N Silva
Reviewed in Australia on September 25, 2024
It is a really useful item and it works great.
Mrs A Harrison
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 24, 2024
Very pleased with the product would recommend.
Judy
Reviewed in Canada on July 21, 2024
Detects moisture in walls, floors, baseboards etc.
Hemedude
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2024
So... I'm a mechanical engineer at home and fix all the vehicles and issues around the house. We had a leak in our first floor laundry room recently so I had to call in a claim to AMICA (excellent company by the way) and asked their opinion about how to find where the leak was coming from. They told me I need a leak detection expert first.So... I found one of the top two leak detection experts in our area and they came right on time and evaluated our home. They used a moisture detection scanner (high-end) to determine the damage to the ceiling drywall and then measure around the window, the dormer above the laundry room, and the bathroom. Turns out, the toilet's wax ring was leaking and he was able to measure to confirm it wasn't the shower, wasn't the faucet, and all of it was around the commode. So... $200 later, we got a new wax ring and no more leaks.But for me... I'm happy there's no more leaking but I want a tool of my own so I don't have to call someone else to measure. I looked at Klein Tools (great for electricity but their moisture reader is inferior), General Purpose, Kobalt, Craftsmen, etc... this one was the highest rated but I could not get it locally.I ordered from Amazon and it came the next day. I just measure the tiles upstairs (still moist but far less than the first day) and measured the drywall ceiling which was dry and I just started the repairs to the ceiling and ready to install the light fixture back and paint the ceiling.This was accurate... and has both the pin and pad feature so you have the best of both worlds. The pins read a little dryer (by 2-3%) compared to the pad but definitely easy to use and does not have the confusing scale like the Klein Tools version. Highly recommend this particular model... cost a little more but very durable and very accurate.Now I'm sure my friends will call me to borrow it.
chester
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2024
Meter seems to work well. I tested some old ash at 10% and some Norway maple felled in spring at 22%. One star off for the cellophane-wrapped dead 9 volt battery that came with it. It couldn’t be easier to use
Ln
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2024
What a great tool to have to give peace of mind when you suspect a leak! I also compared the results I got from this little tool to what a professional remediation company told me about where I was having issues from a toilet overflow--I was surprised that we had similar findings about where the moisture problems were!
Larry Wheeler
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2024
I had a new deck installed and need to stain it; the Acu-Master worked great. As time went by the Acu-Master gave a less moisture reading until I reached the correct moisture level to safely stain the deck.
Chris
Reviewed in Canada on March 12, 2023
We mainly use it for checking if our firewood is seasoned enough. Have also used it to check for moisture in a wall. Easy to use. Easy to read the screen.
George A Pollard
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2021
Moisture content of timber
TreeFarmer
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2018
This is my first moisture meter, so I have nothing to compare it to, but I'm very pleased with it. I use it for checking my firewood to see if it's ready to burn. It seems very well built. You have to push with a little force to get the prongs to go into the wood and I was a bit worried that those little pins might be fragile, but they are not. They are sturdy and the case seems to be up to the task as well.I've played around with it a bit - testing a piece of wood and then leaving it in the house for a while and everytime I test it again, the moisture level has gone down just as you would think it should. I like the fact that it will shut itself off if I forget to do it. One little surprise feature is the beeping that indicates moisture level. If the level is really low, the beeping is slow. Then as you go up in moisture, it beeps faster. The cutoff for burnable firewood is 20% and if the unit measures over 20% is beeps quite fast, sort of like It's saying, "This wood is not ready!".I should also mention that the readings I get are consistent with what I see when I burn the wood. If I measure a piece at say 18%, it lights right up and burns with no steaming or hissing. If I measure one at 22%, then there will be some of the steaming and hissing after I put it on the fire.It comes with a 9v battery and I was pleased to see that it was an alkaline battery, which should last for quite a while. It seems like most things that come with batteries come with the cheapest ones possible - this was a pleasant surprise.December, 2024I stumbled on this review that I'd done back in 2017 when I first bought the meter. (I just recommended this product to a friend and looked up my order). I can report that it is still working after about 7 years of use! I replaced the battery one time so far. I heat with wood and cut 4 or 5 cords a year - I have used this meter 100's of times since I got it and it's still going strong.