Well Water Testing

I provide a variety of well water test kits.  The benefit of buying from me is that I will interpret the results for you.  You can then purchase equipment from me or from someone else, but you’ll know what to buy.  If you already have a thorough water test you can email it to me and then call. I won’t look at it until you call as I need more information than what is provided in the test results. 

You can also test your water using one of my drinking water test kits if you have a public source but it’s really not necessary and may be misleading. I’ve had plumbers suggest to their customers that they don’t need to buy equipment. They provided a cheap test that showed no contaminants in the water. You cannot buy the test you need at a hardware store!

I offer two standard test kits and can provide you with custom tests upon request. You do not need all of the tests I offer below.  To learn what I recommend, call me. We’ll discuss what is wrong with your well water and I will sell you the well water test or well water test kits that address the issues with your water.

I collaborate with National Testing Labs (note: I prefer their test kits to any other lab anywhere) to provide you with the following:

Watercheck – the Watercheck includes 83 items including: presence or absence of 2 bacteria (coliform and E. coli), 19 heavy metals and minerals, 6 inorganic chemicals, 5 physical characteristics, 4 trihalomethanes, and 47 volatile organic chemicals.  The cost is $185.00 plus return shipping.

You may view a list of the physical characteristics and contaminants tested for in the Watercheck, here: Sample Watercheck

The majority of my customers use a Watercheck or Watercheck plus dissolved iron and tannin. (if color or staining other than hardness are present)

Watercheck with Pesticides– this test adds 20 additional pesticides, herbicides, and PCBs to the Watercheck above. The cost is $225. Testing for pesticides can be misleading. We can talk about that when you call. If you’re near or surrounded by farmland you do have pesticides in your water. I often use the presence of nitrates (in the Watercheck) as an indicator of pesticides. You should be aware that the presence of pesticides will be seasonal and corresponds with nearby farming or lawn maintenance.

Add Glyphosphate (aka Roundup): $290. in addition to the cost of the Watercheck.

Note: With either Watercheck test there will be an additional cost (which varies due to your location) to return the samples to the lab by Fed Ex overnight. 

Iron or Color Problems – I recommend adding two parameters to either Watercheck if one of your concerns includes iron or rust in your water.  These include dissolved iron and tannin. These will provide us a more thorough understanding of the extent of iron to be treated and the necessary methodology. Iron is treated one way, tannin another way, and if you have both then we need to use a third method. The cost is $50 for each of these.

Radon – a water testing kit for radon is available for $50.

Home water testing kits for bacteria other than Coliform and e. Coli is $420. This identifies a variety of bacteria by species.

Microbiological water test – for bacteria, yeast, and mold is $510.

Parasite test – 18 parasites including giardia and cryptosporidium is $650.

Semi-Volatile Organics – 81 Semi Volatile Organic Compounds including phenols, hydrocarbons, and phthalates: $390.

You call me to order any test and/or to discuss what test you need.