Watersafe Drinking Water Test Kit for Lead (Single)

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I bought this kit to check for lead in my water supply as I live in an older house, the kit was easy to use and confirmed there is no lead present in my supply which is a load off my mind. However, older, un-renovated properties might still have sections of lead piping, including the pipe which runs from the water mains in the street into your home stop cock.

Corroded pipes or plumbing fixtures: If you have old pipes or plumbing fixtures made of lead, the water flowing through them can pick up traces of the metal. Lead can also be found in types of paint and fuel so careful manufacturing and handling of these materials must be obeyed to ensure it does not contaminate critical water sources. The Water Professor offers a service which will provide you with information about your water and may help you make informed decisions about whether you wish to purchase water purification products. Kemio will detect lead contamination in 3 minutes, enabling schools to immediately close off any affected supplies.This technique can be used to generate accurate results in the field, if used with a portable testing system. The part of the service pipe that links the water main in the street to the stop valve outside your property belongs to the water company. Tap Score (and our other send-away lab-tested kits, and our control lab test) also showed slightly elevated levels of chloroform, copper, and iron in my water. And according to a report released in 2021 by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), between 9. Just like the DIY kits, send-away kits come in multiple versions that test for different ranges and categories of contaminants.

Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority. And all of this is made much harder when, as is the case with some kits, you have multiple different tests on a single strip. Our Service may contain links to third-party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by the Company. Finally, Tap Score offers online chat support, so you can immediately speak with someone about questions your report raises.A couple more points against the DIY kits: They don’t give you the actual contaminant levels in your tap water; all you get (if you trust your eyes) is a rough estimate of their concentration. Failure to do so constitutes a breach of the Terms, which may result in immediate termination of Your account on Our Service. But if you want a broader analysis of what’s in your water, we strongly believe send-away lab tests provide value worth paying for. This site uses cookies that enable us to make improvements, provide relevant content, and for analytics purposes. I tested six different DIY kits, taking (or, more precisely, attempting to judge) close to a hundred measurements.

If you suspect you might have lead in your water at home or work then testing your drinking water for lead might be worthwhile. Quick Test Kit for Lead – range (1 test): Tests the level of lead in water (not recommended for tap water due to the high detection levels), but also urine, saliva, dust, dirt, paint, rice, milk, food, dishes, glasses.Those at particular risk are infants (including unborn babies) and children because lead can have an adverse impact on mental development. The Test Assured Home Inspection Water Test Kit advertises that its “tests can detect lead and heavy arsenic, chlorine, fluoride, radon, bacteria, and hundreds of other contaminants. That extremely limited range of contaminants, plus the high cost for so few measurements and the very basic report—which offers no analysis or advice—made this kit an easy dismissal.

High levels of lead in the blood can lead to developmental delays, learning difficulties, and behavioural problems.

We offer a range of water test kits for other contaminants, such as bacteria, pesticides, and other heavy metals.