Hygrometer Purchase

[MW Smith Ceramics]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a hygrometer to check moisture content in screeds??

Cheers

 

[hmtiling]

Digital Floor Hygrometer | Survey Express Services | Surveying & Safety Equipment Specialists
The cheapest I've found

 

[MW Smith Ceramics]

Really appreciate that mate......thanks

 

[hmtiling]

No problem mate

 

[Ajax123]

Carbide Bomb. Its shouldn't be about cheap. It should be about Accuracy. CHEAP digital meters like the one in the link are next to useless IMO and I certainly wouldnt rely on one for a diffinitive moisture test result if I were laying lots of expensive tiles.

 

[hmtiling]

I was under the impression that most of the digital hygrometers were manufactured by the same company and the boxes were what vary with different company logos etc.
Isn't the hygrometer a BS backed method of testing anymore?

 

[Spud]

I was under the impression that most of the digital hygrometers were manufactured by the same company and the boxes were what vary with different company logos etc.
Isn't the hygrometer a BS backed method of testing anymore?

I have the protimeter kit ,I bought it from survey express in Hatfield it came with a traffic light type damp meter and a hygrometer with a foam box you attach the hygrometer to, it also,came with plastic sleeves you drill holes for and place in the screed called hygrosleeves , I also bought several,of the foam boxes on the link shown as when doing large areas I believe that you need to take several readings from different areas to be sure , that said I would like to back it up with a cm tester so when I get some money I will buy one lol

 

[Spud]

Here they are

 

[hmtiling]

I've just bought the hygromaster myself of eBay. I'm sending it for re calibration as soon as it arrives. It comes with all the leads/sleeves and foam box. If the screed has had correct drying time and this shows it's dry then it's good enough for me.
However, I'm seeing if a couple of other tilers want to chip in on a carbide bomb kit.