- BRK Electronics First Alert Drinking Water Test Kit User Manual

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This First Alert

Drinking Water Test Kit contains

everything you need to find out simply and

accurately if your water contains unsafe or

undesirable levels of 8 common contaminants.

Follow instructions carefully for each test, and

compare results to the Desired Values.

Drinking water which tests outside the desired

values may be dangerous to your health.

Bacteria

Lead

Pesticides

(atrazine/simazine)

Total Nitrate/Nitrite

Nitrite

Total Chlorine

Total Hardness

None

Below 15 ppb

Below 3 ppb atrazine

Below 4 ppb simazine

Below 10.0 ppm

Below 1.0 ppm

Below 4 ppm

6.5 to 8.5

50 ppm or less

Water Test Desired Values

EPA maximum contaminant levels

or guideline standards

Please note that this First Alert

Drinking Water Test Kit is a screening test and

can not be used to certify water as safe or unsafe for drinking. This test kit provides

approximate results ONLY when used in strict accordance with instructions.

First Alert

expressly disclaims any liability resulting from use of this product,

failure to follow instructions, or reliance on test results.

NOTE: If your water tests outside the desired values,

call the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1.800.426.4791.

Total Nitrate/Nitrite (as N) (end pad)

2. Immerse the reagent pads into water sample for 2 seconds,

remove, after 1 minute match colors to chart below.

3. Colors are stable for 1 minute.

nitrate / nitrite test instructions cont.

1. Carefully open pH / Hardness / Chlorine Test packet and

take out test strip.

2. Immerse the reagent pads into water sample and remove

immediately. Hold the strip level for 15 seconds.

3. Match pH, Total Hardness and Total Chlorine pads (in that

order) to the color chart.

pH / hardness / chlorine test instructions

ppm0 0.5 2.0 5.0 20 5010

ppm

0 2.0 4.0 10

ppm0 0.15 0.3 1.0 3.0 101.5

Nitrite (as N) (pad nearest handle)

pH (end pad)

LR Total Hardness (middle pad)

Total Chlorine (pad nearest handle)

50 120 250 425

ppm

6.0 6.5 7.5 8.5 10

ppm

DRINKING WATER TEST KIT

is a registered

trademark of the First Alert Trust, Aurora, IL 60504.

M08-0131-000

Summary of content (2 pages)

PAGE 1
nitrate / nitrite test instructions cont. Water Test Desired Values 2. Immerse the reagent pads into water sample for 2 seconds, remove, after 1 minute match colors to chart below. 3. Colors are stable for 1 minute. EPA maximum contaminant levels or guideline standards Total Nitrate/Nitrite (as N) (end pad) 0 0.5 2.0 5.0 10 20 50 ppm Nitrite (as N) (pad nearest handle) Bacteria None Lead Below 15 ppb Pesticides 0 0.15 0.3 1.0 1.5 3.
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before you begin... Positive: Top line (next to number 2) is darker than bottom line (next to number 1), or lines are equally dark. 22 11 22 The Lead Test can detect dissolved lead at levels below the EPA Action level of 15 parts per billion (ppb). The Pesticide Test detects two of the most common pesticides used in the US at or below the EPA Maximum Contaminant Level (atrazine - 3 ppb, and simazine – 4 ppb). 1. Open Lead / Pesticide packet and take out all contents.