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campingman55
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i would like to find a soft water tester beside the test strips i would like to find a digital one that is not over 50 bucks as i have a flo pur 10000 water softner u guys are all ways so helpfull here
2005 vectra 40fd motor home and wife and our 2 pita malties and a mini poodle
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Clay_L
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Explorer
The RV Filter guy told me that the TDS units will not measure hardness - and he sells them.
See HERE

He is usually pretty accurate although his recommendation for a magnetic water softener based on a one season very non-rigorous test is silly.
Clay (WA5NMR), Lee (Wife), Katie & Kelli (cats) Salli (dog).

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Chris_F
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Explorer
If you want to test the performance of your softener, you want a hardness test kit. The water would be considered soft if the hardness is less than 1 grain per gallon.

There are no practical digital test kits for hardness. Typical hardness test kits use a drop-count titration method. You add a color indicator to the sample; if the color is red the water contains hardness. You add a second chemical (EDTA) to the water dropwise, with each drop typically representing 1 gpg, until the solution turns blue.

Try Amazon.

Old-Biscuit
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Explorer III
HM Digital TDS-EZ
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chuckftboy
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Explorer
Although not digital, I bought a very simple test kit at my pool supply store. Put a little water in a vile, 2 drops of a solution in it and a few drops of a second solution to get the hardness. Very accurate and simple to use.
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2oldman
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Explorer II
Google or Amazon. We're so helpful.
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MountainAir05
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Explorer II
just Google for it and you will get many