what is the best ph meter of this two?

[slimj]

who of this ph meters should i buy? aint much to chose at the shops around here and dont have time to wait for something from outside the country..

hanna HI-98108
milwaukee ph40

 

[MagniKhan]

I've had good luck, and generally heard good things about Hanna.

 

[OC80]

You can ask around here, and most experienced people will agree, Milwaukee seems to come out on top as far as ph testing goes.

Ive had a cheapo 20$ milwaukee and its never failed, as long as you dont drop it in the water.

 

[superusa]

who of this ph meters should i buy? aint much to chose at the shops around here and dont have time to wait for something from outside the country..

hanna HI-98108
milwaukee ph40

I'd go with the Hanna I have a milwaukee ph51 and it is a piece of shit. I have only had it for about 4 months and the display is failing.The hannas are nice, so are the oakton ecotesters (really durable).

 

[MagniKhan]

You can ask around here, and most experienced people will agree, Milwaukee seems to come out on top as far as ph testing goes.

Ive had a cheapo 20$ milwaukee and its never failed, as long as you dont drop it in the water.

Funny, that is the exact opposite of what I read around here. And in my experience the Hanna has been great!

 

[theHIGHlander]

my ph test strips/drops have never let me down...fuck paying big bucks for some fancy pen when you can get strips/drops out ya local fish store for next to nothing,,,,you will not use the pen very often unless your a shocking grower, so bin that idea,,spend the money on some beans & then pick up some ph strips/drops with the change

keep it green
highlander

 

[GoatCheese]

hey

Don't buy the Hanna with the 2 in one metre ph and ec meter in the same unit ..those won't last and are fairly expensive ..at least 5 years ago many reported these being quite lousy


buy the ec and ph meters as separate ..and you prolly get them cheaper also

I have used a cheaper Adwa meters and those have also worked just fine..

But, the 2 in 1 meters should be avoided ...so they say.


Later.

 

[slimj]

my ph test strips/drops have never let me down...fuck paying big bucks for some fancy pen when you can get strips/drops out ya local fish store for next to nothing,,,,you will not use the pen very often unless your a shocking grower, so bin that idea,,spend the money on some beans & then pick up some ph strips/drops with the change

keep it green
highlander

using drops now but will have something to compare with to tune in the 5,8 color on the drops i using. but thanks for the advise

 

[Centrum]

Milwaukee was junk for me.
Hanna has stood the test of time.

 

[Stond_Face]

Hmmm... Looks like 6 for one and a half dozen for the other

I have a hanna and I would get it again.

 

[FreezerBoy]

After considerable research, I avoid pH meters in favor of drops. Meters are crashoots at best with Milwaukee sucking the least followed by Oakton and Hanna scraping up the rear.

 

[Mickymouse]

Best of drops or strips.Get Sunleaves PH drops.10$ off ebay.Best drops for the price.One drop to test.A bottle will last forever.

 

[jarff]

off the subject I tried everything til I bought Oakton....not a problem in three years...just my 2 cents
jarff

 

[slimj]

ended up with a bluelab ph meter.
I am hoping that it is good..

 

[Shakalaka]

Bluelab makes good stuff. I have their ec meter it's awesome. Not sure about the ph meter though.

 

[ericcalif]

I'll throw my vote behind Milwaukee. I have a 600. Good so far. (7mo)
These types need to be kept wet, I understand not keeping the tip wet leads to premature failures.
http://www.milwaukeetesters.com/pdf/ph-ec_info.pdf

 

[MurroFX]

Well it definetily cind of looks a little pro...(Or something like that, f... dyslexia...)

 

[intotheunknown]

i must say

i must say

im highly upset with milwaukees products, and also the store i bought mine from. spent 75 bucks on a ph57, which was an hour away from me. to get home to find out that it rattles inside of it, and is way the fuck off. and since its electronics i cant return it, they have to send it back to the manufacturer so they can determine whether im the one who broke it or whatever it may be. its a big fucking joke.
they sell me an obviously broken pen, then basically tell me its not their problem. funny thing is, im doing organics, and the only reason i bought it was to just "know" what my PH levels were.

buyer beware!
just thought id share this with all of you and possibly help you make a good decision when spending good money on these.

 

[vaped]

Blue Lab has never failed me...I even dropped in the res.! The controller box is NOT waterproof...I just took it apart and sat it by the dehumidifier overnite...reassembled...works like a dream!

 

[gates3rd]

i love my milwaukee ph & ec meters but i hate that milwaukee-green looks so old,
but your new bluelab ph meter looks like a medical device, very cool

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