Water Hardness Test Kit

I bought a water softener a while ago and used this to fine tune the regeneration cycle. Now use it periodically to ensure the beast is still doing it's job. Simple to use and reliable.

This product is ideal if you wish to determine if you have soft or hardwater and do not need to know how soft your water actually is. I live in a hardwater area and utilise a water softener to reduce calcium build up on taps etc. From time to time I need to measure the softness of the water to ensure the water softener is working efficiently. Unfortunately this product is unable to test soft water as the dye changes blue after the first drop hits the water. I suspect the problem is due to the over simplification of the measurement process. My past test kits utilise either two or three different chemicals to process the water versus this kit is a single chemical. Alas for me it's back to the slightly more expensive testing kits! As a side note you can buy this product from Toolstation for £4.50

Very easy to use