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Title: ppm tester
Post by: chunkofocean125 on March 02, 2011, 03:16:49 PM
I was just at homedepot and bought a ppm water tester while i was there. Fully digital. 16 bucks. accurate to 0.5ppm.
Just tested my tap water it came out to 65ppm. Not bad for downtown.lol
tested my ro unit, all 00000.Great

its made by intellitec( wpt1000xl )

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Title: Re: ppm tester
Post by: JetJumper on March 02, 2011, 03:23:18 PM
wow, 65ppm is pretty low for tap water.

Mine is 700ppm but not ottawa water.
Title: Re: ppm tester
Post by: fischkopp on March 02, 2011, 03:55:05 PM
I picked one of these up before xmas too. I compared it with my fancy Hanna tester and it's surprisingly accurate. Good buy for $15.

The only annoying thing is that the light goes off too fast.
Title: Re: ppm tester
Post by: leemay on March 02, 2011, 05:02:32 PM
ppm of what?

do you mean tds?

Title: Re: ppm tester
Post by: chunkofocean125 on March 02, 2011, 07:12:41 PM
i know........i tested 5 times to make sure and ya 63-65ppm. thats bottled water quality....
Title: Re: ppm tester
Post by: chunkofocean125 on March 02, 2011, 07:14:54 PM
and yes leemay. TDS (total dissolved solids in the water)
Title: Re: ppm tester
Post by: Rybren on March 02, 2011, 07:18:56 PM
Wait til spring - I'm sure the TDS will jump once run-off hits the river and they start dumping more stuff into the treatment plant.

I believe that last year mine rose to 100+ in the spring and then settled down to about 85.