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title: "WQT Testing Parameters"
description: "Measures 16 water quality parameters to provide an overview of the system water and help identify potential water quality issues."
url: https://help.fernox.app/en/articles/113-wqt-testing-parameters
collection: "Water Quality Test"
updated: 2026-10-02
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# WQT Testing Parameters

Measures 16 water quality parameters to provide an overview of the system water and help identify potential water quality issues.

<table data-id="262830ed-75d2-4900-b1f5-aafa15ca8220" style="min-width: 633px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 479px;"><col style="min-width: 25px;"><col style="width: 129px;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="aa63174f-07cb-4ebb-962e-20b03ca996cd" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Parameter</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="164a5822-f72c-4783-b1c0-2be454c1d8ee" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27);"><strong>Sample Measured</strong></span></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="5da0fd8e-5fcc-4313-b8d0-44e226a7534e" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Mains Measured</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="067246bf-d813-41c3-9965-14158d27ea39" style="text-align: left;"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="linktype-link link" data-linktype="link" href="https://help.fernox.app/en/articles/180-what-is-appearance.md"><span style="color: rgb(43, 43, 43);">Appearance</span></a></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="f907ce93-6e2b-4c51-a279-75439d74d992" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 149, 38);"><strong><mark data-color="#ffffff" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: inherit;">Yes</mark></strong></span></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="5dfd6918-89ad-4821-8f41-18599c26da1f" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #009526;"><strong><mark data-color="#ffffff" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: inherit;">Yes</mark></strong></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="3a9efd32-5f15-404e-8452-07339cd6207b" style="text-align: left;"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="linktype-link link" data-linktype="link" href="https://help.fernox.app/en/articles/179-what-is-ph.md"><span style="color: rgb(43, 43, 43);">pH</span></a></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="b34ae7ae-8c43-4b29-ab8b-d39769ce93d0" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 149, 38);"><strong><mark data-color="#ffffff" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: inherit;">Yes</mark></strong></span></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="dd50d6eb-0b13-4af2-87ed-990e4585780a" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 149, 38);"><strong><mark data-color="#ffffff" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: inherit;">Yes</mark></strong></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="0d4ca8ae-79d7-455d-a1c6-e12e10fbb707" style="text-align: left;"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="linktype-link link" data-linktype="link" href="https://help.fernox.app/en/articles/147-what-is-conductivity-uscm.md">Conductivity uS/cm</a></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="6cce484a-d52a-4dfc-8b14-b3215f393ed8" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 149, 38);"><strong><mark data-color="#ffffff" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: inherit;">Yes</mark></strong></span></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="4ff0169b-729f-45e0-8ac1-c9d82fdfa002" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 149, 38);"><strong><mark data-color="#ffffff" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: inherit;">Yes</mark></strong></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="2b7326a6-2267-4d45-a348-6061ae14dcff" style="text-align: left;"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="linktype-link link" data-linktype="link" href="https://help.fernox.app/en/articles/148-what-is-m-alkalinity-as-caco3-mgl.md">M-Alkalinity As CaCo3 mg/L</a></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="aa6273ea-8562-4e6b-ad6a-abe063d4c214" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 149, 38);"><strong><mark data-color="#ffffff" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: inherit;">Yes</mark></strong></span></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="bfb5ad35-3f43-498c-9c67-0447ffef3717" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 149, 38);"><strong><mark data-color="#ffffff" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: inherit;">Yes</mark></strong></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="2161f091-f038-4c36-87d6-83f38502a149" style="text-align: left;"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="linktype-link link" data-linktype="link" href="https://help.fernox.app/en/articles/152-what-is-total-hardness-as-caco3-mgl.md">Total Hardness As CaCo3 mg/L</a></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="611b9e90-6cb5-478a-83e3-bd04bf8d749d" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 149, 38);"><strong><mark data-color="#ffffff" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: inherit;">Yes</mark></strong></span></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="b78073cb-71bd-49fd-bca4-383d368db4ca" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 149, 38);"><strong><mark data-color="#ffffff" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: inherit;">Yes</mark></strong></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="e54c1015-5610-406c-989a-33159e9586c9" style="text-align: left;"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="linktype-link link" data-linktype="link" href="https://help.fernox.app/en/articles/153-what-is-hardness-deposition-percent.md"><span style="color: rgb(43, 43, 43);">Hardness Deposition %</span></a></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="8442f22d-88af-446c-aa33-2746a0793b88" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 149, 38);"><strong><mark data-color="#ffffff" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: inherit;">Yes</mark></strong></span></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="5b0f99b5-a18d-47b2-9396-918d1eecdf50" style="text-align: center;">-</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="1315bb2f-d906-4c14-ba96-f56b033e6e09" style="text-align: left;"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="linktype-link link" data-linktype="link" href="https://help.fernox.app/en/articles/162-what-is-aluminium-mgl.md">Aluminium mg/L</a></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="c1232cfa-10e4-4e70-9856-fe710f1b5950" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 149, 38);"><strong><mark data-color="#ffffff" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: inherit;">Yes</mark></strong></span></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="e9590446-28e3-47fb-a666-3bfb2dbb14ee" style="text-align: center;">-</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="49167a08-4d72-479d-bc57-f5d344fcf443" style="text-align: left;"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="linktype-link link" data-linktype="link" href="https://help.fernox.app/en/articles/164-what-is-iron-mgl.md">Iron mg/L</a></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="8f4bb37c-8a7c-4f9f-b897-533d1022b87b" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 149, 38);"><strong><mark data-color="#ffffff" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: inherit;">Yes</mark></strong></span></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="7ce0dd7b-49bd-4505-9f33-3036fb97cd09" style="text-align: center;">-</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="f5606eaa-c09b-45bd-873a-3b7eab2478b9" style="text-align: left;"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="linktype-link link" data-linktype="link" href="https://help.fernox.app/en/articles/166-what-is-copper-mgl.md">Copper mg/L</a></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="6fc4d4a4-eee9-440c-996d-5d59c980e880" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 149, 38);"><strong><mark data-color="#ffffff" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: inherit;">Yes</mark></strong></span></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="c07958b1-95f4-4817-befa-f3e45df202dc" style="text-align: center;">-</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="2f45fa1e-5c10-4823-8043-919752ffd11d" style="text-align: left;"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="linktype-link link" data-linktype="link" href="https://help.fernox.app/en/articles/168-what-is-phosphorus-mgl.md">Phosphorus mg/L</a></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="81bc7d16-6f5c-48b5-993a-09195e3dd812" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 149, 38);"><strong><mark data-color="#ffffff" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: inherit;">Yes</mark></strong></span></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="40817909-63af-4ef3-b2a2-9b7bf1f640ad" style="text-align: center;">-</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="3b78e42a-edd6-457d-9503-5f9e742b7adf" style="text-align: left;"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="linktype-link link" data-linktype="link" href="https://help.fernox.app/en/articles/170-what-is-molybdenum-mgl.md">Molybdenum mg/L</a></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="98151866-7e8b-4408-900a-12ae89442768" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 149, 38);"><strong><mark data-color="#ffffff" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: inherit;">Yes</mark></strong></span></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="0e6aa548-c388-49c3-8ee4-89c03ec542eb" style="text-align: center;">-</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

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Postal Test Comparison

The table below shows the various chemical testing parameters for the postal Fernox water testing products.

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