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Color of Water Colorimeter - Checker® HC

Reference HI727

Have accurate water testing results with our simple handheld colorimeter. Don't struggle to determine colors visually, our handheld colorimeter eliminates the hassle of matching to a color chart by providing a direct color of water result digitally in platinum cobalt units (PCU's). Our color of water colorimeter brings you more precise technology than your typical chemical test kit.

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At a glance

Reference
HI727
Category
pH, Conductivity & Water Analysis
Equipment family
Industry/Industrial, Industry/Industrial/Chemical manufacturing, Industry/Industrial/Water treatment, Industry/Water, Industry/Water/Aquaculture, Industry/Water/Wastewater, Industry/Water/Drinking wat

Overview

Have accurate water testing results with our simple handheld colorimeter. Don't struggle to determine colors visually, our handheld colorimeter eliminates the hassle of matching to a color chart by providing a direct color of water result digitally in platinum cobalt units (PCU's). Our color of water colorimeter brings you more precise technology than your typical chemical test kit.

Maintenance contract — AxiTech provides planned preventive maintenance for Color of Water Colorimeter - Checker® HC from Hanna Instruments: scheduled visits, safety checks, periodic calibration and a documented service report, backed by a contractual response time.

Troubleshooting, repair and spare parts — our ph, conductivity & water analysis engineers diagnose and repair Color of Water Colorimeter - Checker® HC on site or in the workshop, fit genuine spare parts and recommission the equipment after performance verification.

Features

  • Our handheld colorimeter is portable and easily carried in your pocket.
  • One-button operation makes getting your results simple.
  • Be consistent with our built-in timer that ensures repeatability.

