Have you recently had a well dug on your land — or are you planning to — to find a new source of water for your household? Before you start drinking from it, it's essential to have the water analysed to confirm it's safe for consumption. While home testing kits for things like water hardness are available off the shelf, they can only tell you so much. For accurate, reliable results — particularly when it comes to microbiological contaminants like E.coli — analysis by a professional, accredited laboratory is the only way to be certain.

The Water Lab tests private well water for the contaminants most commonly found in Irish supplies, including hardness, iron, manganese, and E.coli. Heavy metals such as lead and copper can also be analysed where suspected. We post out a sampling kit with full instructions, you take the sample at your tap, return it to us, and we analyse it in our INAB-accredited laboratory — sending you a clear, easy-to-read report and practical advice if anything needs to be addressed. Click here to purchase your water sampling kit online and we'll arrange the rest.