• Analysed by Fitz Scientific, INAB accredited
  • Kit posted within 2 working days
  • Certificate emailed to you
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Lab water testing with Fitz Scientific, Drogheda

Water testing in Ireland, by an accredited lab

Find out what's really in your water before you spend a cent on treatment. Order a kit, take the sample at home and post it back. Fitz Scientific, an INAB-accredited laboratory, analyses it and emails you the certificate. For a well grant, their technician comes to you.

The test fee comes off your install. If your water needs treating and we fit it within 90 days, we take the full price of the test off the job.

Test finder

Where does your water come from?

Your test

Start with where your water comes from

Two or three taps and we'll point you to the right test, with the price. Every test is analysed by Fitz Scientific in Drogheda.

  • Not sure? Ring 01 554 6266 and we'll tell you which one
  • You'll get the certificate, and so will we, so we can talk you through it

How a home water test works

No call-out and no waiting around. The lab posts you everything you need, and the sample goes back to them the same day you take it.

  1. 1

    Order your test

    Pick the test here and pay online. Fitz Scientific posts the kit to you within 2 working days.

  2. 2

    Take the sample

    Bottles, gloves and clear instructions are in the box. Most samples come from the cold kitchen tap.

  3. 3

    Send it back the same day

    Express Post it or drop it to the lab in Drogheda. It has to arrive within 24 hours, so sample Monday to Wednesday.

  4. 4

    Get your certificate

    If bacteria turn up you hear within 3 days. The full Certificate of Analysis follows within 10 working days for most tests.

Then, if the water needs treating, we fix it, and the test is on us

Fitz Scientific emails the certificate to you and sends us a copy. We'll talk you through it and, only if something needs treating, give you a straight recommendation and a fixed price, fitted by our own plumbers. Go ahead within 90 days and the full test fee comes off that price.

Drinking water test kits

Three home kits, each one building on the last. All three cover the bacteria that make people sick and the iron, manganese and hardness that stain and scale.

Our pick for mains waterCheck Drinking Water Suite Test Kit (14 Tests)

Check 14 tests

Bacteria, metals, hardness, pH and appearance. The all-round check for a house on mains.

€230incl. VAT, kit posted to you
What's in the kit
Our pick for wellsCheck Plus Drinking Water Test Kit (18 Tests)

Check Plus 18 tests

Adds nitrate, lead, copper and boron. Covers everything we need to specify treatment for a well.

€260incl. VAT, kit posted to you
What's in the kit
Check Deluxe Drinking Water Test Kit (24 Tests)

Check Deluxe 24 tests

Adds arsenic, fluoride, sodium, nickel, selenium and chromium. The fullest home kit.

€310incl. VAT, kit posted to you
What's in the kit
Compare every test in each kit24 tests side by side
TestCheckPlusDeluxe
Bacteria
E. coli
Total coliforms
Enterococci
Total bacteria count at 22°C
Staining, scale and taste
Iron
Manganese
Hardness (limescale)
pH
Aluminium
Ammonia
Nitrite
Conductivity
Colour
Turbidity (cloudiness)
Farm run-off and old pipes
Nitrate–
Lead–
Copper–
Boron–
From the ground
Arsenic––
Fluoride––
Sodium––
Nickel––
Selenium––
Chromium––
Price€230€260€310

Self-sample kits can't be used for a private well grant application. For the grant, see the technician-sampled test below.

Private well grant

The well grant test, with a technician at your door

Since July 2020, county councils need the water sample for a private well grant to be taken by a trained technician from an accredited lab. You can't take it yourself.

  • Order for your county and Fitz Scientific rings you to book a day, usually within 2 weeks
  • The technician samples your kitchen tap and brings it straight back to the lab
  • Bacteria alert within 3 days, certificate within 10 working days
  • Tested for your council's list, accepted for grant applications
  • We fit the treatment within 90 days and the test fee comes off the job

The application also needs an itemised quote for the treatment. Once the certificate is in, we'll give you one. How the well grant works

Technician sampling by county
CountyPrice
Cavan€330Book
Fingal€330Book
Kildare€340Book
Kilkenny€340Book
Leitrim€460Book
Longford€320Book
Louth€320Book
Meath€350Book
Monaghan€330Book
Offaly€360Book
South Dublin€330Book
Tipperary€320Book
Westmeath€350Book
Wexford€305Book
Wicklow€340Book

Prices include VAT and the technician's visit. County not listed? Ring 01 554 6266 and we'll point you in the right direction.

Specialist water tests

For a particular worry, a farm or a business. Most are self-sample kits posted to your door, analysed by Fitz Scientific.

Bacteria in Water Test Kit

Bacteria in Water

E. coli, coliforms, enterococci and total bacteria count. After flooding, work on the well, or to check a UV system.

€125
E. coli and Enterococci Water Test Kit

E. coli and Enterococci

The two bacteria that show sewage or slurry contamination. The lowest-cost bacteria check.

