Well Water Test

Does the selected panel measure everything your well and local conditions require?

Worth considering for
Private-well owners choosing a test panel before specifying treatment.

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A documentation-based review of the manufacturer’s listing and specifications. How we reviewed it

Our assessment

The panel choice matters more than the product name. Compare the analytes and sampling instructions for the selected option; do not assume every well-water package includes bacteria testing. Use a qualified laboratory or health department to decide what your situation needs, then use the results to plan treatment.

What the listing gives you

  • Configuration choices are documented

    Configuration: Lite, Basic, Standard, Deluxe

  • Supporting documents are available

    The manufacturer links technical or installation documents. We have kept those references with the product research below.

  • Identifiable part numbers

    CQE-TS-1300, CQE-TS-1200, CQE-TS-1100 and 1 more. These are useful for asking the manufacturer about an exact configuration.

What deserves a closer look

  • Fit comes first

    Check panel contents, sampling, preservation, return shipping and whether the result meets any lender or official requirement you have.

  • Look beyond the listed price

    Testing is a point-in-time measurement, not a water-treatment device or an ongoing guarantee. Retest as appropriate for your well and local advice.

  • Compare the same configuration

    The source lists 4 configurations. Use the model and part-number table below so that a size, package or optional component is not mistaken for a different specification.

These are our reading of the published information and our buying considerations. They are not measured performance results.

The specifications, in context.

Values below are published by Crystal Quest. Specifications may describe different configurations; read the model labels and compare the complete source tables in the reference section.

Compare the kits below.Original technical table 1 of 1
Analytes Lite Basic Standard Deluxe
Metals & Materials
Included
Included
Included
Included
Physical Factors
Included
Included
Included
Included
Uranium
Included
Included
Included
Included
Bacteria
Not included
Included
Included
Included
Volatile Organic Molecules
Not included
Not included
Included
Included
Trihalomehthanes
Not included
Not included
Included
Included
Pesticides, Herbicides, & PCBs
Not included
Not included
Not included
Included

Multi-column comparison tables are preserved in full under Manufacturer reference.

Choose the configuration carefully.

Check panel contents, sampling, preservation, return shipping and whether the result meets any lender or official requirement you have.

Configuration
Lite · Basic · Standard · Deluxe
Model & part-number reference 4 configurations

This is a reference table, not an ordering form. SKU and option names are reproduced from the manufacturer snapshot.

ConfigurationPart number / SKUListed price (USD)
LiteCQE-TS-1300$159.00
BasicCQE-TS-1200$205.00
StandardCQE-TS-1100$239.00
DeluxeCQE-TS-1000$295.00

Price snapshot from November 8, 2026. This is not a current offer or a stock confirmation.

Think beyond day one.

Testing is a point-in-time measurement, not a water-treatment device or an ongoing guarantee. Retest as appropriate for your well and local advice.

  • Match the exact model or SKU before relying on an installation diagram or replacement schedule.
  • Ask what the quoted package includes and what must be supplied separately.
  • Keep the manufacturer’s operating instructions with your service and replacement records.

Frequently asked questions

Does the selected panel measure everything your well and local conditions require?Our reading

The panel choice matters more than the product name. Compare the analytes and sampling instructions for the selected option; do not assume every well-water package includes bacteria testing. Use a qualified laboratory or health department to decide what your situation needs, then use the results to plan treatment.

Who is Well Water Test worth considering for?Best fit

Private-well owners choosing a test panel before specifying treatment.

What are the configuration constraints and installation requirements?Fit & plumbing

Check panel contents, sampling, preservation, return shipping and whether the result meets any lender or official requirement you have.

What are the ongoing maintenance and filter replacement considerations?Ownership costs

Testing is a point-in-time measurement, not a water-treatment device or an ongoing guarantee. Retest as appropriate for your well and local advice.

Go back to the source.

The full product information below is supplied by Crystal Quest, including its own descriptions and claims. We have reorganized the typography and tables for reading. This material is separate from Elorova’s assessment.

Product overviewManufacturer material

Crystal Quest® Well Water Test Kits

Crystal Quest® has partnered with National Testing Laboratories, a trusted leader in water analysis, to provide reliable well water testing for private wells in homes and buildings. Each kit screens for a broad range of contaminants, including 22 heavy metals, 7 inorganic chemicals, 5 physical factors, and more, to give you a clear picture of your water quality. Testing is simple and convenient: just collect your sample and return it for analysis.

