Water Testing in CT

We offer a FREE in-home water test for basic minerals. For more in depth testing that is sent to a laboratory, call us and we will give you pricing over the phone for each different option. Our most popular drinking water test is the Standard Water Test (best for well water, tap water, and mortgages - see above) which includes bottles and pickup.

Water testing is the process of taking a small amount of your untreated water from your kitchen sink, placing the water in special containers, and putting the water through physical, chemical and bacteriological examinations. Some of the tests can be done right in your home, others require the samples to be brought to and tested by a certified laboratory. The results are then compared to standards set by the EPA. The FDA sets the standard for bottled water. HOWEVER – neither agency requires or monitors testing of your private well water. That is up to YOU.

How lucky do you feel? Unfortunately, even water that LOOKS OK and TASTES OK, may still be quite harmful to you, your family, and your pets. Testing is the only way to know if your water is safe. Also, the EPA does not regulate your private well. And water quality does change. The minimum frequency should be once a year. Put it on your calendar like you do your furnace. If you have a shallow well (less than 25 feet deep), test twice a year. And try to vary the time of year too.

MOST tests take 3-5 days to get printed results. Some tests, like FPAS’s, take up to 3 weeks.

Yes. The taste and smell and color of your water may seem normal - but that does NOT mean it is safe. Testing is the only way to know. Costs about $235 for a complete Standard Water Test. A great investment toward your health.

We provide water testing services in the following counties: Middlesex County, Tolland County, Hartford County, New Haven County, New London County. Call us to schedule your water test at 860-267-0110.

Usually bacteria enters your well from well or pump work (and not properly chlorinated afterwards) from your well head not being properly protected (you should have a secure, water proof cap and a well casing above ground), or from improper distances between your well and sources of contamination like a leach field. If you test positive for coliform bacteria – try to identify how it may have entered your well. Then take steps to correct it. You can usually chlorinate your well to kill the bacteria. But the best fix is a UV system after you perform the well chlorination. Call us. We can help. 860-267-0110.

In theory, your public water should be safe. But the only way to really know is to test it yourself. The piping systems get old, there could be breaks in the underground lines, old pipes may leach copper and lead by the time the water gets to your home. The testing the government does versus the testing at your home can lead to different results. And the city doesn’t care if your water is hard. City water can have extremely high hardness and minerals which cause its own problems in your home, on your skin, your hair, your clothes, your plumbing. The best City Water Test is the Standard Water Test. Call us. We can help.

No. Not to your health, per the EPA and DPH. But, hard water can be quite a nuisance to your plumbing, your hair, your skin, your clothes and your appliances.