Multi-parameter Water Quality Monitor: FAST
Safety Training Requirements
[edit | edit source]- Dr. Pearce Safety Lab Tour
- Worker Health & Safety Awareness
- WHMIS 2015 - Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
- Laboratory Safety & Hazardous Waste Management
Personal protective equipment
[edit | edit source]PPE is to keep YOU safe so that you can keep doing what you want to do.
- Safety glasses – always required
Multi-parameter Water Quality Monitor
[edit | edit source]- Located in TEB6
- Make: Analytical instruments/Precise instruments
- Model: PH-116 Multi-parameter Water Quality Monitor
- https://www.amazon.ca/Temperature-Multi-Parameter-Aquariums-Hydroponics-Laboratory/dp/B087RS4FRQ/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=3GZZKE84WPTMB&keywords=ph%2B116%2Bwater%2Bquality%2Bmonitor&qid=1654623050&s=kitchen&sprefix=ph%2B116%2Bwater%2Bquality%2Bmonitor%2Ckitchen%2C75&sr=1-1-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFWTVFCV05NRVJYNjAmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA2MDg1MDgzRVAySkpIU0pRSkZYJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA1OTA4NThQNUVWQk9ZMTJFMEUmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl&th=1
- Specifications:
- 152 mm x 80 mm x 20 mm
- 230 g
- DC6V power supply (adaptor included)
Calibration & Tolerances
[edit | edit source]Range:
- pH: 0.00 - 14.00
- CF: 0.0 - 199
- EC: 0.00 - 19.99
- TDS: 10 - 19990 ppm
- Temp: 0°C - 55°C
Resolution:
- pH: 0.01
- EC: 0.01
- CF: 0.1
- TDS: 10 ppm
- Temp: 0.1°C
Accuracy:
- pH: ± 0.1
- Temp: ± 1°C
- EC/CF/TDS: ± 2% F.S.
Operation & Procedure
[edit | edit source]- Connect the power adaptor to the power supply outlet or let it run on the battery
- Connect the pH electrode to the probe inset of the instument
- Remove the protective caps on the pH and EC electrodes
- Turn on the meter
- Immerse the electrodes in the solution to be tested
- Stir gently and wait for the readings to stabilize
- Press the °C/°F button to switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature readings
- Press the mode button to switch between CE, CF, and TDS measurements
Shutdown
[edit | edit source]- Turn off the meter
- Rinse the electrodes
- Put the protective caps back onto the electrodes
References
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| License | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
| Organizations | Free Appropriate Sustainable Technology, Western University |
| Cite as | Tierney Craven (2022–2024). "Multi-parameter Water Quality Monitor: FAST". Appropedia. Retrieved June 4, 2026. |