You can buy a test kit at your local hardware store, right next to the paint swatches that look like weird soup colors. These kits are stupidly simple. You dip a strip, wait sixty seconds—which is forever when you’re just standing in your kitchen—and then compare the color to a chart.
It’s like a mood ring for your plumbing. If the strip turns a shade that looks like “hazardous sludge green,” you’ve got issues. If it looks like “cloudy day pee yellow,” you’re probably fine.
Just remember: don’t use your toilet water for the sample. Yes, I know you’re busy. But please, for the love of all that is holy, let it be from the kitchen tap.
Your Guide to Water Quality Testing Kits: The First Step to Better
