Swiss Laboratory for Legionella Testing – Test Your Shower and Hot Water
Biolytix AG is your Swiss service laboratory with more than 25 years of experience in water analysis and EN/ISO 17025 accreditation for all legally relevant microbiological hygiene parameters.
A microbiological water analysis lets you test your shower and hot water for Legionella and other bacteria. Legionella can multiply particularly in hot water systems, boilers and shower pipes, affecting the hygienic quality of the water.
For private households, we offer a simple way to have shower water and hot water from your boiler professionally tested in our laboratory. Choose the right analysis kit and send your water sample to our laboratory for testing. Once the analysis is complete, you will conveniently receive the results by email.
Our customers include water suppliers, general contractors or building technicians, installation or plumbing companies, facility management, building and property management or caretakers, public institutions, hospitals, nursing or residential homes, schools, sports and fitness facilities, hotels or community facilities, baths or wellness facilities, plant operators or product manufacturers from industry and pharmaceuticals.
Our solutions for For companies & institutions
- Customized analysis packages for your specific questions
- From creating concepts to on-site sampling and analysis to hygiene certificates
- Sampling by qualified personnel in accordance with legal requirements
- Training on the proper collection of samples and their shipment to the laboratory for implementation of self-monitoring concepts
- Convenient live tracking of your samples, clear display of order history, and easy ordering and management of all analyses and results via web portal
- Customized system solutions tailored precisely to your processes, structures, and requirements.
Microbiological analysis for Shower and Hot Water
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Shower and Bath Water: Pseudomonas aeruginosa
62.00 CHFPseudomonas aeruginosaMicrobiological testing of shower and bath water for Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cases of symptoms such as skin rashes or other indications suggestive of P. aeruginosa contaminationThis analysis provides information on the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in shower and bath water.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a waterborne bacterium with health risk potential (e.g. as a cause of skin rashes and inflammations) and is considered undesirable in shower and bath water. If detected, appropriate control measures should be taken.
(For a more comprehensive hygiene assessment of shower water, see also the analysis package: “Shower and boiler water: Legionella”)62.00 CHF -
Shower and Boiler Water: Legionella
116.00 CHFLegionella total, including Legionella spp., Legionella pneumophila serogroups 1, 2–14, and other L. pneumophilaMicrobial testing for Legionella in waterThis analysis provides information on the presence of Legionella in warm water, as well as in boiler water.
Due to their potential health risk, Legionella are only permitted in low concentrations in shower water in publicly accessible baths and shower facilities. Therefore, if Legionella are detected in shower water or the piping system, further investigations and measures should be considered.116.00 CHF
Would You Like to Test Your Shower or Hot Water for Legionella and Bacteria?
Have the microbiological quality of your shower, hot or heated water in your household professionally tested in accordance with the applicable legal requirements.
Why Have Your Shower and Hot Water Tested for Legionella and Bacteria by Biolytix?
Our analysis kits also give private individuals straightforward access to professional laboratory testing.
Biolytix AG is a Swiss service laboratory based in Dittingen, Basel-Landschaft, with more than 25 years of experience. We are accredited according to ISO/IEC 17025 for all legally relevant microbiological hygiene parameters. We stand for a high level of expertise and reliable results.
With our water analyses, you can reliably test your shower water and hot water from your boiler for Legionella and other microbiological parameters. This gives you clarity about the hygienic quality of your water.
How it works:
Thoughtfully transparent: Our shipping fees
• Package shipping to you via “PostPac Economy”: 11.50 CHF
• Prepaid return shipping via Swiss Post’s “Swiss-Express «Mond»”: CHF 23.00
• Flat rate for assembling the sample collection box with cooling packs, bottles, and instructions for sample collection: CHF 5.50
Total, one-time per order
CHF 40
