A moisture meter is a device used to identify the water content of various items. It can also be referred to as a damp meter.
There are different moisture meters available for different occupational needs. For example, there is a grain moisture meter for farmers and a soil moisture meter for gardeners.
The ones we will be focusing on are wood and masonry moisture meters, which are used by woodworkers, people in the building trades and by property specialists.
There are two types of moisture meter for wood and masonry: pin and pinless. They are both hand-held boxes with display screens. The pin-type has protruding pins at the top, while the pinless variety has a sensor on the back.
The majority of moisture meters now available are digital and the reading generally takes the form of a percentage. There are also analogue moisture meters available, which work on a scale rather than a screen. Apart from this they function in the same way.
Moisture meters are powered by batteries: digital ones usually require coin cell batteries while analogue meters commonly need 9-volt batteries, which can be normal or rechargeable. Batteries are are generally provided with the meter.
Moisture meters are primarily used by woodworkers, but they can also be useful to building inspectors, floor fitters and DIYers.
