TESPERT 16 In 1 Water Testing Kits Instructions
- June 15, 2024
- TESPERT
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TESPERT 16 In 1 Water Testing Kits
Product Usage Instructions
How to Run a Test
- Immerse the strip in the water sample for 2 seconds.
- Remove the strip from the water. Do NOT shake off excess water.
- Compare the color of the strip against the provided color chart.
- For Nitrate (NO3) and Nitrite (NO2) tests, wait 60 seconds to read the results.
- For other parameters, wait 15 seconds to read the results.
Warm Tips for Accurate Results
- Keep wet fingers out of the bottle to prevent contamination.
- Avoid touching or polluting the test area of the strip.
- Close the cap tightly after removing strips to maintain freshness.
- Read the results in natural daylight for the best accuracy.
- Store the product in a cool and dry place to prolong its shelf life.
- Keep the product away from children to prevent accidental ingestion.
FAQ
- The Role of Each Test Parameter
- Nitrate: High concentrations of nitrate in drinking water can lead to the production of carcinogens, causing health issues like methemoglobinosis (blue baby syndrome) in newborns.
- Nitrite: Interaction of nitrite with hemoglobin can inhibit the function of normal hemoglobin, resulting in tissue hypoxia and potential damage to the central nervous system.
- Water Hardness: Water hardness refers to the amount of calcium and magnesium in water. It is important to maintain an optimal hardness level for water consumption.
- Free Chlorine: Sterilized drinking water often contains chlorine within a specific range. High levels of chlorine can have adverse effects on health.
- Total Chlorine: Total chlorine includes both free residual chlorine and combined residual chlorine. High levels of chlorine in drinking water have been linked to various health issues.
- Bromine: Bromine is naturally present in water bodies and can become a carcinogenic by-product during water purification processes.
- Mps: Mps (Potassium bisulfate) is commonly used in drinking water disinfection. Testing for Mps helps determine the disinfection allowance in drinking water.
- Copper: The recommended safe level of copper in drinking water is not more than 1.3mg/L to avoid potential harm to human health.
- Iron: Iron is commonly found in water. While high levels of iron can be dangerous, the concentration in drinking water is usually low and not harmful.
HOW TO RUN A TEST
- Immerse the strip for 2 seconds and then remove the strip.
- Do NOT shake excess water off and compare against the color chart.
- For NO2 and NO3, wait 60 seconds to read results, and for other parameters wait 15 seconds to read results.
WARM TIPS FOR ACCURATE RESULTS
- Keep wet fingers out of the bottle.
- Avoid touching or polluting the test area of strip.
- Close cap tightly after removing strips.
- Read in natural daylight for best results.
- Store in a cool dry place.
- Keep away from children.
FAQ
Why the strip can’t match the color chart?
First please make sure the strip is put in the right direction. The handle of the test strip should be placed with the bottom of the color chart and facing upwards. Besides, if the parameter is too high and beyond testing range, the color can be not match.
Why the results of strips look the same?
The initial color of most parameters is same as level 0, if the water source is not contaminated the most parameters will perform initial color. However, if the strip does not change color at all please consult our live support team for better solution.
THE ROLE OF EACH TEST PARAMETER
Nitrate
The pollution of nitrate in drinking water has received more and more attention in recent years. Too high a concentration of nitrate in drinking water will induce some water bodies to produce some carcinogens of nitrosamines, which makes newborns susceptible to methemoglobinosis (also known as “blue baby syndrome”).
Nitrite
The interaction of nitrite with hemoglobin will oxidize normal ferrous iron to ferric iron to form methemoglobin. Methemoglobin can inhibit the function of normal hemoglobin to carry and release oxygen, resulting in tissue hypoxia, especially the central nervous system is more sensitive to hypoxia.
EPA drinking water standards:
- Nitrate (NO3) should not exceed 10 mg/L
- Nitrite (NO2) should not exceed 1 mg/L
Water Hardness
Water hardness refers to the amount of calcium and magnesium in water.Water hardness classification of the general standard is: 0 to 60 mg/L (mg/L) 0 calcium carbonate for soft water;61 to 120 mg/L for medium hardness;121 to 180 mg/L of hard water;More than 180 mg/L of super hard water.Hardness value should not be too high or too low.
Free Chlorine
- Most sterilized drinking water contains chlorine in the range of 0.2-1 mg/L.Chlorine levels in drinking water can be up to 4 mg/L (mg/L or 4 parts per million).
Total Chlorine
Total chlorine refers to the mass fraction of compound CL in water, including free residual chlorine and combined residual chlorine.Mainly from drinking water containing chlorine disinfectant.High levels of chlorine in drinking water have been linked to bladder, colon and rectal cancers.It can also affect babies, leading to fetal deformities and neurological abnormalities in the brain and spinal cord.
Bromine
Bromine is an element found naturally in water bodies, usually in the form of bromine ions. At present, the most common way of water purification is to inject ozone into the water to kill bacteria, but the by-product of ozone decomposition is the conversion of bromine ions into bromate, which is a carcinogen.
Mps
Potassium bisulfate is widely used in the field of drinking water disinfection, and the detection of potassium bisulfate is also the detection of disinfection allowance in drinking water.
Copper
- The recommended safe level of copper in drinking water is not more than 1.3mg/L, otherwise it may harm human health.
Iron
Iron is commonly found in all water.High levels of iron can be fatal, but iron levels in drinking water are usually too low to be dangerous.Iron concentrations in well and aquifer water typically range from 0.5 to 10 mg/L, and due to water treatment processes, iron concentrations in drinking water are usually less than 0.3 mg/L.
Lead
Lead mainly comes from the discharge of industrial sewage containing lead, the release of lead caused by the corrosion of urban tap water pipe network and the excessive lead of faucet itself, which is very harmful to the body.First of all, excessive lead will affect the blood system and cause liver and kidney damage. In serious cases, it will cause lifelong damage to the human nervous system, blood system, cardiovascular system and skeletal system.
Nickel
- Application scenario: Industrial wastewater.
Sulfite
- Sulfite for surface water, domestic sewage, industrial waste water and other conditions of detection.
Cyanuric Acid
Cyanuric acid is the general name of sodium dichloroisocyanurate and sodium trichloroisocyanurate. As an organic disinfectant, it will accumulate continuously in the process of disinfection of drinking water. Too little will be decomposed by sunlight, and too much will easily affect the disinfection effect.
Carbonate
- Carbonate is easy to form scale and has a certain corrosive effect on equipment.
Total Alkalinity
Total Alkalinity a measure of the ability of water to deal with acids or hydrogen ions.The base in the water helps to keep the pH of the water stable.Strongly alkaline water has the taste of “soda water”.Excess total alkali may result in dry skin, damage to water pipes and other consequences.
pH
The World Health Organization’s “Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality” do not specify the pH of drinking water. However, it is pointed out in the additional explanation that low pH is corrosive, and high pH affects taste. In order to make chlorination more effective, pH ≤ 8 is appropriate. According to my country’s “Sanitary Standards for Drinking Water” (GB5749-2006), the pH of drinking water is 6.4-8.2.