Klein Tools 80023P Tool Set, Home Inspector Tool Kit with Digital Moisture Meter, Non-Contact Voltage Tester, GFCI Outlet Tester, 3-Piece

Simple to use and read. Fast readings.

If you are putting in wood flooring, or toung and groove walls, this tool is invaluable. Measure your wood and substrate. Know how much its going to shrink or expand. Gaps suck! Compression bows sucketh much more. This is the solution.

Moisture meter seems to work well. Only complaint so far is the battery that was sent with the meter had to be replaced after making only 3 moisture checks, as the meter would shut off in the middle of a measurement . A new battery and it’s Now working fine. I have used it on hardwood, drywall, & concrete so far. I have no way to compare the readings to any other device to check the accuracy, but I have checked freshly cut oak which read above 30% and Popular that has been air drying for one year and it reads between 12% & 15% which should be about where the moisture content should be for that wood, so I assume it is fairly accurate.

Best money spent . A -PLUS !! very nice !!

I bought this after a water leak and it works great. Very easy to use. Klein is a good company that I trust so that helps

Buy these if youre looking at houses to buy, save yourself headache down the road!

I HAD A GRAY WATER JOB, SATURATED WALLS AND FLOORING. I TOOK READINGS OF UNAFFECTED AREAS FOR COMPARISON, THE METER READ AS INTENDED ON CONCRETE, HARDWOOD AND DRYWALL. I WAS ABLE TO TRACK AND RECORD THE MOISTURE LEVELS AS THINGS DRIED. I AM 100% SATISFIED WITH ALL OF MY KLEIN TOOLS BUT THIS ONE PAID FOR ITSELF FIRST ASSIGNMENT! AND USE IT OFTEN. PRICEPOINT, QUALITY, EASE OF USE AND PERFORMANCE 5 STARS. THIS ONE STAYS IN THE TOOL BAG

After the Hurricane used to check moisture in the walls. Worked great. Let all our neighbors use it too.

I use this to test wood from the wood pile before using in our wood stove. I dont know about accuracy, but relatively Im sure its accurate. A heavy piece certainly shows high moisture content. Very light ones measure what I would expect. So Im guessing its accurate. But what is great is how easy it is to use. Just slide it over the end of a cut log and you can very quickly see the moisture distribution. If there is still a we spot at the center for instance, it shows up right away. Those I put next to the stove to dry for a day or two before I use them. This is really the best answer IMO for my use case. A probe meter may be more accurate, but I need quick reading across the wood. Probe meters dont do that. This does. Ive dropped it a few times, still ticking. Highly recommended. Would buy again.

Was getting inconsistent readings on wood that got wet due to a dishwasher issue. Discovered that raising my hand off the meter an inch or two would reduce the reading about 1-2%. Similarly gripping it tighter or looser would change the reading about ±2% on wood that was at around 17%. See pictures. First is obviously not gripping the meter. Second is approaching the meter. Last is gripping the meter (not pressing down at all). It still says our masonry (there was no subfloor) is off the scale in several spots though Ive been running a dehumidifier for weeks. I suspect that is due to the rough texture of the concrete. If youre only looking for relative numbers this could work but otherwise its no good. I missed the return window, otherwise it would be going back.