Technical specifications

Specifications
SKU
HI727 Range 0 to 500 PCU Resolution 5 PCU Accuracy @ 25°C (77°F) ±10 PCU ±5% of reading Light Source LED @ 470 nm Light Detector silicon photocell Method adaptation of the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th edition, Colorimetric Platinum Cobalt method Battery Type (1) 1.5V AAA Auto shut-off after ten minutes of non-use Environment 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F) RH max 95% non-condensing Dimensions 86.0 x 61.0 x 37.5 mm (3.4 x 2.4 x 1.5in.) Weight 64 g (2.3 oz) Ordering Information HI727 Checker®HC is supplied with sample cuvettes with caps (2), battery, instructions and quick start guide. Calibration Check HI727-11 Warranty 1 year
Range
0 to 500 PCU Resolution 5 PCU Accuracy @ 25°C (77°F) ±10 PCU ±5% of reading Light Source LED @ 470 nm Light Detector silicon photocell Method adaptation of the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th edition, Colorimetric Platinum Cobalt method Battery Type (1) 1.5V AAA Auto shut-off after ten minutes of non-use Environment 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F) RH max 95% non-condensing Dimensions 86.0 x 61.0 x 37.5 mm (3.4 x 2.4 x 1.5in.) Weight 64 g (2.3 oz) Ordering Information HI727 Checker®HC is supplied with sample cuvettes with caps (2), battery, instructions and quick start guide. Calibration Check HI727-11 Warranty 1 year
Method
adaptation of the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th edition, Colorimetric Platinum Cobalt method Battery Type (1) 1.5V AAA Auto shut-off after ten minutes of non-use Environment 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F) RH max 95% non-condensing Dimensions 86.0 x 61.0 x 37.5 mm (3.4 x 2.4 x 1.5in.) Weight 64 g (2.3 oz) Ordering Information HI727 Checker®HC is supplied with sample cuvettes with caps (2), battery, instructions and quick start guide. Calibration Check HI727-11 Warranty 1 year
Weight
64 g (2.3 oz) Ordering Information HI727 Checker®HC is supplied with sample cuvettes with caps (2), battery, instructions and quick start guide. Calibration Check HI727-11 Warranty 1 year
Warranty
1 year
Dimensions
86.0 x 61.0 x 37.5 mm (3.4 x 2.4 x 1.5in.) Weight 64 g (2.3 oz) Ordering Information HI727 Checker®HC is supplied with sample cuvettes with caps (2), battery, instructions and quick start guide. Calibration Check HI727-11 Warranty 1 year
Resolution
5 PCU Accuracy @ 25°C (77°F) ±10 PCU ±5% of reading Light Source LED @ 470 nm Light Detector silicon photocell Method adaptation of the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th edition, Colorimetric Platinum Cobalt method Battery Type (1) 1.5V AAA Auto shut-off after ten minutes of non-use Environment 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F) RH max 95% non-condensing Dimensions 86.0 x 61.0 x 37.5 mm (3.4 x 2.4 x 1.5in.) Weight 64 g (2.3 oz) Ordering Information HI727 Checker®HC is supplied with sample cuvettes with caps (2), battery, instructions and quick start guide. Calibration Check HI727-11 Warranty 1 year
Environment
0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F) RH max 95% non-condensing Dimensions 86.0 x 61.0 x 37.5 mm (3.4 x 2.4 x 1.5in.) Weight 64 g (2.3 oz) Ordering Information HI727 Checker®HC is supplied with sample cuvettes with caps (2), battery, instructions and quick start guide. Calibration Check HI727-11 Warranty 1 year
Battery Type
(1) 1.5V AAA Auto shut-off after ten minutes of non-use Environment 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F) RH max 95% non-condensing Dimensions 86.0 x 61.0 x 37.5 mm (3.4 x 2.4 x 1.5in.) Weight 64 g (2.3 oz) Ordering Information HI727 Checker®HC is supplied with sample cuvettes with caps (2), battery, instructions and quick start guide. Calibration Check HI727-11 Warranty 1 year
Light Source
LED @ 470 nm Light Detector silicon photocell Method adaptation of the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th edition, Colorimetric Platinum Cobalt method Battery Type (1) 1.5V AAA Auto shut-off after ten minutes of non-use Environment 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F) RH max 95% non-condensing Dimensions 86.0 x 61.0 x 37.5 mm (3.4 x 2.4 x 1.5in.) Weight 64 g (2.3 oz) Ordering Information HI727 Checker®HC is supplied with sample cuvettes with caps (2), battery, instructions and quick start guide. Calibration Check HI727-11 Warranty 1 year
Auto shut off
after ten minutes of non-use Environment 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F) RH max 95% non-condensing Dimensions 86.0 x 61.0 x 37.5 mm (3.4 x 2.4 x 1.5in.) Weight 64 g (2.3 oz) Ordering Information HI727 Checker®HC is supplied with sample cuvettes with caps (2), battery, instructions and quick start guide. Calibration Check HI727-11 Warranty 1 year
Light Detector
silicon photocell Method adaptation of the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th edition, Colorimetric Platinum Cobalt method Battery Type (1) 1.5V AAA Auto shut-off after ten minutes of non-use Environment 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F) RH max 95% non-condensing Dimensions 86.0 x 61.0 x 37.5 mm (3.4 x 2.4 x 1.5in.) Weight 64 g (2.3 oz) Ordering Information HI727 Checker®HC is supplied with sample cuvettes with caps (2), battery, instructions and quick start guide. Calibration Check HI727-11 Warranty 1 year
Calibration Check
HI727-11 Warranty 1 year
Ordering Information
HI727 Checker®HC is supplied with sample cuvettes with caps (2), battery, instructions and quick start guide. Calibration Check HI727-11 Warranty 1 year
Accuracy @ 25°C (77°F)
±10 PCU ±5% of reading Light Source LED @ 470 nm Light Detector silicon photocell Method adaptation of the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th edition, Colorimetric Platinum Cobalt method Battery Type (1) 1.5V AAA Auto shut-off after ten minutes of non-use Environment 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F) RH max 95% non-condensing Dimensions 86.0 x 61.0 x 37.5 mm (3.4 x 2.4 x 1.5in.) Weight 64 g (2.3 oz) Ordering Information HI727 Checker®HC is supplied with sample cuvettes with caps (2), battery, instructions and quick start guide. Calibration Check HI727-11 Warranty 1 year
Service coverage

AxiTech maintains, repairs and supplies this equipment for hospitals, clinics, laboratories and imaging centres.

