Water quality testing blog

Precise testing in the palm of your hand

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:37:31 +0000

ITS president Ivars Jaunakais is quoted in the March edition of Water Technology Magazine. Please click here to read the entire story.

Tom Seechuk

editor — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:08:41 +0000

We recently learned one of our friends in the Water Quality market had passed. Tom Seechuk worked for LaMotte Company and a regular at their trade show booth. Although he was a competitor, we enjoyed chatting with him about water issues and chemistry with a mixture of humor sprinkled in. ITS wishes to express our deepest sympathies to the Seechuk family and everyone at LaMotte Company. His wit and wisdom will be truly be missed.

Official release from LaMotte.

ITS products help Haitian relief efforts for clean water

editor — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:18:37 +0000

ITS president Ivars Jaunakais was on CN2 news discussing our products and how they are used in Haiti for field testing clean drinking water. Click for video.

New Chlorine Photometer Kit facilitates water quality testing

editor — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:53:46 +0000

Testing for EPA-compliant Free and Total Chlorine levels (4500 CL-G) became easier. Announcing the eXact® Chlorine Photometer Kit, the latest product from ITS, is designed for residential, commercial, and municipal testing of accurate chlorine levels in water. The kit (486696-PC) includes the new and improved eXact® Chlorine Photometer that directly tests Free and Total Chlorine at an expanded range of 0.01-11.0 ppm. The photometer uses a patented method utilizing eXact® Micro reagent strip technology, eliminating the need for powders, tablets, and liquids – saving the user time and money. It provides fast, accurate results without the guesswork of color matching and meets 4500-CL-G requirement. The waterproof meter (IP-67) fits comfortably in your hand has a built in sampling cell and comes with a 5 (five) year warranty. The kit also includes 100 eXact® Micro Free Chlorine strips (DPD-1), 100 eXact® Micro Total Chlorine strips (DPD-3), carry case and batteries.

Water technology magazine feature

editor — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:58:20 +0000

Make your first step (water analysis) a good one is January’s technical article in Water Technology magazine. It features a picture of our eXact Micro 7+ photometer and quotes from our Marketing Manager, Mike McBride.

Rock Hill (SC) company keeps watch on the water

editor — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:31:08 +0000

This is a great way to start 2010. A nice writeup in our local newspaper about ITS and how we are using social media to market our products. President Ivars Jaunakais and Marketing Manager Mike McBride were quoted. “Clean water is vital to many areas of life — from drinking to recreation to business. And a Rock Hill company wants to make sure you know exactly what’s in your H20.”

ITS tradeshow schedule for 2010

editor — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:35:31 +0000

We are happy to announce our new tradeshow schedule for the first six months of 2010. Please stop by our booth and visit. We’ll have free water testing samples and new products to demonstrate. Follow our show updates on Twitter (@sensafe) and check out pictures from our 2009 shows.

Mid-America Pool & Spa Show
St. Charles, IL / Jan 20 – 21, 2010 / Booth # 510

Atlantic City Pool & Spa Show
Atlantic City, NJ / Jan 26 – 28, 2010 / Booth # 3814

Desert Pool & Spa Show
Phoenix, AZ / Jan 23, 2010 / Booth # 104

Spatex
Brighton, UK / Feb 6 – 8, 2010 / Booth # U158

Orlando Pool & Spa Show
Orlando, FL / Feb 19 – 20, 2010 / Booth # 501

Western Pool & Spa Show
Long Beach, CA / Feb 25 – 27, 2010 / Booth # 517

Pittcon
Orlando, FL / Mar 1 – 4, 2010 / Booth # 3525

WQA Aquatech USA
Orlando, FL / Mar 10 – 12, 2010 / Booth # 704

Food Safety Summit
Washington, DC / Apr 12 – 14, 2010 / Booth # 714

Wyoming Rural Water Conference
Casper, WY / April 13 – 16, 2010 / Booth # Pending

IWEX
Birmingham, UK / April 20 – 22, 2010 / Booth # Pending

AWWA ACE Expo
Chicago, IL / June 20 -23, 2010 / Booth # 1959

Happy Holidays from ITS!

marketing — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:09:05 +0000

Tap Water Is Legal but May Be Unhealthy (NY Times series)

editor — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:55:33 +0000

The NY Times features a new series titled “Toxic Water” on increased chemicals found in regular tap water. An eye-opening look and how out-dated government regulations coupled with increased pollution affect our water supply. It’s a fascinating read.

Piedmont (Charlotte) Koi Show

marketing — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:12:15 +0000

Thanks for visiting our table during the Piedmont Koi show host by the Piedmont Koi and Watergarden society last weekend. We met great hobbyists, learned about Koi and enjoyed discussing water quality issues. Our eXact Micro 7+ meter kit for the Pond Aquarium market was a big hit. Special thanks to Bobby and Mei for their kindness and help. Many of you asked about this story we blogged about new moss in ponds.

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Great slideshow explaining social media.

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