Blue Lab PH pens are not good

twentyeight.threefive

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Well, the Bluelab ph pen that I bought on May 27 died on me today. First is said "UR" with means the water was too cold, and the water was in the 70s. Then it read a bunch of 8s. I noticed there was water inside of the screen. Amazon's return policy is only a month, so I missed it by a couple of weeks. I read the recent reviews and a bunch of people were complaining. I'm not sure what's going on, but I think I'm done with Bluelab. $80 just thrown out the window and now I don't have a meter or anywhere to buy one real quick.
That’s not what the UR error means. Perhaps you should try their recommendations on the support forum and then contact the manufacturer if issues continue.
 

lusidghost

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I treated this new pen like a princess, btw. My old one lasted for 5 years and I've ever seen any of these messages or had water inside of any of it.
 

twentyeight.threefive

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You're right. I was looking at the ec pen instructions. But please explain why it then went to "888", along with having water inside of the screen.
The 8s display when starting the calibration process to 7 and 4 pH. If you have water inside the screen I can’t help you there, neither can anyone else here. What did Bluelab have to say about that?
 

lusidghost

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I’m aware. I was simply asking what Bluelab had to say about your issue. I mean it’s not a hard question.
It will probably be a generic response saying they'll send me a new one. I was pretty busy today and it's late. I'm sure they'll respond tomorrow. I still won't have a pen for probably over a week.
 

bk78

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It will probably be a generic response saying they'll send me a new one. I was pretty busy today and it's late. I'm sure they'll respond tomorrow. I still won't have a pen for probably over a week.
They definitely won’t send you one. When my bluelab soil probe went bonkers they said I had to send it to them, in fucking NZ for warranty or repair. Thank fuck I was still in the window to return it, because I went that route instead.
 

PJ Diaz

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It will probably be a generic response saying they'll send me a new one. I was pretty busy today and it's late. I'm sure they'll respond tomorrow. I still won't have a pen for probably over a week.
Just buy a half dozen cheap $10 pens, and treat them as disposable. You'll still be ahead of the game vs a 1-year warranty.
 
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