I bought this TDS meter for $10 on Amazon to experiment at home with my Brita water filter and other items and am pretty happy with it so far.
https://amzn.to/2pqfuArThe meter measures Total dissolved solids in parts per million. It does this by measuring the electrical conductivity of a solution and using a conversion number to get approximate parts per million.
I should note just because you have dissolved solids in your water is not always a reason to believe your water is bad or your filter is not working. There are harmful items that are found in water that are not measured as solids and would never be detected by a TDS meter. Also, the Brita filter I tested and experimented with is primarily a filter to remove heavy metals using carbon.
The TDS filter is sold by 123Cityfarmers and is used primarily by people who are into hydroponics and aquariums or testing their pools or tap water. I will post a video showing how to modify your Brita filter to increase the effectiveness of the filter in my next video.
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