Maintenance contracts for Color of Water Colorimeter - Checker® HC

AxiTech provides preventive maintenance contracts for Color of Water Colorimeter - Checker® HC. Each contract fixes a schedule of planned visits in which our biomedical engineers inspect the equipment, replace wear parts before they fail, and verify that it still performs inside the manufacturer’s tolerances.

Every visit includes calibration and performance verification, and closes with a documented maintenance report you can present during an accreditation audit. Spare-parts availability and a guaranteed response time are written into the contract, so a breakdown never leaves a department waiting for an answer.

Plan at least one preventive maintenance visit per year, and a second visit for equipment in continuous or critical use.

  • Planned preventive maintenance visits at a fixed interval
  • Calibration and performance verification against the manufacturer’s specifications
  • A documented maintenance report after every intervention
  • Guaranteed availability of spare parts and consumables
  • A contractual response time when the equipment fails

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Planned preventive maintenance and calibration under contract

Troubleshooting and repair for Color of Water Colorimeter - Checker® HC

When Color of Water Colorimeter - Checker® HC fails, our engineers start with a structured diagnostic: error codes, electrical and mechanical checks, and a functional test against the equipment’s own specification. That tells us whether the fault is a consumable, a worn part or a board-level failure before any part is ordered.

Straightforward faults are repaired on site so the department loses as little time as possible. Anything that needs a workbench, a full strip-down or a specialised spare part goes to our workshop and comes back only after a complete post-repair test and, where the equipment requires it, recalibration.

Faults we see most often on this type of equipment

The faults we see most often are worn moving parts, power-supply and control-board failures, sensors that have drifted out of tolerance, and fluid or air paths that have become blocked or contaminated.

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Diagnostics, corrective repair and spare parts in the workshop
Troubleshooting

How to troubleshoot Color of Water Colorimeter - Checker® HC

Work through these checks before you escalate. They are the same first-line sequence our biomedical engineers run on arrival, and they either clear the fault or narrow it down enough that the intervention starts with the right spare part in the van.

  1. Capture the fault before you touch anything: write down the exact error code or message, the serial number from the rating plate, what the operator was doing and whether the fault clears on a restart.

  2. Confirm the power supply end to end — wall outlet, mains lead, fuse and any UPS or stabiliser in between. A device that is intermittently dead has a supply fault far more often than an internal one.

  3. Check the consumables and wear parts — filters, seals, tubing, probes, batteries — and note when each was last replaced. Anything past its service interval is the first suspect.

  4. Reproduce the fault once, deliberately, and record the sequence: what the operator did, what the device displayed, and whether a full power cycle clears it.

  5. If the fault is still there, escalate with the evidence. Send AxiTech the model, serial number, error code and the checks you have already run, and an engineer will come back with a diagnosis, a repair quote and a spare-parts lead time for Color of Water Colorimeter - Checker® HC.

What to send us when you report the fault

  • Manufacturer, model and serial number, from the rating plate
  • The exact error code or message, and the screen it appears on
  • When the fault started, how often it occurs and what triggers it
  • A photograph of the display or of the fault, and the last maintenance report

If the fault survives all five steps, stop using Color of Water Colorimeter - Checker® HC and open a repair request. Continuing to run equipment through a fault it cannot clear turns a component failure into a board-level one, and on devices used for diagnosis or therapy it puts the result — and the patient — in doubt.

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Buying and installing Color of Water Colorimeter - Checker® HC

AxiTech supplies Color of Water Colorimeter - Checker® HC together with the accessories and consumables it needs to enter service. We handle importation, delivery and installation, then commission the equipment on site so that it is verified against its specification before the first patient or the first sample.

Installation is followed by training for the users and for your biomedical team, warranty registration, and — if you want it — a maintenance contract that takes over the day the warranty ends, so the equipment never spends a period without planned service.

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Delivery, installation, commissioning and user training
Questions we are asked

Frequently asked questions about Hanna Instruments Color of Water Colorimeter - Checker® HC

Yes. AxiTech services Color of Water Colorimeter - Checker® HC, either under a maintenance contract or as a one-off intervention. Our biomedical engineers cover preventive maintenance, calibration, corrective repair and spare-parts supply for this equipment.

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