Average Investor

Water Testing

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I ordered the one that Leo suggested. Now that I am going to get the RO system my concern will be the actual result of the water. My water here is not that great. The water is fairly hard. I am looking to test the waters quality. I see I can get a cheap stick that is about $10 or so. I have seen some kits too. I know I could possibly send in the water too.

Any suggestions? 

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I'm also considering testing my water supply, as I drink a lot of tap water.

I was thinking of buying 2 different test kits for all kinds of pollutants - heavy metals, bacteria, pesticides, minerals, chlorine etc., so that I can cross-reference the findings. Also not cheaping out on the test kits... the ones I found interesting were about 20 euro each (had several of those paper sticks).

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I am not too familiar with US testing but I believe DoctorsData have this option. There's gotta be other labs where you can send a sample for contamination testing but it will probably cost you. 


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@Dingo I would just filter the water. I am sure the water is better where you live, but there is no sense in taking a gamble on what is in the tap water. Even a cheap set up would do you go even if the water is already fairly good. I am sure you would benefit from testing it too. Not much of an expense for peace of mind and good health. 

@Michael569 I am planning on doing a heavy metal detox in the future. I think it will be worth it to really know what I am consuming and mitigate as much exposure as I can if I am going to go through the process. Of course I will test to see if I need to detox anyway too. 

We had someone come out and test the tap water I have and it had arsenic and all sorts of shit in it. This the water I will be running through the reverse osmosis system. I will take a look around though and see what else comes up. From what I gathered the free tests are not anymore comprehensive than the cheap ebay one lol. 

 

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