Archive For The “Test Products” Category

Test Refrigerators, Windows, Doors, and Other Enclosures for Leaks

By | June 8, 2011

Think the seal around your refrigerator or freezer may have sprung a leak and has started to let all of that valuable cold air (that you pay for!) out? If so, then definitely take a look at the following items:The GS-400 Ultrasonic Leak Detector Transmitter & GS-5800 Ultrasonic Leak Detector. Simply place the transmitter (which [...]

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Useful Testing Instruments at National Safety Products

By | January 5, 2011

Every once in a while we reach out to web sites like National Safety Products and ask important questions like, “So… What kind of useful test products do you suggest people consider investing in at this time?” Below you will find the response we got the last time asked the question. Trace smoke emitters for [...]

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Fast Testing Method for Chromium 6 (Chromium VI)

By | January 4, 2011

News outlets have slammed the airwaves w/ tidbits from the EWG Report talking about Chromium (VI) levels found in 30+ municipal water supplies across the United States so naturally it follows that people want to know where they can find simple test methods for Chromium (VI), also called hexavalent chromium. A chromium in water test [...]

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Infrared Thermometer for RC Car Engine Tuning

By | September 28, 2010

OK, so we got a weird question the other day by email… from a guy who wanted to know where he could get his hands on an infrared thermometer that he could use to tune the motor on his radio controlled car. Turns out the guy’s question had a lot of validity. Apparently when racing [...]

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Rotten Egg Smell in Your Drinking Water?

By | June 2, 2010

A commonly occurring problem with well water… the smell of rotten eggs in the water. Not a pleasant smell at all and in some cases the smell can nearly knock a person over when the concentration gets too high. What causes that rotten egg smell in water? Usually it comes from the presence of dissolved [...]

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Canned Smoke for Detector Testing — in Bulk

By | June 2, 2010

Thinking about starting a smoke detector testing campaign in your city? Need to outfit an entire city worth of fire inspectors with canned smoke? Whatever the reason(s) for needing a whole lot of canned smoke in convenient 0.5 ounce containers, we think we can help. We found a company with the ability to sell canned [...]

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What Are Refractometers?

By | May 24, 2010

In all honesty, we had no idea refractometers had so many uses in so many different industries: Automotive industry uses refractometers to analyze antifreeze and transmission fluids Wine growers use refractometers to measure the amount of sugar in their product at various times Environmentalists an use refractometers to measure the salinity (saltiness) of water. … [...]

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Testing for Air, Gas and Refrigerant Leaks

By | May 21, 2010

Back in the old days a technician would break out some soapy water and coat areas of an air or gas line he/ suspected of leaking and wait to see if any bubbles formed. We imagine that after a few accidental electrocutions, because water and high voltage equipment typically do not mix, someone came up [...]

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Meters for Gardening: pH, Light, Moisture

By | May 20, 2010

Any good gardener knows that plants will NOT grow at the right pace or the correct way without the proper balance of light around them, moisture in their soil, and the correct pH balance in their soil. While some folks naturally have a ‘green thumb’ and can get all three of those factors perfectly balanced [...]

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Moisture in Hay and Grain Samples

By | May 13, 2010

Ever have a problem w/ moisture ruining a loaf of bread prematurely? Or how about a colony of mold and/or mildew showing up on material that did not dry properly before getting folded up and put away? Those problems do not COMPARE to the problems farmers go through if they do not keep accurate tabs [...]

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