Home Inspection Test Kit is an inexpensive kit for conducting a basic home inspection. Homeowners or homebuyers can determine the quality of drinking water, the presence of lead in paint and the mold in indoor dust with this powerful yet simple test kit.
All tests are separately packaged for ease of use, and come with detailed instructions.
How to Use Home Inspection Kit
ALL-IN-ONE WATER TEST KIT This test kit contains everything you need to find out simply and accurately if your water contains unsafe or undesirable levels of one or more of 8 common contaminants. Follow instructions carefully and compare results to the desired values below. Drinking water which tests outside the desired values may be dangerous to your health.
Water Test Desired Value EPA maximum contaminant levels or guildline standards
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Bacteria |
None |
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Lead |
Below 15 ppb |
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Pesticides |
Below 3ppb (atrazine), Below 4ppb (simazine) |
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Nitrite |
Below 1.0 ppm |
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Total Nitrate/Nitrite |
Below 10.0 ppm |
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Total Chlorine |
Below 4 ppm, pH 6.5 to 8.5 |
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Total Hardness |
50 ppm or less |
Bacteria Test Results after 48 hours Purple Color: Negative Result (No bacteria were detected) Yellow Color: Positive Result (It is highly likely that potentially harmful bacteria were detected.
Lead in Paint Test Kit
Did you know that...
Lead poisoning is one of the top ten epidemics in the U.S.
Those most at risk for lead poisoning include fetuses, infants, and children under the age of 7. Pregnant women and women of childbearing age are also at high risk.
Lead can cause permanent kidney and/or brain damage.
In 1986, an EPA report stated that 52% of U.S. residential units contained lead-based paint. |