Is your water safe to drink??


Most water problems can’t be seen, smelled or tasted. Test your water and know for sure — at home in minutes, or in the lab.

Benefits:

  • Protect your health: catch bacteria such as E. coli, plus nitrates and heavy metals, before they make anyone sick
  • Protect your property: spot hard or corrosive water before it damages pipes, geysers and appliances
  • Choose the right treatment: treat for what’s actually in your water, without guessing
  • Peace of mind: for your family, your business and your community

Easy Laboratory Access

Keep safe with water testing kits


We have now made laboratory water quality testing easy and convenient.

We offer easy-to-use water test kits to help you test for bacteria and chemical contaminants.



Virtual Water analysis tool

Check out our FREE virtual water analysis tool to help you interpret your water testing results

Step 1: Create/Login to The Water App

Step 2: Enter your water test results in Analyse My Water

Step 3: Receive feedback on the water quality

Virtual Water treatment solution tool

Check out our FREE water treatment solution tool to help you choose the best way to treat your water

Step 1:Create/Login to The Water App

Step 2: Enter your water test results in Treat My Water

Step 3: Receive water treatment recommendations

Test it. Understand it. Fix it.

Enter your test kit or lab results and The Water App checks each one against SANS 241 and WHO limits. It tells you in plain language whether your water is safe to drink, and recommends the right treatment if it isn’t.

01

Enter your results

Tap the colours on your 21-in-1 or 25-in-1 kit chart, or type in your lab results.

02

Get your verdict

See whether each parameter passes, and whether your water is safe to drink or needs treatment first.

03

Understand it

Plain-language explanations in English, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Afrikaans and Shona.

04

Treat and track

Get treatment recommendations, book a lab test, and track your water quality over time.

The Water App screens and interprets results. It does not replace accredited laboratory testing.

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Our services

Water quality testing kits

We provide an easy to use, affordable and portable water testing kit.
OEM

Lab water testing

Chemistry results in 24 hours and E. coli in 48 hours. SANS 241 compliance testing through our accredited reference lab partner. From R499.

The Water App

Check your results against SANS 241 and WHO limits and get a plain-language verdict. Start with 5 free analyses.

Water treatment

Reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration and eco-friendly treatment, designed for your test results.

Sewage & bioremediation

Custom domestic and commercial sewage treatment plants and bioremediation for wastewater, acid drainage and heavy metals.

Water Testing Warrior Programme

Training, kits and app access to start your own water testing business.

Not sure where to start?

Screen your water at home, or get a full lab analysis. Both come with plain-language results and treatment advice.

Test at home

from R250

  • Results in minutes
  • Up to 25 parameters
  • E. coli test included
  • Free analysis in The Water App
  • Water treatment solutions
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Test in the lab

from R500

  • Chemistry results in 24 hours
  • E. coli results in 48 hours
  • SANS 241 compliance via accredited partner
  • Plain-language report
  • Free 15-minute result call
  • Book a lab test
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Sponsor safe water testing for community

The Water Lady

Expert in Water Quality Testing

We use chemistry to solve water problems
Lesley Mukwada

Lesley Mukwada

Founder & Director, The Chemistry Solutions Company | M.Sc. Polymer Science, Cand.Sci.Nat. (SACNASP)

"I use chemistry to give people, businesses and communities certainty about their water."

Lesley founded The Chemistry Solutions Company in 2020 after a career spanning environmental chemistry, industrial remediation, and academic research. Her academic background spans Chemistry, Biochemistry, Food Science and Microbiology, and her water remediation work has covered mine-site projects for clients including BCL, Glencore, Lanxess and Eskom. TCSC's lab and testing services have since supported over 200 clients, from municipalities to conservation NGOs.

Recognition: GCIP-UNIDO National Accelerator (2024) · Africa Pachipanda Award (2025) · Takealot Marketplace Business Accelerator (2023)

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Testimonials

Water quality testing lab

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Peter Griffiths

"Great service from Lesley and the team there. Quick turnaround for our water testing and good advice on how to interpret the results."

21 in 1 Water Quality Test Strips & 2 E.coli Tests

21 in 1 Water Quality Test Strips & 2 E.coli Tests

Erica (Reviewed 4 days after purchase on Takealot)

"Tests where easy to conduct and results came back very accurately. Did the job, I'm happy. Tests where easy to conduct and results came back very accurately. Did the job, I'm happy."


25 in 1 Water Test Kit

25 in 1 Water Test Kit

James Urry

"Received excellent customer service, thank you, what a breath of fresh air. Due to the website stalling during the purchasing process, the cost was deducted twice from my credit card. Lesley responded immediately and refunded the additional payment. Product arrived on overnight courier exactly as expected. Have yet to use the test kit, but am very happy so far."


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21 in 1 Water Test Kit & 2 E.coli Tests

  • 21 chemical parameters, including nitrate, fluoride, hardness, pH, chlorine, iron and heavy metals
  • 2 E. coli / coliform tests for bacterial screening, with results in 48 hours
  • 100 strips per panel, about R17.50 per full chemical screen
  • Chemistry results in 60 seconds, with no lab or equipment needed
  • Developed by The Chemistry Solutions Company, Cape Town

Full Baseline Check: Lab Testing Service (Chemical, Physical & E. coli) – 29 parameters

  • 29 parameters in one lab analysis: chemical, physical and bacterial
  • For any water source: tap, borehole, spring, rainwater, mine or process water
  • Covers heavy metals, nutrients, salts and sanitisers, plus E. coli
  • Collect your sample and we arrange courier collection to our Cape Town lab
  • A clear results report with next-step recommendations

25 in 1 Water testing kit

  • 25 parameters in one kit: 22 strip tests, plus ammonia, phosphate and an E. coli / coliform test
  • Covers what most kits miss: ammonia, phosphate and salt, as well as metals, nitrates and chlorine
  • Strip results in 60 seconds, ammonia and phosphate in minutes, and E. coli in 48 hours
  • For borehole, tap, tank, dam, river and bottled …

Get in Touch

Available online: 24

Find us: 36 Clifton Road, Muizenberg, Cape Town, 7945

Email us: info@thechemistrysolutionscompany.com

Call us: +27 (0) 74 27 20 227

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