Can this meter be used to test the salinity of soil?
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This is a TDS/EC Meter. Readings are in ppm,C, and F. No it does not, as far as I know. www.DigitalAid.info for more information.
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It is a moisture meter for indoor, outdoor, pots, lawn, trees or wherever you need to check water content, be careful if you are going into hard ground and hold the probe so you don't dislodge it from the plastic housing. I would recommend it, I have 3, one for plants and trees on deck, sunroom and lawns. Lorraine
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You have to calibrate it. It was beyond me. But i had a friend who'd done well in chemistry. He was unsuccessful in getting a reading that made sense, but I blame that more on him, than the reader. I would look for a pre-calibrated meter for someone with limited tech skills. i needed it to test PH in pond water. I have several mud ponds. The PH is a little different in each of them.
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I sure don't! I bought this one and a Sun Master digital and they couldn't read further apart! What we need to find is a calibration solution that works on soil meters, not just water meters.
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No don't do that . they have a cheap ph soil tester at lowes tests ph ,moisture and light thats what i use.
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Not really. It's most useful for chlorine levels that are in the goal range for a pool. It does give a rough estimate of PH and CYA (a pool thing) content. Doesn't test for bacteria etc, and not even that precise at what it does measure.
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Haven't used for home canning but I don't see why it wouldn't work. You have to be careful not to dip the tip too far into liquid (past the black cover) because the device is not waterproof. You also need to buy some calibration fluid to get accurate results. I bought ph4 and ph7 calibration packets to calibrate. They cost about a dollar a piece. This is not a bad tester considering the price. I have been using mine for a saltwater aquarium for a few months and it has worked well.
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Well in a relative sense, the answer is yes. The reason I say that is you have to calibrate it yourself. If you immerse the meter tip into something that you know is 100% saturated, you have the ability to set the meter reading to the maximum, which is 10. Therefore, all other readings should become accurate. This is explained in the instructions that come with the meter.
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Yes. Not the best probes, but good Pomona probes cost as much as this meter.
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No, it cannot. In order to use the probes for a current measurement a shunt would be provided across the black and red terminals which would make the voltmeter useless. If your looking for a clamp-probe type meter that will also perform inline current measurements, look for a meter that has three probe terminals. The third terminal is used with a built-in shunt thus allowing current measurements using the supplied probes. Hope this helps.
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I think it could be, it measures acidity not salinity. I use mine for beer brewing not fish tanks. Test some tap water then test some saline water and observe the difference, if any.
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Leaving it in the soil will compromise the meter. It is not designed for that purpose.
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All this device does is measure mow many dissolved solids are in the water, not what they are. It could be iron, lead, calcium, chlorine, benzine, whatever. what your looking for is a gas spectrometer. Very much outside the range of handheld gadgetry.
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Check the type of salt you are using. I had the same issue using dead sea salts which are potassium and magnesium salts. I suspect that the test kit measures NaCl which is what the manual specifies. The system seemed to work just fine but to appease the sensor I changed the mix to 30% plain pool NaCl salt.
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No. The battery wouldn't last that long AND you would not get an accurate reading. I do not use this meter anymore because of the inaccuracies in the levels and pulse readings. I hope I helped you with your question.
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Yes, the soil should be wet and soft. I have used this device but for me it shows similar readings no matter what I test so I am not sure how accurate it is.
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To measure salinity in a fish tank or pool, you'll need a different kind of hydrometer. Search for Red Sea Hydrometer on Amazon (pet/fish tank supplies), and you'll get the idea of the kind you need.