Watersafe WS425W Well Water Test Kit

by Watersafe

Product Features

• Fast, accurate, easy to use; compare results with EPA recommendations
• Detects 10 contaminants including copper, iron, and lead
• Detects dangerous levels of nitrates/nitrites
• Test for potentially harmful bacteria and the presence of toxins from pesticides or fertilizers
• Identify unsafe levels of chlorine in your water

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00028PDO8
• Item model number: WS 425W
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,153 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #16 in Home Improvement > Kitchen & Bath Fixtures > Water Filtration & Softeners

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Watersafe Well Water Test Kit was specifically designed to help you test quickly and easily for the most common contaminants found in private well water, including: iron, copper, lead, bacteria, pesticides, nitrates, nitrites, chlorine, pH and hardness. If your home draws from private well water, regular testing (recommended yearly or more) is the only way to ensure the purity of your water and safeguard the health of your family. From the experts at Watersafe, comes an affordable, easy-to-use and accurate test to determine the safety of your well water! Our new product is an essential addition to every home drawing from private water wells, giving you lab-quality results right in your own home. The EPA recommends testing your private well water at least once a year, so don’t wait! Put your mind at ease and help secure your family’s health with a Watersafe Well Water Test Kit.

Product Description

We're Just Testing The Waters... Water test before we dip our tongues into it. You might want to, too. Try Watersafe®, a single-use kit made for testing well water that will detect coliform bacteria, pesticides, nitrates, lead, iron, chlorine, copper and hardness. Includes an instruction manual and EPA drinking water standards. Easy to use, with results on the spot.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

161 of 163 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use, seems to be accurate, May 6, 2009

By 

JB "jb6606" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Watersafe WS425W Well Water Test Kit (Kitchen)

We have well water which we had tested by a local lab a year or two ago. I like to have the water tested regularly, mainly for bacteria, but the local lab charges $100 (if we want lead testing included, it's $200). I ordered this test kit thinking that I'd compare it to the results we got from the lab when we last had our water tested. If anything looked weird or came back abnormal, we'd pay the local lab to test the water.

The tests that I've done so far have given results that are in line with what we were expecting. The local lab gives some directions that I followed when pulling my water samples. They include the following:

1) Use cold water only.
2) For the bacteria test: let your water run for 5 minutes before you take a sample. Don't take a sample from a swivel faucet (commonly found in kitchens). They told me that it's best to take the water sample from the bathroom faucet or tub.
3) For the lead test: Take your sample at a point where the water has been sitting in the pipes for at least 6 hours. They recommended first thing in the morning, before flushing the toilets, etc.

The instructions included with the test kit were fine, but I would have appreciated something a bit more in depth, like those provided by our local lab. Still, this test is a fraction of what the local lab charges, and at least from what I can see, it appears to be fairly accurate.

61 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy and accurate, July 22, 2007

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Robert M. Mccarthy (CEDAR PARK, TEXAS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Watersafe WS425W Well Water Test Kit (Kitchen)

You need to carefully read the instructions before starting any of the tests. Once familiar with the procedure you are off and running. I am a professional real estate inspector and I test water wells with this kit and have found the test results accurate by comparing to other test results using different test methods.

54 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best test available, March 3, 2007

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GeoVizer (State College, PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Watersafe WS425W Well Water Test Kit (Kitchen)

Contrary to the other reviewer, I found the instructions OK and the tests reliable. I was led to these tests as the cheapest tests available that pass EPA certification.

I found out that our city water in Columbia, SC had measurable, but not over limit, levels of pesticide contamination.

I bought and used these tests repeatedly, and will probably do so again.