No..i dont think it does.are you re calibrating after ea grow or through the grow to check accuracy..Hi folks
Does silicate create a film on my (Bluelab) pH- and EC-pens? I've been using silicate for my last two or three growths and it gives me this impression.
And then ...what's the best way to clean the probe(s)??
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I've been maintaining my equipment properly, still it seems like the silicate is creating a film on the probes of both pens which gives different readings which imo seem inaccurate. The same solution shows readings that can vary a lot.. I also got me some good old-fashioned pH-strips with colour indicationProper way to maintain a pH meter:
Rinse with distilled water. Rinse with pH meter cleaning solution. Rinse with distilled water. Store in pH meter storage solution.
Right now I'm calibrating several times with each grow because the readings are confusing to me.No..i dont think it does.are you re calibrating after ea grow or through the grow to check accuracy..
Sounds like it begins to malfunction.Right now I'm calibrating several times with each grow because the readings are confusing to me.
It might be time to invest in new ones. Used them for quite some years now.....Sounds like it begins to malfunction.
Does it give a biased reading after calibratiin, towards the last calib fluids pH?
NopeSounds like it begins to malfunction.
Does it give a biased reading after calibratiin, towards the last calib fluids pH?
Just FYI it specifically states in BlueLab's user manuals NEVER to use your pH meter in distilled or RO water (0 PPM), it will ruin it!Proper way to maintain a pH meter:
Rinse with distilled water. Rinse with pH meter cleaning solution. Rinse with distilled water. Store in pH meter storage solution.
Just FYI it specifically states in BlueLab's user manuals NEVER to use your pH meter in distilled or RO water (0 PPM), it will ruin it!
As far as silica goes - it should be fine. I've used my pH and EC meters in all sorts of nutrient solutions and as long as you maintain them properly and never let your pH meter dry out it should last you a very long time.
Yeah it says something about distilled, ro or pure water changes the chemistry of the probe or something to that effect.BlueLab must have a special tip material or paranoia about upholding their warranty. Distilled is commonly used for rinsing pH meters. However, storing in pure distilled water is universally bad.
I always use distilled for rinsing my $10 Vivosun pH meter. Nothing bad happens. Glad I didn't spend $175 on a pH meter that self destructs with a distilled water rinse.
That's where they get ya! Gotta RTFM.Yeah it says something about distilled, ro or pure water changes the chemistry of the probe or something to that effect.
It's true, it's a physical phenomen - osmotic balance in fluids.Yeah it says something about distilled, ro or pure water changes the chemistry of the probe or something to that effect.
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