Was at home depot a few weeks ago and as i was walking out they had these bags saying free water test. Well i took one, thinking why not its free lol. Yes i know this was dumb now.
Well after filling up the sample vials and mailing in i began to get phone calls to schedule my at home water test. After ignoring the voice mails i finally relented and scheduled.
The experience of this “water test”.
At the scheduled date and time the water tester arrived at my house. Two hard shell cases in tow. Explains what he will be doing today, asks about the taste of the water and the skin feel after taking a shower. Next opens the cases. One contains a collection of regents, vials etc. The other contains what resembled a media reactor filled with carbon and some other media.
First test he preforms is a nitrate test, inaccurately both the control(media reactor filtered) and the tap water received differing amounts of regent because of poor testing procedures. Gives me both numbers, tap water no where near the federal limit(10mg/l), starts discussing the dangers of high levels of nitrate(already losing faith in this visit)
Next test is a ph test. I already knew this figure i use a mixture of ro/di and tap water and ro right to maintain a planted aquarium at ~6.
Gives me my ph number starts explaining some hocus pocus on drinking water ph(your bodies equilibrium takes seconds as long as the ph is in a safe range). Take a bathroom break, test my bathroom tap water with my hobby test kits, to see how badly hes doing the next useless set of tests.
The third test is a General Hardness test. Begins by asking whats the best bottled water. Tbh i try to avoid plastic if i can and if need to buy a bottle of water i buy a glass bottle. Give my answer states its WRONG. The best water is this alkaline water brand. Really wanting to just kick him out now.
Preforms the test, my water of course fails miserably.
The last test is a calcium test, explains this is why you get dry skin after a shower. My water again fails against the control.
Now for those still reading begins to explain his water filter. Its carbon and a special media for removing the contamination from things like calcium. The light bulb goes off, 1.5 hours of my life went to a water softener sales pitch. Begins to want to say a quote, respond thats ok i dont want one. Which e actually stopped and started wrapping up took out a brochure and then began the process of a gift card to home depot.
I got a $100 home depot gift card for the torture of this visit. So i guess it wasn’t all bad and he was polite i guess. But i wont be doing this again lol.
Well after filling up the sample vials and mailing in i began to get phone calls to schedule my at home water test. After ignoring the voice mails i finally relented and scheduled.
The experience of this “water test”.
At the scheduled date and time the water tester arrived at my house. Two hard shell cases in tow. Explains what he will be doing today, asks about the taste of the water and the skin feel after taking a shower. Next opens the cases. One contains a collection of regents, vials etc. The other contains what resembled a media reactor filled with carbon and some other media.
First test he preforms is a nitrate test, inaccurately both the control(media reactor filtered) and the tap water received differing amounts of regent because of poor testing procedures. Gives me both numbers, tap water no where near the federal limit(10mg/l), starts discussing the dangers of high levels of nitrate(already losing faith in this visit)
Next test is a ph test. I already knew this figure i use a mixture of ro/di and tap water and ro right to maintain a planted aquarium at ~6.
Gives me my ph number starts explaining some hocus pocus on drinking water ph(your bodies equilibrium takes seconds as long as the ph is in a safe range). Take a bathroom break, test my bathroom tap water with my hobby test kits, to see how badly hes doing the next useless set of tests.
The third test is a General Hardness test. Begins by asking whats the best bottled water. Tbh i try to avoid plastic if i can and if need to buy a bottle of water i buy a glass bottle. Give my answer states its WRONG. The best water is this alkaline water brand. Really wanting to just kick him out now.
Preforms the test, my water of course fails miserably.
The last test is a calcium test, explains this is why you get dry skin after a shower. My water again fails against the control.
Now for those still reading begins to explain his water filter. Its carbon and a special media for removing the contamination from things like calcium. The light bulb goes off, 1.5 hours of my life went to a water softener sales pitch. Begins to want to say a quote, respond thats ok i dont want one. Which e actually stopped and started wrapping up took out a brochure and then began the process of a gift card to home depot.
I got a $100 home depot gift card for the torture of this visit. So i guess it wasn’t all bad and he was polite i guess. But i wont be doing this again lol.
