Moisture meters

[wolf creek knives]

My current moisture meter only shows a MC of 7%, nothing lower. Without spending a ton of money on a new one, what would members of the IAP recommend if I were looking to get a new meter that went to maybe 2% or less MC? Thanks

 

[Timber Ripper]

I have a GE Protimeter Surveymaster that I purchased for over $500 in 2008 when I was in the Home Inspection business. Probably only used it 3 or 4 time.
Like new - has been stored without battery.
After reading your post i was curious to see how low my meter would read so I stuck the needle points in the underside of my coffee table and got a reading of 2.8%
$175 OBO if interested

 

[Wildman]

Bought a General MM back when was darling on message boards for less than ten bucks. Well that model dicontinued but has been right on the money for several years now. They eventually raised the price to $30 this model might be just as good just check the reviews.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/General-Tools-Instruments-Digital-Moisture-Meter/3136919

 

[wolf creek knives]

Thanks for the info on the MM. Timber Ripper, I think that your unit is way over what I'm looking for. I'm sure it's a great MM but it's way to sophisticated for my brain. I'm looking at something very basic that can get well be the 7% mark my current MM has.
Wildman- How low of a percentage does this unit go down to?
Thanks again for your response and help, it is appreciated very much.

 

[donstephan]

Just curious, for what situations does one need a moisture content much below 7%?

 

[Dehn0045]

Just curious, for what situations does one need a moisture content much below 7%?

Stabilizing. Zero MC yields best results