Temperature changes — including extreme heat and cold — may affect results.
may be slightly different, they’re all meant to be kept within a specific range of temperatures, Garner said. In general, you should try to keep the tests between 35 and 86 degrees, he explained. “The box shouldn’t get outside of those temperatures — even temporarily,” he explained., you should try to bring them inside your home as quickly as possible rather than letting the delivery sit out in the sun.
And while even the packages of reagents"should be pretty durable from physical stressors," Mathers said, you don't want to see any leaking. If you do, you shouldn't use the test. That means it's important to keep the temperature in mind here, as well:"The range of temperatures to run the test is actually much more narrow," Garner explained, adding that most tests work best when the temperature is between 65 and 86 degrees.
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