Hanna pH/ppm/EC Meter HI9813-0 to Measure Water and Soil?

[TheMajestic]

I just bought this pH Meter. Does it measure the pH of the soil and the water? I bought it assuming I could measure both the water and the soil, but by the looks of the probe I don't think it is meant to measure soil. I read the manual, and no help in there. Thanks to anyone with help.
http://www.hydrotechhydroponics.com/product/?id=3394&large=1

 

[LaserKittensGoPewPew]

why buy it without knowing about it first?

 

[noelk]

Those Sort Of Meters Are Only For Water As A General Rule,but Ive Used A Similar Hanna With Good Results In Soil,but It Was Only One Plant But I Got Pectacular Results From It (the Plant).

 

[noelk]

As An After Thought It Broke On Me,maybe Because The Probes Where Stuck Into The Soil,best E-mail The Hanna Web

 

[Weeddog]

Get you some RO water, rain water or distilled water and measure the ph of it. Then water your soil and catch the drain off water. Run this water thru a filter (such as coffee filter) then you can measure that with your meter. Then you can tell if your ph went up or down. This is just an idea, as I have no idea what I'm talking about. Not too much on soil and the testing of it. I'm a hydro guy myself. Maybe someone who knows will correct me...

 

[TheMajestic]

"why buy it without knowing about it first?"


Because I had a chance to get a brand new $150.00 ph meter for $30.00. But hey, thanks for answering my question.

 

[LaserKittensGoPewPew]

Just saying, I'm sure you could've taken 5 extra minutes and gone up on their website and read about the model before making a purchase. Always good to read and research what you're thinking of buying instead of gunning it and getting something you didn't want and then wishing you had that money back.