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
pH
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
ppm
0
0.5
2.0
5.0
20
50
10
ppm
0
2.0
4.0
10
ppm
0
0.15
0.3
1.0
3.0
10
1.5
Nitrite
(as N) (pad nearest handle)
pH
(end pad)
LR Total
Hardness
(middle pad)
Total
Chlorine
(pad nearest handle)
0
50
120
250
425
ppm
6.0
6.5
7.5
8.5
10
ppm
DRINKING WATER TEST KIT
© 2005 BRK Brands, Inc. Aurora, IL 60504. All rights reserved. First Alert
®
is a registered
trademark of the First Alert Trust, Aurora, IL 60504.
M08-0131-000
