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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: aarmga on March 31, 2017, 04:31:52 PM

Title: Which test kit
Post by: aarmga on March 31, 2017, 04:31:52 PM

Would any of these test kits work for my outside wood burner?  They all test what I need to test but I'm not sure if the range of nitrates goes high enough. They only claim 50ppm.  If not where can I get the right test kit for me?

Title: Re: Which test kit
Post by: E Yoder on March 31, 2017, 06:11:18 PM

Maybe check with woodboilersolutions.

Title: Re: Which test kit
Post by: RSI on March 31, 2017, 06:55:36 PM

Wood Boiler Solutions is who makes the kits that Nature's Comfort uses. They are located in Waupun.

Title: Re: Which test kit
Post by: mlappin on March 31, 2017, 09:19:05 PM

Quote from: E Yoder on March 31, 2017, 06:11:18 PM

Maybe check with woodboilersolutions.

That was gonna be my suggestion. Both test kits you show are for drinking water, not boiler water.

I picked up the one on the left from Menards just for sh*ts and giggles. Iron, copper, lead, hardness were all at zero with the test for bacteria and pesticides being negative. Feel pretty good about the new water softener, I have a tritiation kit for testing hardness, at 38 grains out of the drinking water tap at the sink, at 0 out of the regular tap at the sink.

You really need a kit for boiler water, it will test at much higher levels of nitrates and might cover a few other things as well.

Title: Re: Which test kit
Post by: aarmga on April 01, 2017, 08:23:55 AM

Quote from: RSI on March 31, 2017, 06:55:36 PM

Wood Boiler Solutions is who makes the kits that Nature's Comfort uses. They are located in Waupun.

Waupun isn't too far from me. ill check that out!  Thanks!