My ph tester :(

Skyrim

Skyrim

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So I have an Eco Tester PH 2. Unfortunately I did neglect it for a while and the probe did go dry. It's super easy to calibrate. Here's what it looks like 35423_10.jpg. The directions are super easy. Put the probe in a 7.0 solution, wait for it to stabilize at 7.0, hit the CAL button, and then hit the hold/ent button. That's it, your done. I've got it in a 7.0 solution right now and it stabilizes at 8.3... How fucked am I? Is there a way to fix this, or is it time to toss this thing and buy a new one? I'm really disappointed right now.
 
JohnnySocko

JohnnySocko

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usually once the electrode dries out its over (how those cheap yellow ones ship dry and still work is beyond me, but...)
...you can Google using the key words "Electrode" dry, pH, revive, but last time I did it, the search yielded one method and consensus isl its a waste of time.....
if you buy either Hanna & Milwaukee, they sometimes sell replacement electrodes
 
Skyrim

Skyrim

Member
JohnnySocko said:
usually once the electrode dries out its over (how those cheap yellow ones ship dry and still work is beyond me, but...)
...you can Google using the key words "Electrode" dry, pH, revive, but last time I did it, the search yielded one method and consensus isl its a waste of time.....
if you buy either Hanna & Milwaukee, they sometimes sell replacement electrodes
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This was shipped with a dry proble as well, still worked great.
 
jondamon

jondamon

Well-Known Member
You could try soaking the probe in PLAIN TAP WATER to try and rehydrate it for 24hours.


Then see if it calibrates.

Golden rule though is "if it dries it dies".

Check with manufacturers for storage instructions.

I use a BLUELAB pH pen and it says to use either buffer4, KCI solution or plain tap water.

However after contacting BLUELAB they've actually pulled the recommendation of buffer4 and have since removed the info from their booklets.



J
 
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