do u rinse ur ph pen after its been in the buffer sloution before taking a reading ?

f1bud

Active Member
AQUA PAL TESTER PH PAL+ MY NEW PH PEN !
as the title says do use guys rinse ur ph pen in normal water after u av callibrated ya pen in buffer solution 7 then take ya reading ?
or do use take it out of the buffer solution and straight into ur water for a reading ?
and whats the precise way to store after use do i rinse it clean with tap water ?


i only ask coz i av a cheap ass one that needs to be rinsed in distilled water after buffering and before ya take ya reading,, this aqua pal pen aint specific on this !!!!
I WOULD REARLY LIKE SOME HELP ON THIS IF U PEEPS DONT MIND !! THANX
 

Applesauceisgood

Well-Known Member
Contamination is hard to avoid, if you wash your pen off with tap then you have tap on it instead of the solution. I use mine as much as I need to, rinsing it lightly in between testing nutes. I store it in the cap with storage solution. Seems to work fine.
 

cephalopod

Well-Known Member
I'm w/ Applesauce, I rinse with RO water and store in solution. Never store your pen in de-ionized water.Also I try to shake off all excess water before storage.
 

Dawnseal

Member
Basically I do the same as Applesauce / Cepha, only I rinse my meter off using distilled water before I test my nutrient solution, and let it sit in a shot glass of distilled water until I finish with all my mixing. then I use a second clean shot glass w/dis wtr and rinse off meter and wipe off excess water before returning it to a small glass full of testing solution I use to store the meter in. just sayin...LOL
 
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