I am concerned about moisture in the crawl space under my house. Would this be a good product for testing the soil?
1108047
Kinda doubt it.... its mostly used for checking wood moisture, probably could check the surface moisture but I don't think the prongs are long enough to check soil.
1108048
I have never used this in a crawl space in the soil, I use mine on the floor joist at some times to check for water penetration and it worked fine there. I would be concerned that unless it was a solid mud base to stick the pins in it would not read correctly there.
1108049
Probably not because device requires entry of the type of wood. Hardware stores carry instruments to test sool moisture.
1108050
If you want to measure the soil moisture you would be better off buying a digital scale. Collect a soil sample from the various areas and depth that you are interested in. Weigh soil, dry in oven at its lowest temperature (160 F should be fine) for 8hrs. reweigh you sample and calculate the % moisture change. A similar approach can be used to test the accuracy of the meter for measure wood moisture.
2218058
It is a high quality product for indoors. I would not use it outdoors as the moisture would ruin it.
998766
Yes. It can be used to test concrete for moisture content. It will not give you an accurate moisture percentage but does give information about whether the slab is dry or not thru green, yellow, and red lights.
1675689
I do not have orchids, but I would expect that the sensor at the tip is triggering off of moisture in whatever potting material it is inserred into. It did well with reading the moisture at different depths.
2014394
It will work wherever there is moisture. It does need to be below the surface to get an accurate reading,
276218
it's a good indicator of relative soil moisture levels but i doubt if it's accurate enough for science
676653
Yes - we use in in our crawl space and it works quite well. One of the criteria was the drain pump which we use to drain the dehumidifier into our washer drain which is above floor level.
1187799
If this was an issue, wouldn't the manufacturer have taken all that into consideration when testing the product? To me using common sense care would go along way to protecting from moisture. Such as the angles at which the probes are placed inside and method of cleaning.
460675
It should work. If your soil is compacted, you may want to use some other tool to punch a hole in the soil first, such as a metal rod, long screwdriver, etc. Or loosen the soil with a shovel or cultivator. You want the thermometer to be able to poke into the soil easily, so you do not put excessive force on the gauge.
482311
Certainly in a basement, not certain about the crawl space but probably...we turned our unit to the higher speed and it is 90% humidity where we are in the am and 34% when we return in the late afternoon. We are temporarily in a tiny apt but will run it full time in our house later.
548668
It could help, I've used mine in a small green house I made to help keep the soil temperature up, it does not keep too much moisture it stays dry enough to grow in. I'm sure this would work another option is call a vapor barrier that would help water proofing with out the insulation it is often used in home and basements to keep mold from growing. Hope this helps.
1489284
Yes. Works very well to find wet or damp osb under the foam base just make sure your not taking a read over a metal circular plate that you secure the foam down with. Also I find when I pull the box out of my trailer and it been cold it gives you false reads so get it in a warm areas and open the box for an hour before you take your readings. Or put it in your warm truck on the way to you job site. Good luck. Hisel Construction.
1262511
The sensor and display are all one unit (the display and indoor sensor has the green screen, the other sensor show as a white square is for outside), so if you want to monitor the crawl space you need to have the display located inside the crawl space. If it were monitoring your crawl space humidity and it kicked on to add moisture the humidifier it would also kick on your furnace blower to circulate the humidity in your entire house (not just the crawl space, unless you have a separate system for your CS). As for 3. I am not sure, I don't have an issue with too much humidity because I live in Colorado and I don't use the a dehumidifier function. The sensor and display are all one unit (the display and indoor sensor has the green screen, the other sensor show as a white square is for outside), so if you want to monitor the crawl space you need to have the display located inside the crawl space. If it were monitoring your crawl space humidity and it kicked on to add moisture the humidifier it would also kick on your furnace blower to circulate the humidity in your entire house (not just the crawl space, unless you have a separate system for your CS). As for 3. I am not sure, I don't have an issue with too much humidity because I live... » Read More The sensor and display are all one unit (the display and indoor sensor has the green screen, the other sensor show as a white square is for outside), so if you want to monitor the crawl space you need to have the display located inside the crawl space. If it were monitoring your crawl space humidity and it kicked on to add moisture the humidifier it would also kick on your furnace blower to circulate the humidity in your entire house (not just the crawl space, unless you have a separate system for your CS). As for 3. I am not sure, I don't have an issue with too much humidity because I live in Colorado and I don't use the a dehumidifier function. « Show Less
1822897
The whole item is made of plastic, so water should be no problem. Rain would have to blow horizontal through the opening in order to get in the crawl space, but have never seen that done or heard of it being a problem before.
2014391
It will check the moisture in most anything. The question would be how to interpret the reading. In other words, for a dirt / gravel road what reading would be wet vs. dry. It comes with instructions for measure the moisture for plants, trees, etc. Not sure about your application. Might want to contact the manufacturer.
90046
I would say it would get you a moisture meter to check your moisture in wood . I use distilled water and it is good for a week .It cant hurt it will keep from having dry cracks in finish and wood and improve the sound hope this helps Raymond
481626
You should see some moisture on the floor---not a lot. Do you water in the water container? If so, contact manufacturer.