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

Picked it up to test lumber when I go to the yard. Works well and seems accurate. My only complaint is the battery... toss it and get a better one (9V). It lasted less than 2 weeks, even with almost no use *and* stored outside the meter disconnected.

I didnt like that the first one I got didnt work. Amazon stood by me and the meter was replaced. Im happy to report this does what it is intended. Non damaging detection of moisture levels in wood, drywall, and masonry. I used similar meters in professional restoration work. I no longer work in that field, but this should do a fine job for my hobby work with milling felled wood for furniture.

We have engineered hardwood floors in our kitchen that were flooded because of an ice maker valve leak behind the refrigerator. As a result, some of the planks started to buckle. We used several fans to dry out the leak and I used the moisture detector daily to check the moisture content of those planks. It was very easy to use with its three settings; Hardwood, softwood, and drywall, I was able to determine when the planks were dry and also the condition of the adjoining dry wall. The monitor will detect down the 3/4 and the display gives both the percentage of moisture and and an audible tone. It turns out all the water evaporated and the planks returned to original state. If it had not been for the detector, my wife would have spent thousands of dollars on ripping out the floor and replacing it with some other type of flooring.

Bought this item from the warehouse. It is not working properly and the battery that comes with it is almost dead. The tool is shutting off right after a high reading has been taken. Otherwise, it seems like it would be a handy, easy to use, tool.

This works for what I needed for… I make charcuterie boards so using for my smaller projects

I do drywall repairs for a living so it’s nice to have something to make sure there is no more moisture before we close at the patches..

Initially the item worked well assessing moisture content on a sailboat. Then it suddenly would only display an error message. This is clearly a cheap product that works well, most moisture meters run around $300-400, so assuming the next one works for a reasonable amount of time this will be a great value. We shall see.

I use this for firewood mostly and getting the flat sensor pad in contact with a log can be difficult sometimes but it is still more convenient than the prong type. I can take 4 or 5 readings from a log in the same time I could have taken 1 with prong meter. Accurate enough for my needs but Im just confirming wood is below 20%.

As advertised