the nitrate test (I had a duplicate ph/hardness test instead). I called Amazon and they shipped me another one (free - good customer service), only to find it had the same problem (unsealed box and had no nitrate test, duplicate ph/hardness tests). I figured I at least got a 8 tests out of... more info
OK for basic go/no-go testing:
This drinking water test kit is a decent go/no-go for the various tests listed. It won't give you exact numbers for concentrations and what not, but it will tell you if you're above/below federal limits (local limits may likely be lower, but with this test you won't have numbers to compare anyways). All the tests can be completed in seconds or minutes, except for the e.coli which takes many hours (overnight basically) to get "results". Price is good.
Not even one star; in fact, minus 5 stars:
This product had poor instructions - one set on one page and another set of instructions on another page - both extremely unclear. Of all the produts I've dealt with, this one in undoubtedly the bottom of the list. I will try to get refund from Amazon.
