R-0870 rock?

[superuser]

I recently ordered R-0870 and it showed up as a solid white and brown rock. Should I trust it or get it replaced?

 

[Texas Splash]

Stand-by please ......

@Leebo

 

[zea3]

You can probably use it if you crush it up first, but they may replace it for you anyway.

 

[phonedave]

Mine gets that way after a month or two anyway.

I just scrape off what I need.

Not sure if it impacts the accuracy, but it still turns the water pink

 

[Sunnydaze]

Mine has gotten a little clumpy I just use the spoon to break it up and then the smartstir bean breaks it down further and dissolves it. Seems to still be accurate.

 

[Wobblerlorri]

Yeah, I had a new one just recently from tftestkits that was a rock. I just crushed it up with a spoon, works fine.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Moisture gets to that stuff and turns it funky. I've started to keep mine inside a small tupperware container with a couple few of those silica packs that come with electronics and such.

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• YippeeSkippy
• Sep 6, 2020

Maddie

 

[superuser]

Circling back to this. I was almost out of R-870, and this time I got the real deal Taylor can with the flip top lid. I was very surprised when I opened it and saw a very fine pure white powder that looked nothing like what I received from TFTestKits. Not only that, they also don't test alike.

The real Taylor product turns the water a very bright pink, very quickly. The TFTestKits product turnes a murky pinkish/purplish color, and takes a little while with a fair amount of swirling for it to dissolve. I've only done three tests (well four, I did one twice) so far but the numbers I get are also very different. About 2:1 different.

 

[Newdude]

The real Taylor product turns the water a very bright pink, very quickly. The TFTestKits product turnes a murky pinkish/purplish color, and takes a little while with a fair amount of swirling for it to dissolve.

Maybe yours was bad. My TF100 / 0870 was HOT pink instantly.

 

[proavia]

TF Testkits gets "The real Taylor product" in a larger quantity and repackages it for individual use.
It's the exact same product.

 

[wireform]

Never had any issues with my tftestkits.net purchases.