Bluelab Soil Test Kit Digital pH Meter for Soil/Hydroponic Garden/Coco/Rockwool Easy Calibration Water Resistant Precise Readings 0.1 Accuracy Comes with Probe Cover - PENSOILPH

Works great, I would definitely recommend this meter.

It took some getting used to. I carry it around in a handled cup. So i have a place to prop it up. Its a process. Totally worth it.

I got the solution to assess the calibration of the bluelab pH pen and been detecting consistent data for water and other solutions. Perfect for knowing how to keep my drinkables at a higher pH so to balance my acidic diet of foods. In doing so, I detoxify my body every day and help the digestion of foods work as it should. In this age of modern polluting factors (a mountain of factors, really) our basic water and other fluids are poisoned by chlorine, chloride , flouride, and other unwanted pollutants. These products change the water pH. Our natural streams (with higher pH because of magnesium and potassium) are no longer the standard we evolved to intake. This other water, delivered via pipes or with well shock treatments with Chlorine isn't part of our evolutionary diet. So the Bluelab Pen permits me to make sure what I drink is going to be something I've evolved to drink that helps me balance the toxic effects of too much of one thing (acidic foods that need to be digested and distributed by alkaline fluids).

So I found this pen to be such a life saver. I loved the way it tested the ph of my plants in an instant. I went around my little nursery and was able to test them all. I had crazy results, no wonder my plants were not doing well. So they found themselves back on their way. They started to look sad again, within about a week and half. Something wasn't adding up with my mix, there was no way the ph should be that high and I should have to be adding that much ph down. So I recalibrated, and same thing. Who knows? next day half my plants appear dead. I tried to recalibrate again, this time it would not pick up right, the 7.0 solution was picking up 10 and the 4 was picking up 7. I returned and amazon got me another the same day. So I calibrated that one, the solution rang in at 3.1! I was p***ed So I think just got a dudd. I got this last probe march 1st. It started acting up 3 days ago, the screen started to morph to unreadable, temps reading over 180. Are you serious!? I use this multiple times a day. this is a huge expense as right now I am entirely self funded. I work on research on propagation of endangered native plants. There are downright impossible sources to come by at any rate, but to have them fail like this, from errors of a pricey product that I purchased to make it easier to restore them to the environment, this gets them a rating of 1. My heart literally breaks with each loss of plant life that I lose. I cannot just go and buy this stuff at Walmart. I am at a loss and have no idea where to go from here. ***update, I went ahead and got a new pen less than 1 week ago. this makes three in less than 2 months. I have had in the past 2 days, 2 seedlings that have never been cultivated grow. by changing the ph just a small amount. Ph meter worked great all day. Tonight, its not working, screwed up reading, always reads 7.3, will not calibrate. never ever again bluelab. The Dollar tree makes products that last longer.

After buying every cheap soil ph meter there is on Amazon, I finally broke open my wallet for the best one out there. I will tell you this, Blue Lab is the best one out there. I can check my soil and water’s ph and I get precise readings now. Treat it right and it will last for years to come.

I received my probe in the mail today. I was really confused as to what the KCL fluid was, because there was fluid in both the cap and inside the probe it seems.....I feel like the instructions could be clearer but I figured it out. So after powering on I noticed there's no check mark next to the pH label meaning that it needs to be calibrated. So I can't even use this right out of the box. The pen should not only come calibrated but it should also include one small pouch of calibration fluids as well as KCL fluid, just for backup. I understand these things need to be sold separately as they get used up pretty quick each season, but I feel I should be able to use this right out of the box. What has ended up happening is that there wasn't enough KCL solution in the dibber to bathe the probe, and so I had to add 2 drops water to the dibber and soak it overnight (it really only requires a couple drops of water, which you think it would require more by looking at the dibber but nope). So I have to do two things: let the probe soak overnight now that there's enough fluid inside, and now I have to order the pH calibration fluids and wait for them to come in the mail so I can calibrate this thing before using it. I admit, this is a bit annoying. I understand that maybe the calibration will be lost from when this pen is produced in the warehouse and by the time the buyer receives it. But that's why you should include a little bit of calibration fluid with the pen so I can calibrate it, allowing me to use it right out of the box. Anyhow, it has nice packaging and is a nicely put together device from what I can tell. I don't expect to have any problems and trust it will do its job reliably. I will update this review in the future if necessary.

I read the reviews on Amazon BEFORE I bought this and quickly realized that the primary 2 issues that people had was that the probe holder wasn't included when they shipped it, and that you need to calibrate this after each use. Well the probe holder was attached, and I didn't realize it at first until I carefully looked at it and then realized that you have to unscrew and gently pull it out at first. There should be some solution in the probe holder when you take it out, so be careful. If there isn't a cap, nor solution when you pull this cap off, then you've got a defective product. I bought both the calibration solutions, AND the storage solution and was prepared when I first started out. I'll have you know that this product SAVED my butt in that the cheap "two-prong" old style PH meters said I was at 9 PH and I almost did some damage to my plants using the PH Down nutes. I used it tonight and it said I was at a 5.5 which is borderline TOO LOW! If you read the directions and take your time, this thing is INVALUABLE!!! I HIGHLY SUGGEST THIS TO ANY NEWBIE OUT THERE, JUST DO YOUR RESEARCH AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS PEOPLE! LOL

I discovered I had an issue with calibration only a couple of weeks over the warranty period and reached out to BlueLab Customer Care. BlueLab support immediately got back to me the same day ( within hours) and asked that I send them some more information on my calibration issues. Without any back and forth with them, and within a day they let me know they were going to take care of me. They honored their warranty and immediately sent me a new pen and a printed user guide/ grow booklets as well. BlueLab and their customer care are a sure cut above the rest. Recommended.

Quality

prompt post securely packed & protected Works well just be gentle Very happy with the purchase

No trae las soluciones de calibración y almacenamiento

Top Produkt . Über 1 jahr in täglichen Einsatz. Sehr flexibel duch boden ph Messung und Flüssigkeit Messung. Nach vorgeschriebenen Pflege durch reinigen, KCl lagerung und Kalibrierung funktioniert das Gerät nach über 1 jahr noch wie am ersten Tag

Väsentlig information om produktens egenskaper utelämnas i produktbeskrivningen. Detta är en slit-och-släng-vara som säljs som en "investering" i högkvalitativ utrustning. Följande information framgår inte på Amazon-sidan alls men står i en finstilt text på tillverkarens hemsida: "Bluelab's pH products are charged with reference material which expends over time and use. The average life span of a pH pen is approximately 18 months." 2000 kronor för något som inte kan användas nästa säsong? Tror de flesta skulle nöja sig med PH-papper om detta ärligt redovisades före köp. Min mätare höll dock inte ens för ett första test så jag slipper nog ur det här genom att returnera den som en garantivara. Tur i oturen. Som framgår av bilderna varierar avläsningen på samma ställe i jordhögen med 0,6 punkter och är olika vid alla tre mätningar. Jag har ingen aning om huruvida PH ligger inom intervallet som visas, men produkten visar inkonsekvent avläsning med 0,6 punkter och påstås ha en exakthet på 0,1 punkter, vilket alltså inte stämmer.