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Guide to Choosing a Moisture Meter to Screen Buildings for Leaks, Moisture Traps, Rot, Insect Damage, or Mold

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Moisture meter brands, types, manufacturers, sources & prices.

This article lists examples of moisture meters useful for measuring building materials such as concrete, wood, plaster. We give examples of the differences between pin type moisture meters and electronic sensor moisture measuring devices and explain the particular uses of each type of moisture meter.

This article series explains the use and reliability of different types of moisture detection equipment to find water entry problems on buildings. We demonstrate where moisture meters work successfully and where (and why) they don't.

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Where to Buy a Moisture Meter: Moisture Meter Brands, Models, Features & Typical Price Comparisons

Delmhorst pin type moisture meter with long probes © Daniel Friedman at InspectApedia.comNote: here we list only devices specifically designed to measure moisture level in typical building materials (wood, plaster, drywall, concrete); we exclude humidity measuring devices (moisture in air), and similar devices

Watch out when pricing moisture meters, not only for the fundamental limitations of various moisture meter device types, but also because some retailers quote a "lowball" price that does not include equipment that you need to use the meter, such as probes.

Also note that this list is incomplete; many of these manufacturers offer a wide range of moisture meter models with varying prices & features.

Photo: a Delmhorst moisture meter with long probes attached to the probe handle. The green insulation on the probes was intended to allow the user to probe through insulation to test the moisture of a hidden surface beyond.

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Popular Moisture Meter Brands, Models, Features & Prices

Amprobe MT 10 moisture meter at InspectApedia.com

Delmhorst pin type moisture meter with long probes © Daniel Friedman at InspectApedia.com

Above: traditional Delmhorst pin type moisture meters. This meter includes a long-sensor pin that can be attached for deep probing - shown below in a closer-view.

Wet wall stud moisture meter demonstration © Daniel Friedman at InspectApedia.com

Extech MO265 Combo moisture meter permits both pin-type sensing and no-pin non-destructive electronic sensing  cited & discussed at InspectApedia.com

Protimeter Hygromaster multi function hygrometer, thermometer, and other functions cited & discussed at InspectApedia.com

General Tools MMD4E Moisture Meter at InspectApedia.com

Presto PM 2020 moisture meter cite &  discussed at InspectApedia.com

Hardieplank fiber cement siding as delivered (C) Daniel Friedman Eric Galow

Hardieplank fiber cement siding as delivered (C) Daniel Friedman Eric Galow

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Trotec T2000 multifunction sensor

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Hardieplank fiber cement siding as delivered (C) Daniel Friedman Eric GalowPhoto:the Tramex Moisture Encounter in use by the author to make relative or comparative moisture level measurements in a fiber cement product.

Details are at SIDING, FIBER CEMENT MOISTURE LEVELS.

 




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On 2021-05-24 by (mod) - InspectApedia.com does not sell anything: no products nor services

@THERESIA MALIVA,

Sorry but this is a website that provides information at no charge to the public. To protect reader trust and confidence we don't sell any products and we have no connection to any product or company that may be discussed here.

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MOISTURE METER CHOICES

On 2021-05-20 by THERESIA MALIVA

helo,

I am urgently in need of Moisture Meter for Wood,
Am in Tanzania,East Africa.

Please contact me through my phone number +255742858076 for normal call and watsup.

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