Very useful for checking any damp issues around the house.
To determine the moisture content of wood or building material, such as, e.g. concrete, brick, screed, plasterboard, wallpaper, etc.
Measurement range of 5 - 50 % for wood, or 1.5 - 33 % for building material.
Display on a large LCD display (in percent, resolution 0.1 %) as well as acoustically (can be deactivated).
Practical "hold" function also makes measurement possible at locations difficult to access.
Automatic switch-off approx. 3 mins, after last application.
Battery low voltage display.
Robust, ergonomic housing with separate compartment for 9 V monobloc battery (not included).
With protective cap.
SAMPLE USES
Locating a leak in the wall
Place the probe on the surface to be tested. Take a reading and read the value from the display window. Repeat this procedure in various places. If the readings get higher, then you are getting closer to the leak. If the values stop increasing, you’ve found the leak.
Check the moisture content of construction materials e.g. concrete, tile, screed, plaster, carpets prior to finishing.
Check the moisture content of wood e.g. of firewood or wood as a building material
Hmmmmm had a look and found this one, any ideas on the differences?
mymymy
10 Apr 164#4
This meter has allowed me to prove my case and I'm now in the process of taking my local council to trial.
They use the Protimeter? Whenever it alerted they'd say, it's calibrated to wood, as an excuse. I soon proved they were talking carp.
ben1881 to mymymy
10 Apr 163#26
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As a building Surveyor for my council this is more than likely condensation. I have also faced people like yourself in court on many an occasion and made them look very stupid when providing results of a speedy moisture test which takes actual readings from the building fabric, not just the plaster.
These meters are a waste of time and money especially if you don't know how to use it and don't carry out profiling rather than just sticking it anywhere in the wall and claiming it is damp.
BenderRodriguez to mymymy
10 Apr 16#68
I highly doubt in cheap meter from amazon being taken seriously by any court. :wink:
gr8t1
10 Apr 161#5
Only works with wood
toonarmani
10 Apr 1638#6
Moisture problems at home? just gaze into her eyes, you'll know if it's game on or not :wink:
Oneday77 to toonarmani
10 Apr 1617#10
Moisture problems are normally caused by limited preparation time before the mainjob.
Klimgon99 to toonarmani
10 Apr 16#14
LOOL
Duelling Duck to toonarmani
11 Apr 161#71
Most of the girls I dig up don't have any eyes - you MONSTER!
shadey12
10 Apr 161#7
in description it says brick
spannerzone
10 Apr 16#8
These just measure electrical conductance so don't think it's really that accurate on anything other than wood.... it's why 'Damp Specialists' use these sorts of things to get damp 'results' - you can probe these things against your hand and it'll register 'damp'
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To determine the moisture content of wood or building material, such as, e.g. concrete, brick, screed, plasterboard, wallpaper, etc.
Measurement range of 5 - 50 % for wood, or 1.5 - 33 % for building material.
Display on a large LCD display (in percent, resolution 0.1 %) as well as acoustically (can be deactivated).
Practical "hold" function also makes measurement possible at locations difficult to access.
Automatic switch-off approx. 3 mins, after last application.
Battery low voltage display.
Robust, ergonomic housing with separate compartment for 9 V monobloc battery (not included).
With protective cap.
SAMPLE USES
Locating a leak in the wall
Place the probe on the surface to be tested. Take a reading and read the value from the display window. Repeat this procedure in various places. If the readings get higher, then you are getting closer to the leak. If the values stop increasing, you’ve found the leak.
Check the moisture content of construction materials e.g. concrete, tile, screed, plaster, carpets prior to finishing.
Check the moisture content of wood e.g. of firewood or wood as a building material
Determining the moisture content of soil
Instruction manual: http://www.brennenstuhl.com/index.php?module=explorer&displayAction=download&downloadFile=products/en-DE/pdf/instruction_manual_1298680_0451781_ba.pdf
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Many years working in the trade and i have never seen a damp issue that couldnt be explained by something more realistic
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They use the Protimeter? Whenever it alerted they'd say, it's calibrated to wood, as an excuse. I soon proved they were talking carp.
As a building Surveyor for my council this is more than likely condensation. I have also faced people like yourself in court on many an occasion and made them look very stupid when providing results of a speedy moisture test which takes actual readings from the building fabric, not just the plaster.
These meters are a waste of time and money especially if you don't know how to use it and don't carry out profiling rather than just sticking it anywhere in the wall and claiming it is damp.