P.h Meter Reccomendations Please...

I bought this meter for $30 and I swear it doesn't work. It says 7.0 regardless of what I'm testing. Every plant i own apparently has a ph of 7 and even the outside ground is 7. My tap water is also at 7.
EVERYTHING IS READING 7 Is this a busted meter or is it possible that everything i test is 7??

Any advise on a good meter to purchase would be very much appreciated.

I own several ph probes and when I really want to know my soil ph, I send a soil sample to a professional lab. I really don't trust those cheap soil probes at all.

It sounds like your meter is fucked. Can you return it?
Here is a link to Amazon, and I would recommend getting a combo meter, as they both are important, and basically a must have for a serious grower.
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_...pm+meter&sprefix=ph+meter+and+ppm,lawngarden%

Ghost of Davy Jones said:

I bought this meter for $30 and I swear it doesn't work. It says 7.0 regardless of what I'm testing. Every plant i own apparently has a ph of 7 and even the outside ground is 7. My tap water is also at 7.
EVERYTHING IS READING 7 Is this a busted meter or is it possible that everything i test is 7??

Any advise on a good meter to purchase would be very much appreciated.View attachment 4009573

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Did you try testing your ((COUGH))

Unless it's a BlueLab or a Hanna meter. It's just about junk. BlueLab is water resistant. The Hanna isn't.

If you get either. They require cleaning, storage, and calibration fluid, plus batteries. Easy expect a bill around $200 for the set up.

Or just buy the cheapo GH PH test kit for 1/10th the cost.

Jimdamick said:

It sounds like your meter is fucked. Can you return it?
Here is a link to Amazon, and I would recommend getting a combo meter, as they both are important, and basically a must have for a serious grower.
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_16?url=search-alias=lawngarden&field-keywords=ph+meter+and+ppm+meter&sprefix=ph+meter+and+ppm,lawngarden%

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I like your avatar.

Ghost of Davy Jones said:

I bought this meter for $30 and I swear it doesn't work. It says 7.0 regardless of what I'm testing. Every plant i own apparently has a ph of 7 and even the outside ground is 7. My tap water is also at 7.
EVERYTHING IS READING 7 Is this a busted meter or is it possible that everything i test is 7??

Any advise on a good meter to purchase would be very much appreciated.View attachment 4009573

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I've used a similar meter and when it says the soil must be wet to get a reading it means it essentially needs to be drenched. We used to just put it in dump a cup or two of res water over the area and give it like a minute. I was always skeptical of its readings though.

When I was younger I used to earn extra money testing grapes at a cellar as the tractors came from the farms.
It required lots of readings and great accuracy.
They had these little black meters with a flat spot you would calibrate by dropping a drop of 4 and then 9 and then wipe it clean and pour on some distilled water for it to show 7 before testing your sample. Thing was really neat and quick to use. They did have a machine that did the same analysis at the larger part of the cellars, and they would regularly take random samples to make sure my work is up to standard as farmers catch hissy fits if you tell them their grapes suck arse.