Why Test Your Well Water?

Unlike city water, private wells are not regulated, making water safety the homeowner’s responsibility. Regular testing helps catch contaminants early, such as coliform bacteria, nitrates, and parasites, which can cause serious health issues:

  • Cancer: Linked to high nitrate levels.
  • Hepatitis A: Causes fever, fatigue, nausea, and jaundice.
  • Giardiasis: Leads to diarrhea, cramps, and weight loss
  • Legionnaires’ Disease: Severe lung infection from inhaling contaminated water droplets.

Testing ensures your water is safe before problems arise. Our kits include simple, step-by-step instructions for easy use at home.

Get Results in 3 Easy Steps

Manufacturer illustration

1. Collect Sample

Fill kit’s bottles with water & complete enclosed form.

Manufacturer illustration

2. Return Sample

Return kit using guaranteed next-day delivery.

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3. Receive Report

Receive clear results using EPA standards.

Technical specificationsManufacturer material

Compare the kits below.

Analytes Lite Basic Standard Deluxe
Metals & Materials
Included
Included
Included
Included
Physical Factors
Included
Included
Included
Included
Uranium
Included
Included
Included
Included
Bacteria
Not included
Included
Included
Included
Volatile Organic Molecules
Not included
Not included
Included
Included
Trihalomehthanes
Not included
Not included
Included
Included
Pesticides, Herbicides, & PCBs
Not included
Not included
Not included
Included

Included parts & replacementsManufacturer material

Full list of contaminents

deluxe

bacteria

  • total coliform and e.colipresence/absence

inorganic chemicals - metals

  • aluminum0.1
  • arsenic0.005
  • barium0.3
  • cadmium0.002
  • calcium2
  • chromium0.01
  • copper0.004
  • iron0.02
  • lead0.002
  • lithium0.001
  • magnesium0.1
  • manganese0.004
  • mercury0.001
  • nickel0.02
  • potassium1
  • selenium0.02
  • silica0.1
  • silver0.002
  • sodium0.1
  • strontium0.001
  • uranium0.001
  • zinc0.004

inorganic chemicals & physical factors

  • alkalinity (total as caco3)20
  • bromide0.5
  • chloride5
  • fluoride0.5
  • hardness10
  • nitrate as n0.5
  • nitrite as n0.5
  • orthophosphate2
  • ph (standard units)-
  • sulfate5
  • total dissolved solids20
  • turbidity (turbidity units)0.1

organic chemicals - trihalomethanes

  • bromodichloromethane0.002
  • bromoform0.004
  • chloroform0.002
  • dibromochloromethane0.004
  • total thms0.002

inorganic chemicals - volatiles

  • 1,1,1-trichloroethane0.001
  • 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane0.002
  • 1,1,2-trichloroethane0.002
  • 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane0.002
  • 1,1-dichloroethane0.002
  • 1,1-dichloroethene0.001
  • 1,1-dichloropropene0.002
  • 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene0.002
  • 1,2,3-trichloropropane0.002
  • 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene0.002
  • 1,2-dichlorobenzene0.001
  • 1,2-dichloroethane0.001
  • 1,2-dichloropropane0.002
  • 1,3-dichlorobenzene0.001
  • 1,3-dichloropropane0.002
  • 1,4-dichlorobenzene0.001
  • 2,2-dichloropropane0.002
  • 2-chlorotoluene0.001
  • 4-chlorotoluene0.001
  • acetone0.01
  • benzene0.001
  • bromobenzene0.002
  • bromomethane0.002
  • carbon tetrachloride0.001
  • chlorobenzene0.001
  • chloroethane0.002
  • chloromethane0.002
  • cis-1,2-dichloroethene0.002
  • cis-1,3-dichloropropene0.002
  • dibromochloropropane (dbcp)0.001
  • dibromomethane0.002
  • dichlorodifluoromethane0.002
  • dichloromethane0.002
  • ethylbenzene0.001
  • ethylenedibromide (edb)0.001
  • methyl ethyl ketone0.01
  • methyl tert-butyl ether0.004
  • styrene0.001
  • tetrachloroethene (pce)0.002
  • tetrahydrofuran0.01
  • toluene0.001
  • trans-1,2-dichloroethene0.002
  • trans-1,3-dichloropropene0.002
  • trichloroethene (tce)0.001
  • trichlorofluoromethane0.002
  • vinyl chloride0.001
  • xylene0.001

