ph meter for liquid and soil?

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Hi all, been a while.
My probe type cheap analogue soil ph meter must be up the spout(broken?!)
bought some ph up and ph down from local pond shop as my water is hard area,
added the up to my water and meter went down, added the down to my water and the meter went up,
I may be confusing myself here or it is broken,
if it is, can a pen type digital ph meter measure liquid and soil?

Thanks, sorry if this is in the wrong section or has been asked many times before.

 

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Well, i bought the pen type digi. meter off ebay for £17, and it works great in liquid and soil, and also the Ph down now goes down !! :-D
Can now get my tap water exact to where I want it