IceCap Salinity Digital Pocket Tester - Not my best purchase! 1.021

[hart24601]

Yay! The calibration worked. I had to do it a couple times for the reading to stick, not sure why. Seemed like I needed to shut it off while still in the solution vs the video turning it off when it was out, but I don't know for sure. But it's all good and happy they have that option built in, I was just going to toss it since this was number 2 and customer service didn't say anything about calibration and the reset didn't work again.

I highly recommend having a bottle of something like AccuraSea from TFL to use before each reading, you can put the checker right in it and while it's not a full inch away from the sides, you can still see if the results are reasonable or if you need to recalibrate. I don't mind doing that extra step and it's still fast to do before a reading.

 

[Janci]

I bought the same Icap thing via Aamazon.
Used it 3 times carefully, 1" in the water, straight in the tank.
4th use, the display turns all signs except a clear reading.
Turns out water entered the thingthrough the seal at the tip...
Worst $ ever spent.

 

[hart24601]

Oh man I’m sorry to hear that. Can’t get it replaced by the company?

 

[Janci]

Oh man I’m sorry to hear that. Can’t get it replaced by the company?

Maybe, but it will cost me more in shipping than the meter itself.

 

[hart24601]

That really stinks.

 

[hart24601]

I was just making a bucket of salt so I thought it was a good time to update.

I flat out don't use the pen at all. I don't even think about using it because it's always off and needs recalibration and the other option is to use the refractometer that has been spot on for years. I just can't trust the pen without grabbing the standard 1st and it's just another step up I don't need to do when making up water particularly when testing the initial salt (calibrate and test) ok add some more salt, do I trust the pen? No. Recalibrate and test. Repeat. Then let the mix sit a couple hours. I test again to double check, before adding to tank - so recalibrate.

Na. Stick with the refractometer.


It's been quite a while since I feel that I totally wasted money in this hobby, but sadly this is one of those times.

 

[hart24601]

Bump for update. Messed around with it again today.


Couldn’t get it to match with a standard. Went in the trash. Ordered the Hanna salinity device. Hoping to not waste money on it like this icecap!

 

[Mrx7899]

That's sucks mine reads just as good as my Milwaukee.

 

[hart24601]

Really? Have you had it a long time?

 

[Mrx7899]

Really? Have you had it a long time?

Since Christmas if my Milwaukee reads 1.025 the ice cap will usually read 1.024. Its always lower for some reason. I like because its fast just dip it and push the button.

 

[hart24601]

Nice! I would have liked it too if mine worked! Glad it’s been solid,it would have been fantastic little device. Hopefully mine was just a fluke.

 

[Caravanshaka]

been using mine since it tested the same as milwakee for a few months. Within the last week, I decided to check again after an ICP report came back high, and the pen was reading 1.026, Milwaukee now 1.029.....guess it's time to toss it, especially since you can't calibrate it.