PurTest® Water Test Kits

Water experts recommend testing home water at least:

  • Once a year for municipal water users
  • Twice a year for well water users
  • Four times a year for those with low immunities (such as HIV patients), or for anyone on chemotherapy
  • Whenever you suspect a problem or a problem is reported in your area

The cleanest, best tasting water may contain undetected contaminants. Water contaminated with harmful bacteria, nitrates or nitrites can cause diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headache, serious illness, even death.

Home Water Analysis Kit

Our comprehensive PurTest® Home Water Analysis kit contains the following:

  • 1 Bacteria test
  • 1 Pesticide test (Atrazine & Simazine)
  • 2 Nitrate tests
  • 2 Nitrite tests
  • 2 Iron tests
  • 2 Hardness tests
  • 2 Chlorine tests
  • 2 Copper tests
  • 2 Alkalinity tests
  • 2 pH tests
  • 1 Lead test
  • 1 Water Test Results Sheet
  • 1 Basic Water Knowledge Information Book

This kit allows you to screen your water for contaminates and conditions easily right at home; there's nothing to mail in and no additional lab fees.

Price: $29.99

Iron - Hardness Plus Kit

PurTest® IRON HARDNESS PLUS allows you to test for both iron contamination and water hardness. The PLUS in this popular kit are tests for 6 more water problems - 8 different tests in 1 kit:

  1. IRON can stain plumbing fixtures and laundry, even form sludge deposits.
  2. HARD WATER (mineral deposit buildup) damages water heaters and plumbing and wastes soap, detergents and shampoo. Parallels between hard water and kidney stones have prompted the CDC to request more studies.
  3. CHLORINE kills most bacteria, but not cryptosporidium cysts, and chlorine has been linked to cancer. Objectionable odor and taste discourage people from drinking the quantity of daily water they need.
  4. COPPER above 1.3 ppm can poison red blood cells, causing jaundice, pancreatitis and hemolytic anemia.
  5. ACIDITY can cause corrosion (blue-green copper stains) and lead to costly plumbing damage.
  6. NITRATES can indicate pollution by fertilizer or waste.
  7. NITRITES can also indicate fertilizer and waste pollution. For infants, even low concentrations of nitrates or nitrites can cause cyanosis (blood poisoning) which can be fatal, commonly called "blue baby syndrome".
  8. pH, if levels are too high, may create objectionable taste in the water. It can also cause dry skin conditions.

Each laboratory certified PurTest® kit contains 2 of each test, 16 test strips in all, and a water analysis results sheet.

Price: $16.99

Bacteria - Nitrate/Nitrite Kit

PurTest® BACTERIA, test kit is laboratory certified to accurately detect the presence of coliform bacteria, including E. coli. PurTest® has been used by health departments, utilities and inspectors.

PurTest® NITRATE & NITRITE instantly detect potentially harmful levels of these pollutants, which for infants may cause a sometimes fatal "blue baby" condition.

 

Price: $12.99

Lead Test Kit

Our INSTANT do-it-yourself EPA- based method allows you to screen your water for dangerous levels of lead in 10 minutes. Our test will detect lead down to the EPA-safe standard of 15 ppb (parts per billion).

  • Test also includes 2 free tests for copper.

The U.S. EPA estimates more than 40,000 citizens use water that contains harmful levels of lead. Most municipal plants do test for lead, but lead contamination is most likely to come from the distribution network or even our home's plumbing system. Older homes often have lead in the pipes. Lead in pipes was banned from new home construction in 1987. Newer homes often have lead in the soldered pipe fittings. Lead was not banned from plumbing fixtures in the U.S. until 1996.

PurTest® COPPER TEST: Copper contamination in water can lead to brain and liver damage, jaundice, pancreatitis and hemolytic anemia. PurTest® Copper test strips allow you to instantly check if copper is present in your water in excess of the EPA standard of 1.3 ppm.

Price: $12.99

Pesticide Test Kit

PurTest® is simple and easy to use and provides fast, accurate results.

  • Results in 10 minutes.

The PurTest® Pesticide Test detects two of the most common pesticides used in the US at or below the EPA Max (Atrazine 3ppb and Simazine 4ppb).

Water experts recommend testing for pesticides at least annually. Pesticide contamination in water can become dangerous to your health, may cause neurological damage which impairs childhood development and is related to animal deaths.

Price: $12.99

Arsenic Test Kit

PurTest® ARSENIC test provides an easy method of screening water for arsenic, in just minutes, conveniently right at home or in the field. There is nothing to mail and you get instant results. By identifying arsenic in your water, you can take steps to avoid the risks linking this substance to lung and skin cancer or death.

If you have a private well you should test for arsenic at least annually because arsenic is often found at levels over 100 times the U.S. EPA safe standard.

  • Each package contains one arsenic test.

Price: $12.99