Safe Home DIY Lead in Drinking Water Combo Test Kit- (1 Pack)

I found this kit easy to use. It was easy to read the results. I am glad I found this. I was sure it would be very low if at all and it was. I had rather know for sure than to guess. When I got all new plumbing my hot water heater had collected lead over the years and it was discovered during a complete remodel. Scary. I would never have known.

This product was very easy to use - I didn't have any trouble reading the stick thingy. I only wish the manufacturer of this product gave you more test sample plates. I gave it four stars: For $20, it would be nice to have ~3 'testers' panels. Lots of packaged wasted, to have to order another product if you wanted to test again in a few months. They send a bag, if you decided to send a sample to a lab.

Recent scare in our area of possible lead pipes and other lead due to the age of the neighborhood. This test kit really helped to put a kibosh on the whole fear mongering that was going on at the time. Thank you.

Easy to use with easy to follow instructions. Questionable water lead level accuracy.

I was not happy with this test. (1) lead at or below 4ppb (lowest threshold) is apparently still not safe for children especially long term, so even a negative test result is not sensitive enough/not that meaningful (2) testing methods seemed flawed. You are supposed to dropper 4 drops (very small amount), then you are supposed to shake the vial, then suction out “all” of the liquid to put on the test strip. The directions do not point out that liquid is trapped in the cap of the vial. And it’s obvious enough that it’s hard to suction it “all” due to the dropper build (droplets stay in dropper) and some small residue stays in vial. So, it’s hard to functionally complete the directions, and I would think that may skew results to under-detecting lead in water, which is a huge safety issue. In sum, I do not feel reassured by a negative result here, and would like to find a more sensitive and reliable test. I was kind of satisfied with an earlier “WaterSafe” test that I thought gave a different (+) result, and would prefer to re-test with that to trend/see if the first test was accurate/determine final assessment and next steps. I picked this test in part because it was so highly recommended on Amazon, but wonder if there may be a flaw in the recommendation algorithm etc. My concern is, again, this test may underdetect lead, which could be a huge health problem writ large/at scale. Maybe it’s “neutral” that he algorithm pushed this product up/just people being ego syntonically “relieved” to get a negative test and not realizing or questioning if the test is flawed/may underdetect.

I recently got notice from Amazon that a faucet I purchased on here was being recalled due to lead. I was extremely worried and immediately bought a new faucet but did decide to buy this test and try it out on my old faucet out of curiosity since I have a toddler and I was understandly concerned. I am so glad I did, it made me feel better knowing the numbers were either under 4 ppb or nonexistent which was such a relief. I was incredibly grateful for this product. We did a more thorough test through an outside company and it seems as though this product was very accurate. Easy to do and quick!

Assuming the test is reasonably correct, it showed the rainwater in our storage tank had between 5-15 ppb lead. Probably leached from the cheap brass fittings throughout our collection system by the pH 5.5 water. Good benchmark as we start improving the system.

Very clear instructions and easy to use. Done in less than 7 mins.

Based on USA recommended rate and Canadian rates is even lower. No actual rate shown. The reading shows pass or not.