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moisture meter
« on: October 29, 2015, 05:10:44 AM »

anyone out there got a good moisture meter they recommend that is fairly cheap but good quality???? I see them all over amazon from $10-$500....any input would be great!

thanks!
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Re: moisture meter
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2015, 07:59:29 AM »

General has one that you can get at lowes for $30. Seems to work well.
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Re: moisture meter
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2015, 01:00:45 PM »

I got this one:
http://www.amazon.ca/Neewer-Digital-Moisture-Humidity-Tester/dp/B007M86KSO/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1446145166&sr=8-18&keywords=moisture+meter

I heard the four prong ones are better. Plus is uses a 9v battery and not those tiny little ones.

Seems to work fine.

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Re: moisture meter
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2015, 05:11:50 AM »

thanks for the feedback!
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Re: moisture meter
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2015, 11:52:37 PM »

I picked one up from Harbor Freight last year, inexpensive and it seemed to work pretty good. Heatmaster included one with my G400 but haven't had a chance to try it yet or compare it to the Harbor Freight one.
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Re: moisture meter
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2015, 03:52:10 AM »

The HeatMaster G series comes with one from the factory, remember that the outside of the wood is driest and testing should be done with a fresh split.
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Re: moisture meter
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2015, 03:58:28 AM »

Thanks slim!!!! I got done oak I wanna test.... Trying to log the moisture this year so I can compare how the stove doors with different wood and moisture content
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Re: moisture meter
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2017, 07:47:12 AM »

Bumping this thread back to the top because I'm looking for a good meter? The one ben posted is no longer available. I dont want anything from Harbor Fake. Who's got what and how do you like it? Thanks
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Re: moisture meter
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2017, 10:00:07 AM »

I have a general that I keep in the Polaris Ranger, it seems to be fairly close to the ones supplied Heatmaster.
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Re: moisture meter
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2017, 12:35:25 PM »

Heatmaster sends out A.W. Perkins Co. moisture meters with their boilers. 4 prong type , seems pretty accurate in that I have nothing to compare it to other than checking various pieces of wood that I know were split at the same time. Some maple I just split reads 30% oak and cherry I have under cover from last spring 18-20%. not sure where you can buy this exact one from.

Just checked Amazon has it for $34.95   Walmart has it listed for $39.00
A.W Perkins 360 Hearth Country Firewood Moisture Meter.
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Re: moisture meter
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2017, 08:29:11 AM »

thank you
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Re: moisture meter
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2017, 09:11:11 AM »

I have the relatively cheap General from Lowes- works fine.
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Re: moisture meter
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2017, 10:10:33 AM »

Thanks slim!!!! I got done oak I wanna test.... Trying to log the moisture this year so I can compare how the stove doors with different wood and moisture content

This pretty much boils down to how efficient your furnace is, if it seems you burn less wood with larger or green pieces it’s because it looses too much heat out of the stack, my old one as long as I could lift em they went in, the larger the pieces, the slower it burns and the stove has a chance to transfer more of the heat to the water before its lost up the stack. Tried not to burn wet wood though as all that water in it has to go somewhere, usually condenses on the door frame and exhaust weldment has been my experience. Condensation and mild steel equals a lot of corrosion eventually.

Have a friend that picked up either a prototype or a short run boiler as it has to be the most inefficient thing I’ve ever seen, he only burns green or wet wood, anything getting near dry and he cant chuck it in fast enough.
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Re: moisture meter
« Reply #13 on: January 19, 2017, 08:05:20 PM »

I bought the A.W Perkins 360 Hearth Country Firewood Moisture Meter BIG AL recommended. Looks like it will work fine and its easy to use.
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Re: moisture meter
« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2017, 12:01:56 PM »

I just picked one up at Menards for $13. It is a tool shop brand and seems to be on the cheaper end of the spectrum but it test exactly the same as my coworkers more expensive model
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