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Homax 5250 Household Lead Test Kit

(24 customer reviews)

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Homax Corp. 5250 - 2Pk Lead Testing Kit, Lead check test swabs detect lead on any surface within 1 minute. To use the test swab just squeeze the test swab firmly at the 2 points indicated, shake and then continue to squeeze until yellow liquid appears on

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Product Details

Product Length:	7.5 inches
Product Width:	4.0 inches
Product Height:	0.4 inches
Product Weight:	0.04 pounds
Package Length:	7.9 inches
Package Width:	3.8 inches
Package Height:	0.7 inches
Package Weight:	0.1 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 24 reviews

Features

It's a simple, fast and and economical way to check for lead paint in homes
LeadCheck instantly detects lead on any surface and can be helpful in preventing toxic lead accumulations and lead poisoning
Not used for lead testing in water
Simple swap tests for lead on any household surface
2 swabs for up to 4 tests

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 3.5

( 24 customer reviews )
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52 of 52 found the following review helpful:

These worked great. Instructions could be better Mar 02, 2008 By Dan
I wanted to test the paint in our room before i started sanding. At first everything I tested went was from a yellow to a sort of an yellow orange color, which the instructions did not explain. After spending sometime on there website I found orange signifies barium which is a lead substitute. Also I tested some paint in another area and got purple, which signifies there is tin in the paint. Eventually I came a cross a painted area inside our air ducts behind the vent. (Why the inside of our vent was painted i have no idea) I tested this and it turned a reddish pink. There is a detailed color chart on there website which i compared it to and it was around 8% lead. Yikes. guess I will be removing my ductwork.

After doing a few of these tests I learned to lightly rub the tip of the tester into the paint for 30 seconds, don't mash it in too hard or you wont get good results.

All in all this worked great. They really should put the information on there website in the instructions though.

95 of 106 found the following review helpful:

There IS a better option. Sep 25, 2007 By ramblin
As a previous review mentioned, the color change is ambiguous. Is it red or orange or what? If it changes color at all, does that mean lead is present? The instructions aren't clear on that point. What the packaging doesn't tell you is that if what you want to test is painted red, this testing kit cannot be used since a positive result is shown by the surface turning "red" or "pink." Now I have to find a different tester not only to test red paint but also to confirm the orange result of this testing kit. Save your money and just buy another brand from the start.

*I tried another brand, the First Alert Lead Test Kit, and it does have an option for testing dark-colored items, with a quantitative result chart that shows approximately how much lead is present in your sample, as opposed to the quick swab yes/no (more like "huh?") result this lesser Homax test. Get The First Alert Lead Test instead.

**FINAL EDIT: Both of the aforementioned lead test kits gave false positive results. Unfortunately, I found out only after I'd already hired a lead abatement firm, whose professional detection equipment confirmed there was no lead where these little test kits had shown positive results. Save your money for the pros and get an accurate result before you start worrying like I did for no reason.

23 of 23 found the following review helpful:

Not sensitive enough Oct 09, 2009 By J. B. Wolfer "JennyB"
I used this test to check for lead in a variety of inexpensive Mexican ceramics that I knew contained lead in the glaze. At no point was there any color change. However, I next tested the same ceramics with a acid leach test from Abotex, and received a positive result. (The Abotex Instant Results swab test was also a false negative.)

With this test's inability to register unsafe lead levels at around 5 ppm, I have to wonder, why take a test if you can't trust the results?

A false negative is a false sense of security.

26 of 28 found the following review helpful:

Packaging flaw Dec 10, 2007 By Maria
I bought 5 packs. The outside of the box says up to 4 tests. However, be warned that the only way you can use ONE swab again, is if you get a negative reading. Once you activate a swab, you get two minutes to use it. I read on Consumer Reports that they had some swabs change colors after 2 hours. So...2 mins-2 hours? I opted to not reuse a swab. Secondly, I had 10 possible swabs. 4 swabs did not works. The liquid was not in there, or it was already crushed. Then I had 1 swab break thru the outer shell and prick my finger with the glass. Other than that, I suppose they worked. I will know for sure in a few weeks when I get my house tested professionally, and update my review.

11 of 11 found the following review helpful:

Very Helpful Oct 10, 2007 By A. Kennedy
The test is very easy to use. Just squeeze two spots on the stick and swab the surface you want to test. Two areas that I tested in my house came up bright red, no mistaking a positive reading.

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