can you calibrate your tds/ppm/ec meter with pure bottled water?

diowk

Active Member
If you had pure bottled water with 0 minerals or anything added cant you use that as your calibration solution and calibrate it to 0? Why do I need to have a solution with salts added?
 

sixstring2112

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I have not found any bottled h2o that tested 0. I think its better to calibrate to a high number that is common in nute mixes. Everything would have to be perfect for o to work.
 

CaptainTripps

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Distilled water should read 0... But from what I have read, calibrating to something like distilled water won't work. Calibrating to something as close as you as you are running your soluation at is best...
 

diowk

Active Member
perfect thanks guys. 1 gram of salt / litre RO water = 1000 ppm apparently so thats probably what Ill do
 
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