€100
Pesticides Water Test incl. Glyphosate

Pesticides incl. Glyphosate

Glyphosate, MCPA, 2,4-D, mecoprop and clopyralid. For wells near sprayed land.

€200
PFAS Water Test (Forever Chemicals)

PFAS (Forever Chemicals)

25 PFAS compounds plus the PFAS total limited by the 2023 drinking water regulations.

€450
THM Water Test (Chlorination By-products)

THMs (Chlorination By-products)

For chlorinated mains and group scheme water, especially supplies that have had THM notices.

€80
Langelier Index Water Test (Pipe Corrosion)

Langelier Index (Pipe Corrosion)

Pinhole leaks or blue-green stains? Shows whether your water eats copper pipe or lays scale.

€60
Legionella Water Test Kit

Legionella

For landlords, holiday lets, clubs and workplaces with stored hot and cold water. Priced per sample.

€100
Bord Bia Water Test Kit

Bord Bia Water Test

The five tests on the Bord Bia water standard for farm quality assurance.

€150
Audit Drinking Water Suite (Full Regulations Test)

Audit Drinking Water Suite

The full 2023 regulations list, over 80 parameters. For businesses and shared supplies.

€1,168.50

Who analyses your water

Every sample goes to Fitz Scientific, an independent laboratory in Drogheda, Co. Louth, accredited by INAB (the Irish National Accreditation Board) to ISO 17025, the international standard for testing labs.

We don't test water ourselves, and we think that's how it should be. The people who sell you treatment shouldn't be the ones telling you that you need it. You get an impartial result from an accredited lab, and if it does show a problem, our plumbers fix it.

Accredited results are marked on the certificate. Fitz Scientific's PFAS method isn't accredited yet, and the Bord Bia test is analysed by an accredited partner laboratory.

Your certificate, and who sees it

  • Fitz Scientific emails your Certificate of Analysis to you, with a sheet explaining the results
  • They send us a copy, so we can talk you through it and price any treatment
  • Rather we didn't get a copy? Say so in the order note at checkout
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Water testing questions

Still not sure which test? Ring 01 554 6266 or email info@ecofilter.ie. You'll get a plumber who reads lab reports, not a call centre.

Which water test do I need?
On mains water, the Check suite covers it. On a private well or group scheme, take Check Plus, which adds nitrate, lead and copper. If you're applying for the well grant, you need the technician-sampled Well Grant Water Test. The test finder at the top of this page picks for you.
Can I use a home kit for the well grant?
No. Since July 2020 county councils only accept a sample taken by a trained technician from an accredited laboratory. Order the Well Grant Water Test for your county and Fitz Scientific sends a technician to take it from your kitchen tap.
How do I take the sample?
Every kit comes with gloves and step-by-step instructions, and most samples come from the cold kitchen tap. Take it on the day you send it back, and send it Monday to Wednesday by Express Post or drop it to the lab in Drogheda, because it has to reach the lab within 24 hours.
How long do results take?
Your kit is posted within 2 working days. For the drinking water suites, you hear within 3 days if bacteria are found, and the full Certificate of Analysis follows within 10 working days. The grant test can take up to 2 weeks to get a technician's slot, then the same timings apply.
Who analyses the water?
Fitz Scientific, an independent laboratory in Drogheda, accredited by INAB to ISO 17025. We sell their tests and help you read the results, but we never test water ourselves.
Do I get the test fee back if you fit treatment?
Yes. Order your test through us, and if we supply and fit treatment at the same address within 90 days of your test order, we take the full price of the test off the job. Quote your test order number when you book. Ordering a fitted softener online? Put your test order number in the order note and we'll refund the test fee once it's fitted. One credit per test order, against fitted work only (not supply-only orders, filters or servicing), and it can't be exchanged for cash.
Do you see my results?
Yes. Fitz Scientific emails the certificate to you and sends us a copy, so we can talk you through it and quote for treatment if you want it. If you'd rather we didn't get a copy, say so in the order note at checkout.
My water comes from Uisce Éireann. Isn't it already tested?
Public supplies are monitored, but the results describe the supply, not the pipes and tanks in your house. Lead pipes in older houses, a storage tank in the attic or a long run of old pipework can all change what comes out of your tap. A test at your own tap shows what you actually drink.
What happens if the results show a problem?
We'll already have a copy of the certificate. We'll tell you what needs treating and what doesn't, and give you a fixed price fitted by our own plumbers. We install nationwide, except Donegal, Kerry, Leitrim and Sligo. If there are bacteria in drinking water, boil it until it's sorted.
How much is delivery?
Delivery is free on orders over €80, which covers every test except the Langelier index on its own. The grant test has no delivery charge. Put the well's address in as the delivery address at checkout so the technician knows where to go.
Can I drop the sample to the lab myself?
Yes. Fitz Scientific is at Unit 35, Boyne Business Park, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 D52D. Drop it in on the day you take it.

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