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Tap water testing

  • 21-09-2020 9:56am
    #1
    Ghost Rider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,883 ✭✭✭


    Howdy, folks.

    All grain brewer here. Does anyone know if there's a cost-effective way to get your tap water tested in Ireland? I'd like a breakdown of the usual things e.g. chlorides, sulphates, calcium, sodium, magnesium etc.

    Or is it even worthwhile? My suspicion is that my tap water doesn't always come from the same source, so any test might not be all that useful as a way of predicting what my water is like on brew day.

    By the way, I'm not currently registered with Irish Water and not massively keen on changing that (though I may do if I have to).

    Thanks a lot for any advice!


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  • #2
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    WHC Labs in Wicklow do a water testing service https://whclab.com/products/water-testing


  • #3
    Ghost Rider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,883 ✭✭✭Ghost Rider


    Thanks, but it says "Commercial breweries only". I'm not one of those!


  • #4
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    No harm dropping them an email, and asking nicely...


  • #5
    Ghost Rider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,883 ✭✭✭Ghost Rider


    ..for them to take my 60 quid! :D

    Will do. Thanks for the link
    feylya wrote: »
    No harm dropping them an email, and asking nicely...


  • #6
    Ghost Rider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,883 ✭✭✭Ghost Rider


    And then the bigger question arises again: how reliable would such a test be, say, a month later?

    Is it possible my water comes from different sources, and is therefore variable in composition to the extent of invalidating a test? That would be 60 quid quite literally down the drain... ;-)


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  • #7
    PMBC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,112 ✭✭✭PMBC


    Depends where you live. Might I suggest that you phone your local county or city council and ask to speak with a technical person in Water Services for that info.


  • #8
    Ghost Rider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,883 ✭✭✭Ghost Rider


    Yeah, that'd be Irish Water. I could do that but they'll likely want me to register as a customer, which - again - I have a minor ideological issue with. But thanks for the suggestion.
    PMBC wrote: »
    Depends where you live. Might I suggest that you phone your local county or city council and ask to speak with a technical person in Water Services for that info.


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