Mineral context testing for well water

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Mineral context testing for well water

Post by jason.loxton » Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:13 pm

Anyone ever have this done? Where and price?

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Post by mr x » Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:15 pm

jason.loxton wrote:Anyone ever have this done? Where and price?
QE2 health sciences I believe. We just had the cottage done. Shelley will know for sure when she gets home.

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Post by jason.loxton » Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:17 pm

Cool. Thanks. Buying a new house... with a dedicated brew shed! Need to get my numbers in order. :)

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Post by mr x » Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:22 pm

jason.loxton wrote:Cool. Thanks. Buying a new house... with a dedicated brew shed! Need to get my numbers in order. :)
http://www.gov.ns.ca/nse/water/waterlabs.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Post by GuingesRock » Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:40 pm

Yes the QE11 is the place. You can get your well water tested for everything including arsenic, E.Coli, phosphates etc. It’s a good idea to do that when you are buying a house on a well, as the results can be a deal breaker. If a house doesn’t have a good water supply it really affects value and ability to get a mortgage...as well as the beer ;)

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Post by adams81 » Sun Sep 15, 2013 5:00 pm

5th floor of the DJ MacKenzie building at the QEII. I believe they call themselves the environmental lab.

I work one floor above.

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Post by mr x » Sun Sep 15, 2013 6:20 pm

Keep in mind there is a very short time frame to get the sample tested from the time you take it for coliform /e. Coli

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