- Advanced Home Water Test Kit | Well or City | EPA Certified Drinking Water Labs | Tests for: 116 Analytes, incl. Lead, Copper, Hardness & Alkalinity and More | #1 Best Home Water Test - Wirecutter

The test kit arrived three days earlier than Amazon predicted it would. This kit came with two bottles and three test tubes to be filled by me plus two at-home tests which I completed on the day of the water sampling. The directions could not have been easier. The return shipping process was a breeze with the return overnight shipping label. My samples arrived in the lab on the opposite coast the next day. Results took two weeks to appear online but the results were phenomenal. I plan to repeat the testing in a couple years after I replace my water filter but I will go with a less expansive test the next time, now that I am reassured of the absence of certain toxins.

Easy to use, with a lengthy list of analytes. The results have really helped both reassure us on our quality of water, as well as identify a couple of issues related to older plumbing (which we assumed we would need to replace, but these tests have confirmed some needs that we didn't originally consider)!. Knowing about these issues has informed us on what we can do to mitigate it, until we finish our plumbing upgrades. I think this was well worth the cost. The support via chat was very helpful in understanding how the tests were done, and on interpretation of the results, and on what items were tested from each vial / draw. Just be aware that the elemental portion of the test is only performed on the First Draw sample in the Advance Test. My only wish is that there was an option to have elementals be tested on both First Draw and Full Flush samples, in order to conclusively identify plumbing vs. source water issues within a single sample and test, and to show the reduction levels achieved on contaminants via the full flush. One will have to obtain an additional test or tests if one wishes to do an elementals test on a Full Flush sample. Of course, that would be additional cost to fully test the advanced list of elements on two vials, but it would be nice to have a kit that option. That said, the elementals detected in our sample are almost always related to plumbing, and we need to upgrade older plumbing anyway. This will likely reduce or eliminate the items detected, so we'll just retest again after we have the plumbing work done. All in all, the testing was very helpful and worth the investment. If you have any question about the quality of your water or on potential contaminants, I would recommend.

The test was easy to order, perform, send back, to register and check results. It's also easy to download the report to email to water treatment companies to get recommendation for how to treat my water's specific issues. Yes, it took a couple of weeks to get results, but the wait was worth it. The report is very easy to read and I could click on individual components for more information. There's so much more information than what I got from the basic test the county health department does for free. It was also cheaper than the county's fees for the extensive additional testing I wanted performed. The report also included information about which water treatment technologies will solve each of my specific water issues. We have a new build with a new well. The report showed a couple areas of concern and gave me information to make informed decisions on treatment that will meet my goal of retaining minerals in our water. It still took me some time to research, talk to treatment companies, and create a workable solution. I ran into some roadblocks with treatment companies just wanting to do standard treatments like a salt-based water softener and an RO system but that wouldn't meet our goals or health needs. Customer Service was very responsive and was able to educate me on a couple points so that I could keep moving with putting together a solution. They even went above and beyond answering not only the question I came to them with but helping answer a deeper question that actually solves my issue even though it took a little more time and effort for the customer service representative to talk with others there and get a thorough answer to my question. I'm more than impressed (and I don't impress easily). I'll be using them in the future for my water testing needs for sure!

Expensive but lots of good information. Feel better about my well water now.

Bought this to do a deeper dive than the big box store's tests. It was easy to do and the results came back quickly.

This was so helpful in figuring out what I needed to safely drink my water. All the free tests were just trying to sell me filters. This test was easy, the report great, and Robin helped me understand my test and how to filter my water to have safe drinking water. I highly recommend this test if you have concerns with your water supply. Just follow the easy directions and a couple of days later you will be good to go. Thanks Robin. You guys rock!

process easy, efficient, and the company was fast to respond and very helpful

Easy to use, pretty complete test.