pesticides, herbicides and pcbs

  • 2,4-d0.01
  • alachlor0.001
  • aldrin0.002
  • atrazine0.002
  • chlordane0.001
  • dichloran0.002
  • dieldrin0.001
  • endrin0.0001
  • heptachlor0.0004
  • heptachlor epoxide0.0001
  • hexachlorobenzene0.0005
  • hexachlorocyclopentadiene0.001
  • lindane0.0002
  • methoxychlor0.002
  • pcbs0.0005
  • pentachloronitrobenzene0.002
  • silvex (2,4,5-tp)0.005
  • simazine0.002
  • toxaphene0.001
  • trifluralin002
standard

bacteria

  • total coliform and e.colipresence/absence

inorganic chemicals - metals

  • aluminum0.1
  • arsenic0.005
  • barium0.3
  • cadmium0.002
  • calcium2
  • chromium0.01
  • copper0.004
  • iron0.02
  • lead0.002
  • lithium0.001
  • magnesium0.1
  • manganese0.004
  • mercury0.001
  • nickel0.02
  • potassium1
  • selenium0.02
  • silica0.1
  • silver0.002
  • sodium0.1
  • strontium0.001
  • uranium0.001
  • zinc0.004

inorganic chemicals & physical factors

  • alkalinity (total as caco3)20
  • bromide0.5
  • chloride5
  • fluoride0.5
  • hardness10
  • nitrate as n0.5
  • nitrite as n0.5
  • orthophosphate2
  • ph (standard units)-
  • sulfate5
  • total dissolved solids20
  • turbidity (turbidity units)0.1

organic chemicals - trihalomethanes

  • bromodichloromethane0.002
  • bromoform0.004
  • chloroform0.002
  • dibromochloromethane0.004
  • total thms0.002

inorganic chemicals - volatiles

  • 1,1,1-trichloroethane0.001
  • 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane0.002
  • 1,1,2-trichloroethane0.002
  • 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane0.002
  • 1,1-dichloroethane0.002
  • 1,1-dichloroethene0.001
  • 1,1-dichloropropene0.002
  • 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene0.002
  • 1,2,3-trichloropropane0.002
  • 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene0.002
  • 1,2-dichlorobenzene0.001
  • 1,2-dichloroethane0.001
  • 1,2-dichloropropane0.002
  • 1,3-dichlorobenzene0.001
  • 1,3-dichloropropane0.002
  • 1,4-dichlorobenzene0.001
  • 2,2-dichloropropane0.002
  • 2-chlorotoluene0.001
  • 4-chlorotoluene0.001
  • acetone0.01
  • benzene0.001
  • bromobenzene0.002
  • bromomethane0.002
  • carbon tetrachloride0.001
  • chlorobenzene0.001
  • chloroethane0.002
  • chloromethane0.002
  • cis-1,2-dichloroethene0.002
  • cis-1,3-dichloropropene0.002
  • dibromochloropropane (dbcp)0.001
  • dibromomethane0.002
  • dichlorodifluoromethane0.002
  • dichloromethane0.002
  • ethylbenzene0.001
  • ethylenedibromide (edb)0.001
  • methyl ethyl ketone0.01
  • methyl tert-butyl ether0.004
  • styrene0.001
  • tetrachloroethene (pce)0.002
  • tetrahydrofuran0.01
  • toluene0.001
  • trans-1,2-dichloroethene0.002
  • trans-1,3-dichloropropene0.002
  • trichloroethene (tce)0.001
  • trichlorofluoromethane0.002
  • vinyl chloride0.001
  • xylene0.001
basic

bacteria

  • total coliform and e.colipresence/absence

inorganic chemicals - metals

  • aluminum0.1
  • arsenic0.005
  • barium0.3
  • cadmium0.002
  • calcium2
  • chromium0.01
  • copper0.004
  • iron0.02
  • lead0.002
  • lithium0.001
  • magnesium0.1
  • manganese0.004
  • mercury0.001
  • nickel0.02
  • potassium1
  • selenium0.02
  • silica0.1
  • silver0.002
  • sodium0.1
  • strontium0.001
  • uranium0.001
  • zinc0.004

