Bought a New Tester

[Ca++]

Sorry I should have been more specific I was referring to 9.0 PH, the PPM is 140 or so.

Your rain off a tiled roof?
140ppm seems high. A quick search suggests half of that more typical. Some say 170ppm is hard water. 140ppm seems unreasonable.

As he said, pH meters loose accuracy as EC drops. Rain should trouble them. Though yours isn't just rain it seems.

 

[Abdthi1966]

Your rain off a tiled roof?
140ppm seems high. A quick search suggests half of that more typical. Some say 170ppm is hard water. 140ppm seems unreasonable.

As he said, pH meters loose accuracy as EC drops. Rain should trouble them. Though yours isn't just rain it seems.

Yea well. I may be misremembering, who remembers.

 

[Ca++]

Chinese new year. Lasts about 3 months, if you are waiting for something. Just 10 days, if you're not.

I feel wounded for you.

 

[smilley]

Aliexpress settled my dispute and is going to refund my C$0.69. I can get the same ph meter for C$12.99 with next day delivery from Amazon or try Aliexpress again for C$2.69 with 30 day delivery. It's just for back-up so I may cheap out again and try Ali again, I haven't decided yet.

 

[Ca++]

Aliexpress settled my dispute and is going to refund my C$0.69. I can get the same ph meter for C$12.99 with next day delivery from Amazon or try Aliexpress again for C$2.69 with 30 day delivery. It's just for back-up so I may cheap out again and try Ali again, I haven't decided yet.

$3 does sound like you might get it lol
Bang Good are a bit like Ali, with their consumer gadget lineup.
Ali tend to side with the consumer these days, and are quick to say keep it, when things are not as expected. They have had to, as Temu started doing it, and I think Sheen. The seller just has to put up with it. Even the main distributors for Temu are working below cost. They are stuffing everyone, growing massively, for the price of a future promise. I don't think Temu sell gadgets though.

China Post 7-30 days service, is 5cad for 100g. I'm not sure how an independent can sell you one for $3. The stuff Ali warehouse, all shares an Ali container. There freight forwarding specialists know all the best routes, and people compete to get Ali's custom. Then the government are known to subsidise them. It's hard to compete with such a well oiled machine. Amazon do the same, but the warehouse is in Canada, usually on your side of the customs boarder. So it's costs a little more, but not a lot more, and it's closer.
Ali wouldn't normally boat over something so small though. It's an envelope, on a plane. 7 day stuff. But $10cad. Chinese wages are not far off ours. It can't be massively cheaper. Though buying direct does cut out the Canadian stockist. The Harbourfreight man, or whoever. Amazon don't take on his role, as they are a warehousing and distribution company. We need these somewhere. It's just a case of where.

$3cad is just two quid. You are not getting them batteries

 

[smilley]

I git my refund from Ali and decided to try them again. Same tester for C$4.69 with delivery for March 7. Different vendor this time, I'll report back later...

 

[smilley]

It arrived today, more than 2 weeks early. It didn't come with the callibration powder but did come with batteries. I have my own callibration fluid so everything is good.

For C$4.64 I'm extremely pleased. I'll put it in stock until the old one fails.

 

[Ca++]

Nice. A disposable meter, at a disposable price.
That's $3.50US / E3.20 / £2.75
I would struggle to get batteries for £2.75

I wonder if the first seller has been removed from the platform now. There business model might of been finding people that will just let a dollar go, without chasing it.

Ali-bashing seems to be a thing of the past, and perhaps Canada don't make disposable pH meters anyway. I'm happy you stuck with it. While equally perplexed over how they get such good postage deals, when I can't

I would be tempted to try it, but you are right not to. They will store a couple of years before use, but once wet that changes.
Recent posts have suggest Amazon is a disposal site for old models, and short shelf life items. Removing that supply stage is probably useful.


Perhaps here back from you in a few months