Ebay meters Anyone

In the market for a meter came across this

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-PH-PPM-TEMP-TDS-EC-CF-METER-WATER-HYDROPONIC-TESTER-/370394212228?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item563d372784

anyone have one? used one? opinions??

I haven't used one. But when it comes to a meter, I'd go with a name brand you can trust.

Those mountable meters are nice. But u can only use it there. Which sucks.

I like my Milwaukee MW802 portable meter.

http://www.eseasongear.com/miinmwsmphec1.html

Few extra bucks but way worth it for name brand quality. A ph and ppm meter is not something you can skimp on.

This one is pretty popular. http://www.freshwatersystems.com/p-4623-hanna-instruments-ph-tds-ec-and-temp-combo-meter.aspx?affiliateid=10050&qid=0&utm_source=Googlebase&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Product&utm_term=HI98129 It does everything you need, fits in your pocket, and it's waterproof too. +Represent

Thats a good point it would be much better to have it portable, and all of those individual inputs wouclgld create more trip hzard

I like both of those I had been looking at that Hanna model previously but the extra small electrodes worried me.. I like the larger, corded one on the milwauke

thanks for the replies! my bad it took me so long to.. Appreciate it!!

The long corded one is great for me, as I use 55 gallon drums with just 2 very small openings at the top. No way i could reach my hand let alone my arm in there with a pen to check it. I just drop the probe in, 5 seconds later I've got my reading. And then I use it to check the solution I'm giving my soil plants.

The Milwaukee also has a nice little lanyard on the unit u can slip on your wrist, so you wont drop it in your water!

Its also very very simple to calibrate. With the supplied solutions you just dial it in, takes about 3 minutes!

Also if your probe breaks, you can just get a new one as it simply plugs right into the main unit! No bumbling with small electrodes trying to replace them.


As for reading temperature, shouldn't be to hard to find a thermometer.