Pinless damp meter

[borderbilly]

Anyone use a pinless damp meter? Looking on the big river £20--£30 but are they any good?

 

[Danddandy]

Anyone use a pinless damp meter? Looking on the big river £20--£30 but are they any good?

Yes

 

[IanB1485]

I use both pinned and pinless , all are relative , the main thing is to get to know it and the readings it gives .
One area which can be confusing is the vinyl floorings , they can trap moisture between the underside and the actual floor or it can be real damp ingress.

 

[borderbilly]

I use both pinned and pinless , all are relative , the main thing is to get to know it and the readings it gives .
One area which can be confusing is the vinyl floorings , they can trap moisture between the underside and the actual floor or it can be real damp ingress.

Thanks for that Ian 👍

 

[borderbilly]

Yes

Thanks for taking the trouble to give me such a helpful reply 🙂

 

[Sam Vimes]

I've got one of each.

The one with the prongs has two modes - Wood or Masonary. I found it to be good and reliable , mostly for checking our wood but also in the caravan. The prongs don't really make much of an impact.

The pinless one has more modes - Soft Wood, Hard Wood, Masonary and Wall (?) It gives similar results to the pinned on wood but is useless on the caravan walls. I think the vinyl wall covering screws it up.

Not sure what the professionals use but presumably it can work on caravan walls.

 

[borderbilly]

I have a pinned one and have read reports on the pinless ones. Think the trade use a expensive one and get good readings, just wondering if its worth getting a cheap pinless one 🤔

 

[Hutch]

I had that make of pinned type and found that I got very similar reading as the Mobile tech that services my van, Ironically damp got into it, so I need to get a new one.

 

[Sam Vimes]

I had that make of pinned type and found that I got very similar reading as the Mobile tech that services my van, Ironically damp got into it, so I need to get a new one.

Into the meter, caravan or technician
🙂

 

[GUMPY]

I've got one of each.

The one with the prongs has two modes - Wood or Masonary. I found it to be good and reliable , mostly for checking our wood but also in the caravan. The prongs don't really make much of an impact.

The pinless one has more modes - Soft Wood, Hard Wood, Masonary and Wall (?) It gives similar results to the pinned on wood but is useless on the caravan walls. I think the vinyl wall covering screws it up.

Not sure what the professionals use but presumably it can work on caravan walls.View attachment 10261

Being a sucker for gadgets I was about to buy a pinless one. I already have the same pinned one as you and it's a couple of percent different from my service tech. Your comment has persuaded me to save my money.

 

[Martin_E]

The industry standard is a Protimeter Surveymaster like

Protimeter SurveyMaster Moisture Meter BLD5375

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I think it might be out of reach for DIY use though.