Pinless Moisture Meter

[Stephen M. Cordio]

I am curious if anybody has any recommendations for a pinless moisture meter (obviously, one that works well on drywall). Information is a little hard to come by on the web, and I'm looking for an alternative to my pin meter that marks the walls when used... Hopefully for a couple hundred or less? Thanks in advance.

[Dale Duffy]

This cheap gadget works fine, if your looking for a inexpensive product.

[Stephen W. Stanczyk]

You want cheap? or professional?

Here is cheap. from Harbor Freight tools.

[Dale Duffy]

Originally Posted by sstanczyk

You want cheap? or professional?

Here is cheap. from Harbor Freight tools.

price was good, but 1 year later doubts Review by Jeff


I am having problems now with the readings. I keep the batteries out of it when not in use. I went to use it and am showing 0% on many woods that should be in the 6-8% range. Also temp is showing 73 when it is 63, and when I put it next to my laptops output fan it is showing 73 when it should be closer to 80+...

So I have my doubts that it is still working.
(Posted on 12/1/10)
Good but not great Review by Robert Lowman


Very good for the price. Battery life was short and reading above 42% would be good.
(Posted on 11/24/10)
Would recommend to friends Review by Love it


Needed a moisture meter to determine how seasoned my firewood is. This unit is simple, small and works great. Best of all it's affordable. All other moisture meters I looked at were $100+. Additional function includes thermometer ability. Haven't used this at all.
(Posted on 11/13/10)

[Stephen M. Cordio]

Thanks so much for the help so far. To clarify, I suppose I am looking first and foremost for a professional quality product, but along the lines of entry-level, if you know what I mean. I'm sure a lot of you guys have gone through a few of these, and I'm looking for the best one that 200 to 300 can buy! Thanks again.

[James L. Keilson]

http://www.ryobitools.com/catalog/ac..._tools/E49MM01

You can get this at home depot as well. I believe around 50 bucks. works well on many different surfaces.

[Stephen W. Stanczyk]

When in doubt, check Craigslist. But not just locally. Here is the link to "Craiglook" that checks all Craigslist ads nationwide. http://claz.org/
That is where I got mine, brand new from a pawnshop.

[clambert2]

Why skimp on tools? Get a Protimeter Surveymaster and be done with it.

Chuck

[Stephen M. Cordio]

Thanks for all the advice everyone. After much research and good advice, it does seem like the Protimeter SurveyMaster is the way to go. Tramex makes a pretty good product also, but the Protimeter seems to have a lot more experienced users singing its praises! Thanks again for your help.

[Eric W. Augustin]

I've been using this Moisture Meter that I did get off of eBay. I don't normally find my tools here, but I got it and am very pleased. It seems to be very accurate in both Pin and Pinless modes.

[Lawrence W. Losciale]

Originally Posted by sstanczyk

You want cheap? or professional?

Here is cheap. from Harbor Freight tools.

This ones not pin less it's pictured with the cover on. Look at the product manual.

[Stephen W. Stanczyk]

Originally Posted by llosciale

This ones not pin less it's pictured with the cover on. Look at the product manual.

Lawrence. That was posted tongue in cheek. No truly professional home inspector should be caught dead with a cheap p.o.s. like that.

[Lawrence W. Losciale]

I didn't think so but .... you never know.

[Brian E. Kelly]

http://www.amazon.com/Extech-MO280-M.../dp/B00116X5AE

I have one of these, it works fine

[John McKenna]

Survey Master Dual Function Moisture Meter