paul8028081
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Hi All,
I have a whirlpool softener that I'm looking to ensure is working effectively and have purchased the test strip type water analysis tests in the past. Wanting something more accurate, I purchased the hach 5b test. I tested it on my treated water and after one drop the water turned immediately blue, problem is I cannot get it to turn blue with the untreated water, no matter how many drops I put in. I also tried the suggested 4-1 diluted sample with no results where the sample turns blue, I've done up to 60 drops of the non-diluted sample and 20 of the diluted.
I had some extra test strips for hardness and they both came back in the 200-250 ppm range. I also tried a hardness test kit intended for fish tank water analysis and that came back at 220 ppm (a test very similar to the hach where you count the drops until the sample changes color). I compared these results to my log from 2 years ago and matched the 200 ppm for hardness that I got then.
Anyone have any ideas what's going on? Do I have a defective Hach kit? I have tried numerous times, numerous samples, numerous cleaning procedures. I've followed the directions to a T, watched videos online of others doing it...the kit isn't expired either.
Thanks!
I have a whirlpool softener that I'm looking to ensure is working effectively and have purchased the test strip type water analysis tests in the past. Wanting something more accurate, I purchased the hach 5b test. I tested it on my treated water and after one drop the water turned immediately blue, problem is I cannot get it to turn blue with the untreated water, no matter how many drops I put in. I also tried the suggested 4-1 diluted sample with no results where the sample turns blue, I've done up to 60 drops of the non-diluted sample and 20 of the diluted.
I had some extra test strips for hardness and they both came back in the 200-250 ppm range. I also tried a hardness test kit intended for fish tank water analysis and that came back at 220 ppm (a test very similar to the hach where you count the drops until the sample changes color). I compared these results to my log from 2 years ago and matched the 200 ppm for hardness that I got then.
Anyone have any ideas what's going on? Do I have a defective Hach kit? I have tried numerous times, numerous samples, numerous cleaning procedures. I've followed the directions to a T, watched videos online of others doing it...the kit isn't expired either.
Thanks!
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