Best moisture meter

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I have tried to review old posts about this topic and can’t seem to access them. How do you search for a topic? If I use the search bar it searches the website.
How do I search tools? How do I put this post in the tools category?

Is any of this possible? I’m relatively new to the forum

What reasonably priced quality moisture meter do people recommend?

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Define “reasonably priced”.

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I use an Extech MO55 and it seems to get the job done at a reasonable price. I also have a Flir something or another that I never use, lol.

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this site provided accurate info for my needs
if you want to contact me i have the complete kit depicted that can be bought for a few shekels Protimeter Surveymaster Moisture Meter Review

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I have the same one.

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same here. I like that one, but they seem to go out about once a year.

I also have this one:
Tramex Moisture Encounter - ME5 - Amazon.com

Main difference between the two is that the tramex can sense through tile and roofing materials, and not be affected by surface moisture. The Extech is useless if the surface is wet at all.

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Tramex and the newer SurveyMaster are daily goto’s for us. I keep an extech in my attic bag JIC.

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I’ve been using the same Tramex moisture meter for over 21 years and it still works great.

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You probably already own two of them. Eyes and hands.

When it comes to water though, I’m a fan of using thermal to zero me in then confirming with the meter. I don’t have that Extech the other guys are using, but since I have an old Delmhorst pin type I just bought a Klein Pinless. If I didn’t have the old meter, I’d probably buy that Extech. Funny thing is I’ve been hauling that pin type of meter around and I’ve used it once on a popcorn ceiling. I get a lot more mileage out of the thermal, confirming with my eyes, hands and pinless.

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I used the same one and sold it with my business and it is still being used.

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If I could only have one moisture meter, it would be the Protimeter SurveyMaster.

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Thanks for all the quick responses! Much appreciated

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That’s what I have and I only have one. There are other moisture meters that do some jobs better than others, so it depends on the type of use intended.

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How about answering the question(s) asked?

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GE Protimeter BLD2001 Mini C

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Hope all is well.

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The worst moisture meter is a wet sock after stepping on the bathmat or rug in front of a toilet.

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So you wear your socks in the shower?.. :stuck_out_tongue: :wink:

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I switched over to shoes & shoe covers a few years.

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I used the protimeter aquant pinless meter for years and was very happy with it…