inorganic chemicals & physical factors

  • alkalinity (total as caco3)20
  • bromide0.5
  • chloride5
  • fluoride0.5
  • hardness10
  • nitrate as n0.5
  • nitrite as n0.5
  • orthophosphate2
  • ph (standard units)-
  • sulfate5
  • total dissolved solids20
  • turbidity (turbidity units)0.1
lite

inorganic chemicals - metals

  • aluminum0.1
  • arsenic0.005
  • barium0.3
  • cadmium0.002
  • calcium2
  • chromium0.01
  • copper0.004
  • iron0.02
  • lead0.002
  • lithium0.001
  • magnesium0.1
  • manganese0.004
  • mercury0.001
  • nickel0.02
  • potassium1
  • selenium0.02
  • silica0.1
  • silver0.002
  • sodium0.1
  • strontium0.001
  • uranium0.001
  • zinc0.004

inorganic chemicals & physical factors

  • alkalinity (total as caco3)20
  • bromide0.5
  • chloride5
  • fluoride0.5
  • hardness10
  • nitrate as n0.5
  • nitrite as n0.5
  • orthophosphate2
  • ph (standard units)-
  • sulfate5
  • total dissolved solids20
  • turbidity (turbidity units)0.1

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Installation & maintenanceManufacturer material

WaterCheck™ Standard/Deluxe

Sampling Instructions - Please Read Before Starting

Step 1

After the blue ice pack has been in your freezer for at least 8 hours, you can collect your water sample from an appropriate water faucet or spigot. If the spout has a strainer or aerator, remove it prior to sampling

Illustration of the Freez Pak ice pack from the well water test kit

Step 2

Samples must be shipped the same day they are collected via guaranteed next day delivery and must be collected after 1:00 p.m. EST to minimize time in transit. Do not collect and/ or ship your samples on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or the day before a National Holiday.

Diagram of the kit's five sample bottles numbered 1 to 5 in fill order

Fill all of the bottles, in order from 1 to 5 as shown in the picture to the right.
Bottle 1 - Fill the 500 mL plastic bottle to the shoulder and replace the cap securely.
Bottle 2 - Fill the 125 mL square glass bottle to the shoulder and replace the cap securely.

Diagram of bottles 1 and 2 filled with water to the shoulder

Bottles 3 & 4 - Fill each of the two 40 mL glass vials in such a way that a "dome" of water stands above the rim [see picture]. This can be done easily if you reduce the water flow to a slow stream. Replace the cap securely, but do not over tighten. Tip the vial upside down and check for air bubbles. If you see an air bubble, remove the cap and slowly add more water to displace the air bubble. Recap the vial and check again for air bubbles. Repeat this step until you do not see any air bubbles.

Diagram of a sample vial filled so a dome of water stands above the rim

Bottle 5 - Before filling this bottle, disinfect the end and inside of the faucet spout using rubbing alcohol. After the faucet spout has been disinfected, flush it by running the water for at least one minute. Remove the red tabbed plastic seal on the 125 mL plastic bottle. Do not touch the inside of the bottle or the inside of the cap. This bottle contains preservative. Do not rinse the preservative out of the bottle. Fill the bottle between the 100 mL and 120 mL fill lines. Do not fill any less or more as this will impact the analysis. [ see picture]. Replace the cap securely making sure not to touch the inside of the bottle or the inside of the cap.

Diagram of a sample bottle filled between the two fill lines

Step 3A

Complete the enclosed lab form, making sure to indicate the collection date and time you sampled, type of water, and sample identification (e.g. kitchen sink, well head,etc.) Return the blue ice pack to the kit and place the kit back in the cardboard box with the completed lab form.

Diagram of the lab form to complete and return with the samples

Step 3B

Make arrangements to ship the kit by guaranteed next day delivery [or drop the kit off at our laboratory within 24 hours of collection, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm] to the following address:

National Testing Laboratories
556 South Mansfield Street
Ypsilanti, MI 48197

If we do not receive your sample within 24 hours of sample collection or if you have not provided the date and time of collection, the bacteria results will be marked INVALID!


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What this review is based on.

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