TDS meter

[vasko]

Amazing tool to distinguish between salt and fresh water

Also measure water quality from water-maker

￡3.31 20％ Off | Original Xiaomi TDS Water Tester Portable Detection Pen Digital Water Meter Measuring Water Quality Purity Tester in Stock
s.click.aliexpress.com/e/6UEhOLgo3

[Mistroma]

Vasko,

The link didn't work but there are plenty of TDS meters on eBay.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Xiaomi-TDS-Water-Quality-Test-Meter-for-Household-Drinking-5v/143361343112
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Digital-TDS-Meter-Water-Quality-Purity-Tester-TEMP-PPM-Test-Filter-Pen-Stick-UK/152193157642

I've been meaning to buy one for a while as they are so cheap. I've found a few places with pretty poor water and my wife usually taste tests it before filling. I only drink bottled water (IBS problem so safer as even different levels of inorganics can trigger a bout). A TDS meter should give sufficient warning of a potential problem.

I'm expecting most local sources will have a lot of silt for a while after the recent torrential rain. My cheap eBay pre-filter should earn its keep and at least keep mud or silt out of the tank.

[vasko]

FYI:

I have bought 2 other TDS meters from ebay and Aliexpress ( the one with the led lights) and they stop working reliably very shortly after first use - and slowly got fedup with them...


After I got a electric scooter Xiaomi - I'm now addicted to Xiaomi brand - everything that I have from Xiami ( Scooter, batteries, meters, headsets etc.) is amazing quality. amazing price and works forever    

[Trevor]

I have one of those cheap meters for checking the purity of water coming out of the watermaker ( desalinator). The watermaker has a salinity sensor but I have used the little meter for calibration purposes. I have had it a couple of years and it was so cheap I’m amazed it still works ok.

[Mistroma]

Oct 5, 2019 6:07:50 GMT vasko said:

FYI:

I have bought 2 other TDS meters from ebay and Aliexpress ( the one with the led lights) and they stop working reliably very shortly after first use - and slowly got fedup with them...


After I got a electric scooter Xiaomi - I'm now addicted to Xiaomi brand - everything that I have from Xiami ( Scooter, batteries, meters, headsets etc.) is amazing quality. amazing price and works forever    

I was thinking the same thing as I was impressed by your scooter when I tried it. I have a Xiaomi phone and am going to buy another for my wife when I get home (they are actually cheaper in Greece but I can't get it delivered before leaving for UK). It uses Android One and gets monthly updates, unlike most branded versions of Android. No crapware either, just basic Android. Survived a recent dunking in the med. as well.

Main problem is learning to pronounce the brand name properly when asked about the phone (I have that sorted now ).