Accurately monitor quaternary ammonium disinfectant levels with Indigo’s 0–1500 ppm quat test strips. Prevent quat binding, meet FDA/NSF/health inspector requirements, and ensure compliance in restaurants, healthcare, and janitorial services.
Indigo® 0–1500 ppm quat test strips are for businesses and regulators who need reliable verification of quaternary ammonium disinfectant levels. Quats are widely used in food service, healthcare, schools, and janitorial cleaning, but their effectiveness depends on maintaining sanitizer concentrations within recommended ranges. Health inspectors often require test results that show sanitizer buckets, spray bottles, or wipe solutions are in compliance with FDA Food Code, NSF, and local regulations.
Indigo® 0–1500 ppm strips confirm that higher range concentrations are available when it matters in restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes. Staff and cleaning contractors can confirm their sanitizing solutions remain effective and meet all compliance requirements.
We've been selling quaternary ammonium (quat) test strips since 2007. Buy best-in class, fully documented Indigo® QAC test strips, 100 strips/pack with a guaranteed 3 year shelf life (dated back from expiration date "yyyy.mm.dd"); see storage requirements in Specifications.
Do not use hot water. Water warmer than 40C/105F may give false high readings.
The simple answer for "not in the desirable range" is to add more Quat concentrate if the reading is low. Add more water if the reading is high. Then retest. Don't worry about being exact, you can be +/- 10% without major consequences.
You may also find this useful: details on high level quat strips. If you run into repeated problems with getting the right concentration, try our Dilution Equation Calculator.
Dip strip & remove for immediate reading at 200-400-750-1000-1500 ppm for quaternary ammonium disinfectant concentration. Read strip results immediately. If you wait the 30 seconds needed for some other strips you will get a reading that is too high.