Pickle010 Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Bummer to see all the cacellations... I just got mine today. Tap Water Reading - 198 PPM Fresh Top Off Water Reading - 008 PPM Now if I only had something to compare it to. Link to comment
Scott Riemer Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 It'll be interesting to compare to my HM TDS-3. Got mine and did a comparison. I wish it was better news. First test: Tap water First dip HM TDS-3 530ppm IntelliTEC 675ppm Second try HM TDS-3 530ppm IntelliTEC 744ppm Second Test: RO/DI from my Water General Model: RO 6100+DI HM TDS-3 0ppm IntelliTEC 7ppm Third Test: Tap Water again HM TDS-3 540ppm Intellitec 684ppm Link to comment
Jombo Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 mine was cancelled too.. Odd though, cause i ordered mine really early... Sunday Nov 11 at 8 in the morning. Weakk... Link to comment
Scott Riemer Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 mine was cancelled too.. Odd though, cause i ordered mine really early... Sunday Nov 11 at 8 in the morning. Weakk... See my test results. Even for free, it's pretty much worthless. Link to comment
scarfish Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Did any1 with a canceled order ever get an email saying it "your buy.com order has been shipped"? I received that email last week but haven't got the tester yet. Link to comment
ebin Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 email to me said out of stock not coming too bad. Link to comment
epicfish Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 See my test results. Even for free, it's pretty much worthless. Ditto. Just tested a few different samples last night when someone came over to pick up some corals. I have a Hannah meter and they got the new one. Wayyyy off. Link to comment
derekandrenee Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Just got mine...works well. Tap water is 120 and my RO/DI is perfect. I love free things....and it comes with 2 SPARE batteries to boot!!! Great FREE find! Link to comment
Phixion Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Even for free, based on the majority of results, sounds like this thing is a serious POS. I'm thankful for my HM TDS-3 and TDS-4 Link to comment
SparkPlug Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 im gunna have to agree with it being not very accurate. although i have nothing to test it against,..it says my tap water is 014 and RO/DI is 000. it just seems like the Tap should be higher,...although i live in a condo & don't know if our water has a pre filter,...though i couldnt locate anything in view. Randy~ Link to comment
tubatime1010 Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Mine was "cancelled"...terrible company... Even if something is "Free", you still should not sell more of an item than you have available.... even if there is more free stuff up, I wont be buying from buy.com any time soon... Link to comment
clifford513 Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Got an email at 3:57 PM...My order was cancelled too. Link to comment
travisurfer Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 mine was also canceled Link to comment
Scott Riemer Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Mine's for sale. Link to comment
Lalani Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Mine was shipped FedEx, from TX to LA..... its taking a detour apparently. November 19, 2007 9:29 PM Sortation Center Arrival GROVE CITY, OH November 19, 2007 9:09 AM Sortation Center Departure ATLANTA, GA November 16, 2007 1:29 AM Sortation Center Arrival NEW BERLIN, WI November 15, 2007 10:52 PM Sortation Center Arrival ATLANTA, GA November 15, 2007 8:47 AM Sortation Center Departure DALLAS, TX November 15, 2007 6:42 AM Sortation Center Departure DALLAS, TX November 14, 2007 6:28 PM Sortation Center Arrival DALLAS, TX Link to comment
wimby Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I got mine today my tap reads 104 and my bottled r/o water from walmart reads 4 who knows whats right Link to comment
shivametimbas Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 i think its a piece of crap. mine reads different for the same water almost every time. but,,,, mine did say 160 for the RO water i've been buying from the LFS so ///// need to get a ro/di unit of my own. i know the tester cant be that bad off. will get some distilled and see what it says Link to comment
Scott Riemer Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 i think its a piece of crap. mine reads different for the same water almost every time. but,,,, mine did say 160 for the RO water i've been buying from the LFS so ///// need to get a ro/di unit of my own. i know its not that bad off.will get some distilled and see what it says The TDS meter is definitely garbage but don't be surprised if the water you've been buying is really that bad. I bought some once that must have come straight from a garden hose, 538TDS! See my test above with this meter vs. my HM TDS-3. Link to comment
dsoz Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 mine came about 15 minutes ago. 36ppm for my tap water in Oregon City. Link to comment
shevel Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 36ppm for my tap water in Oregon City.got mine today... tested it and it was kinda funny.. tap water - 20ppm filtered water from tap - 13ppm 55g fresh water tank - 50ppm 29g salt water tank.... 999+ppm!! ok what the heck is up with that!? lol thats crazy i think its off.. or should i not test salt water??? how is this supposed to work? tested again... tap water - 25ppm filtered water from tap - 12ppm 55g FW tank - 43ppm 29g SW tank - 999+ppm 36ppm for my tap water in Oregon City.also from Oregon but down south from you about 70miles Link to comment
reefone Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 ^^^^ u cant test saltwater with it. thats why its giving the funny reading. also got mine today havent opened it yet. Link to comment
GrandeGixxer Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 It is testing total solids. This would be salt, calcium, all of the other elements that make up your saltwater. I think it is time to do a water change on your freshwater tank though. Link to comment
latazyo Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Mine was shipped FedEx, from TX to LA..... its taking a detour apparently. November 19, 2007 9:29 PM Sortation Center Arrival GROVE CITY, OH November 19, 2007 9:09 AM Sortation Center Departure ATLANTA, GA November 16, 2007 1:29 AM Sortation Center Arrival NEW BERLIN, WI November 15, 2007 10:52 PM Sortation Center Arrival ATLANTA, GA November 15, 2007 8:47 AM Sortation Center Departure DALLAS, TX November 15, 2007 6:42 AM Sortation Center Departure DALLAS, TX November 14, 2007 6:28 PM Sortation Center Arrival DALLAS, TX they are shipping it weird....it started FedEx, but finished USPS mine went from TX to Earth City, MO (which is a st louis suburb) then to Wisconsin, then back to Earth City, then to my post office, then to my house the next day.......very bizarre Link to comment
shevel Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 u cant test saltwater with it. thats why its giving the funny reading.i knew it wasnt right and thanks for reasuring me I think it is time to do a water change on your freshwater tank though.never done a water change in this tank before. its been set up for over 1 1/2 year, just clean the filter every once in a while and the water is very clear all fish are healthy and never had any disease very happy with the outcome of the FW tank Link to comment
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