5 Commonly Used Wood Moisture Meters for Flooring
Needle moisture analyzer
It is a group of wood moisture meters with built-in professional floor installation special functions. Firstly, the instrument has a wide range of wood moisture detection (from 5% to 60%). This can help you understand whether the wood is too wet or dry - and how much.
Secondly, this needle type moisture meter has built-in species calibration for 69 different types of wood. It can also calibrate readings based on temperature - to prevent you from working in particularly hot or cold structures.
However, this feature makes it a great hygrometer for professionals in wooden flooring, with the ability to read and store data. RDM-3 can store up to 1400 moisture content measurements in its memory, with dates and timestamps. Optional software allows users to download these readings to their computers for creating Excel reports.
This helps floor contractors document their processes so that they can better demonstrate to customers the reasons for moisture related delays in their floor installation - such as the floor being too wet to install.
Integrated Wood Moisture Analyzer
It combines the functions of two sales and no sales hygrometers in a single device as a temperature and humidity meter. The reference proportion mode of the needle free moisture meter can be used to quickly scan a large amount of abnormal moisture content in hardwood floors, while the needle instrument mode can obtain more accurate and detailed information. The needle moisture meter has built-in wood correction for 69 types of wood, which helps ensure accurate readings.
In fact, the instrument has all the same functions and advantages as the RDM-3 wood hygrometer, but also adds a needle free instrument and a temperature and humidity meter.
A hygrometer can help turn this hygrometer into a truly integrated flooring contractor solution. It helps to measure the relative humidity (RH) and temperature conditions at the installation site, so flooring contractors can accurately determine the equilibrium moisture content of the flooring wood before installation.
It can also be used in conjunction with an in-situ probe to test for excess moisture in concrete subfloor - this is the most reliable method for checking the moisture content in concrete. For floor contractors, this is necessary, especially in new construction sites where they have freshly poured concrete.
Needle moisture analyzer
An easy-to-use needle moisture analyzer that can be used in various materials such as wooden flooring. Although overall simpler than RDM-3 and TotalCheck, the BD-2100 has some additional flexibility compared to other wood moisture meters because it not only has a wood moisture ratio - it also has a built-in reference ratio mode and gypsum ratio mode.
The reference ratio mode of this needle moisture meter allows it to be used on various other materials in the structure - which is great for flooring contractors involved in non-standard flooring materials or those who need to inspect materials around the construction site.
For any flooring contractor who frequently uses flooring, a gypsum ratio model is necessary as it can accurately test the moisture content of the material
