Protimeter Mini General Purpose Moisture Meter

I purchased a cheap damp meter (£20) for keeping an eye on my caravan. It was quite bulky in the hand and the prongs were quite fat leaving noticeable holes in the caravan walls. Also getting quite significantly different readings to my caravan service guy. He uses a protimeter and has owned it for the last 10 years. He showed me how easy it was to use with the light display on the front. Green good, orange keep an eye on, red is a problem sort straight away. There's also the handheld prongs on a wire for the places you can't get with the main device. Or you could do all readings with that and have the device handy facing you to read them with ease. Comes with a calibration strip. So you can check that the machine is working how it should be and spare prongs. Love the ease of the use of the machine. Love how thin the prongs are. Leaving a far less noticeable mark than the cheap machine I previously bought. Handy case to keep it all together. Highly recommend 12 months is a long time between caravan services. Should damp get in better to pick up on it and sort it earlier.

Excellent tool as described, very easy to use

A good sensible buy, a little expensive but a very useful meter that can save you a lot of money in the longer term. This is the same product used by the company that does the motorhome and caravan annual habitation checks. It uses a 9v battery and also comes with a lead to make it easier to check hard to reach places such as rear walls above cupboards etc. One note though - to get a proper and accurate reading you are required to push the two SHARP prongs into the wall boards. Too much force or repeated use will leave you with very small pin head holes doted about. Unfortunately, the sharp probes are required to get an exact and accurate reading.

Excellent little device that tells you all you need to know about the moisture content. the history of the moisture content and is very accurate. With a little knowledge of how to interpret your findings this easy to use and accurate tool is really good at finding out what you need to know about damp in a given structure. Good tool for professional surveys .

The product arrived very promptly and was easy to use - straight out of the box. Taking time to read the instructions added the fine tuning! I like the idea of the calibration tool - a short length of exposed wire mounted in a plastic block - very reassuring to see that the meter readings are bang on target! This bit of kit does exactly what it says on the box and at a reasonable price. However, like all tools, it is important to know how use it properly - specifically to be aware of situations where wood of a normal moisture content can give falsely high readings. The meter measures the passage of electric current between its probes; if there is an unusually high chemical salt content in or on the substrate being tested, then more current will flow and the meter interprets this as damp. I know - I've been caught out! All in all, a purchase with which I'm pleased and can recommend.

I read a lot about these type of meters not being calibrated for anything other than wood, and so no good for testing damp in masonary. However, the documentation that comes with this meter states that they are calibrated for masonary amd take into account the factors generally mentioned in the negative reviews. These tools are used to detect the possibility of damp and do not claim to be fully conclusive. As with most tools, in the hands of a professional this is a great tool, but in the hands of an amateur, it can cause much confusion and possibly be misleading.

Brilliant I bought this to do damp surveys when we were viewing houses prior to purchasing

This does the job for an amateur like me. I'm fully aware that these gadgets can be dangerous in the wrong hands and I would not recommend this in place of getting a professional in, but it's certainly a big help in ascertaining if there is a damp problem in a brick wall. I really like the extra bit you can plug in so you use that instead to reach those awkward high up places. Actually I use that all the time now as it's easier. It's one step down from the one all the surveyors have which is about £400 and it does the job for me - I really like it and would definitely recommend it.

Gutes Gerät

Protimeter never disappoint's

Un moment que j'étudie ce qui se fait à droite à gauche .. je revenais toujours à ce modèle. Un peu plus cher certes , mais malgré tout accessible. Testé ce jour dans 2 immeubles (usage pro de gestion immobilière) .. il a parfaitement rempli le contrat. Sentiment de robustesse, précision, réactivité ... pointes semblent solides, housse de protection, pointes de rechange. Bref il a l'air parfait, je ne regrette pas ... a voir sur la durée. édit octobre 2019 quasiment un an après achat le matériel, pourtant sollicité, n a pas bougé .. fiable et précis dans les mesures Édit avril 2021 Fonctionnement toujours impeccable

ES UN MEDIDOR MUY FIABLE LO USO POR TRABAJAR Y ES RECOMENDABLE ADEMAS ES UNOS 50-70€ MAS BARATO QUE LOS ALMACENES.