Thats a great meter. A buddy swears by those. Check out the new Hanna Groline. Its got new features and stuff the others dont have. I might pull the trigger on one. My Bluelab Combo has been faithful through the years but I can relegate that to my veg room tanks and the new Groline for my flower room reservoirs.75 bucks and Bullet proof. I've owned almost all of them.
Anything can get contaminated if you don't keep it clean or are cheap enough to put back some you've used but it doesn't expire for ages. It's just inorganic salts that have been stable for millions of years before it got mixed with water and put in a jug. The ones I bought with the pen 6 years ago are just fine and I would use them with confidence today if I were to need my pH pen for anything.
Do your bottles of 4 and 7 calibration have an expiration date on the bottles?
I just checked the Bluelabs calibration solution I have and there isn't an expiration date on the bottles. They are 250 ml bottles, only cost about ten dollars for both 4 and 7 percent solutions, and will last at least a year calibrating the probe a few times a month and discarding the used solution. It's pretty inexpensive and takes minimal time to calibrate and properly store your test equipment. If you're growing in coco or hydro ph is one of the most important things to maintain.
Welcome to the wonky world of pH meters. Could be ANYTHING causing it to act funky too. Been there..done that. I suggest getting some bromothymol blue drops for backup or as a reference when you just know the meter is not acting right. Good Luck!!! Its also why I buy replaceable electrode junction meters/probes. Ive been up down...and all around with pH meters over the years. And its not specific brands either...from Hanna...Oakton...Bluelab to Millwaukee..THEY ALL CAN ACT WIERD!!! Pain in thee Ass!!! I also suggest that once you find one that behaves somewhat..to keep it clean and calibrated and stick with that one as long as you can. I use mine regularly. And I can tell you..even if you take care of it..if you use it regularly..your meter will go down. It will not last. You will be replacing it eventually.
Nope.
mine dried out 1 time, I put it back into tap water and after 24hr soak it twas AOK.
If you referring to my post. Just saying you can save time having to maintain an experience and sensitive peice of equipment that is fucked as soon as you make a little mistake with like forgetting to put it in the storage solution. Which is a pretty easy mistake to make btw when your in a rush when you can get pens for half the price which are just as accurate and are not going to break or be 1.2 out after you forget to put it in the storage solution. I’m not slamming the company atall have I said anything about bluelab? No I referred to one of there products! I have one of their EC meters which is great and has been going strong for theirs but from my experience with their PH pen it’s an expensive waste of money.
No I geezer people can’t some people can be bothered or have the time to be fucking around with the pen when you can get something for half the price, that does the same thing and and doesn’t need maintaining constantly. Have a nice day dudeIf a person can't take care of a sensitive instrument like a pH pen then they should stick with paper strips or pool test kits.
Some peoples toolboxes are just full of different sized hammers but they won't be working on my car.
ANY pH pen needs the same maintenance to keep working properly no matter what brand it is or how much it didn't cost.
The one I got from my hydro store for £40 doesn’t need fuckall maintenance you fucking retard. Maybe recallibrating every 2 months if that. Jog on you little prick
Can you actually read or are you a retard. It was my friends Pen that never worked not mine. Mines a cheap pen. It’s works perfectly fine. Read a post properly before you make an ‘accurate response’
AMEN!If a person can't take care of a sensitive instrument like a pH pen then they should stick with paper strips or pool test kits.
Some peoples toolboxes are just full of different sized hammers but they won't be working on my car.
