Water
Probably Stolen water testing and grades: read the bottle before buying
Test the liquid, then use the result to choose its grade and treatment. Pure Water starts at 99.9%, High-Quality at 99%, Basewater at 98%, Ghostwater at 96% and Rustwater at 90%; anything below 90% is Gutterflow. A bottle’s label can disagree with its contents.
Match measured purity to the right name
| Tested purity | Grade to use | What that tells you |
|---|---|---|
| 99.9% and above | Pure Water | The highest drinking-water category in the displayed manual. |
| 99% to below 99.9% | High-Quality Water | One category below Pure Water; it is not the same label. |
| 98% to below 99% | Basewater | A common starting point for the manual filtering case. |
| 96% to below 98% | Ghostwater | A lower-grade batch; inspect what treatment it needs. |
| 90% to below 96% | Rustwater | Substantially contaminated; do not value it as Basewater. |
| Below 90% | Gutterflow | The lowest category shown by this manual. |
These are in-game liquid categories. A name or apparently clear color is not a substitute for measuring the liquid. At a boundary, use the grade the game’s actual test reports rather than guessing from rounded digits.
A strip answers purity; AquaScan explains the mixture
| Tool | Read it for | Purchase decision |
|---|---|---|
| Water Testing Strip | A one-use purity check. The testing kit contains disposable strips. | A practical way to inspect an occasional bottle when you do not own a reusable scanner. |
| AquaScan | The water and contaminant volumes/concentrations in a liquid container. | Useful for repeated batch work and for understanding why a treatment stops improving the water. |
The scanner separates the tested result from the bottle’s labeled category. Its contaminant breakdown helps decide whether the pitcher, UV or a powered purifier is the relevant tool. The headline purity alone does not tell you which component remains.
A buying offer with a misleading label
Case: a seller presents a bottle labeled High-Quality, but your test reports Rustwater. The tested contents govern the production plan. Do not pay for a ready High-Quality bottle while budgeting only for the cheap Basewater filtering route.
- Test the offered bottle before accepting its grade.
- Compare the result with the actual offer and your available tools.
- If you only have a pitcher and filter, prefer an affordable Basewater batch you can finish. Do not spend the reserve on a low-grade bottle that needs missing equipment.
- If you already own HydraTech or a powered purifier, include its wear, power and waiting time in the purchase decision.
- Keep the next bill and the supplies for one complete batch funded before accepting the deal.
A correct label does not prove a profitable offer either. The liquid amount, sale container, current buyer and treatment cost all matter. Continue with the appropriate treatment route after buying.
Test the finished batch, then label it
Measure again after filtering or powered treatment. Both the grade and the sellable volume can change. Relabel from that completed result with the red labeler, then offer the bottle to a suitable buyer.
A new label changes the claim on the bottle; it is not another purification step. If the result is still below the desired grade, check the remaining contaminants rather than applying the desired label and treating that as success.
UPDATE 049 fixes an AquaScan result tooltip delay and brings an already-open scanner panel forward. If the result seems absent, inspect that panel first. The demo can change, so the tested in-game result remains the final check for the bottle in front of you.