Moisture meters

[John McKenna]

Originally Posted by gbeaumont

My next moisture meter will probably be a FLIR

Congrats Gerry... on the FLIR... It's only money.
Tell Santa what you want for Christmas...

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

Originally Posted by gporter

Wagner

Gary, how do you like the Wagner? I keep trying to find someone who's used them and you're the first to answer.

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

Originally Posted by gbeaumont

...I still use 2 moisture meters regularly, I have a Delmhorst pin meter (great on wood) and a tramex wet wall (great on showers, drywall and plaster) I always thought I would replace both of the with a Protimeter survey master until I used one for a few days and hated it.

Gerry, what was it that you didn't like about the Protimeter compared to the Tramex and Delmhorst?

[sfalvey]

Originally Posted by jmckenna1

Congrats Gerry... on the FLIR... It's only money.
Tell Santa what you want for Christmas...

OK, if you use a FLIR or other IR what moisture meter would you choose to confirm your findings?

[John McKenna]

Originally Posted by sfalvey

OK, if you use a FLIR or other IR what moisture meter would you choose to confirm your findings?

Protimeter SurveyMaster Dual Mode Moisture Meter
detects the surface and below surface (approx. 1/2 to 3/4).
If you go deeper, you may get some false readings from
pipes, wires, or other metal objects.... IMHO.

http://www.professionalequipment.com...isture-meters/

[Peter C. Russell]

I use an IR and the GE Protimeter. Both work great for me.

[Barry Adair]

Originally Posted by kshepard

Gary, how do you like the Wagner? I keep trying to find someone who's used them and you're the first to answer.

Kent,

Maybe you missed it last month
http://www.nachi.org/forum/showthrea...ghlight=wagner

Quote:
Originally Posted by kshepard
Has anyone tried the Wagner moisture meters? $320 as opposed to $500 for the Surveymaster. It measures a number of materials... that's $180 left over to spend on something else.


Used/tested a few of their models doing some gigs in Corpus Christi with another inspector and locally with a flooring installer. I prefer the dual usage Protimeter and Tramex models.

[John McKenna]

Surveymaster DUAL function can be found for $439
(instead of $500) and has both functions. I like the
double verification. But all of the above are good
for their intended use.

[jkogel]

H I Essentials has the best price for the GE Protimeter Surveymaster -$429
For $2 more, they throw in a cheap Chinese battery.

[jkogel]

The leak has reportedly been fixed. The meter says the spots are still damp. Further evaluation is called for. Dated pictures go into my file.