cheep mostiure meter are thay any good for checking mosture in firewood

[gunny100]

does any body know if the cheep firewood mosture meters that thay sell on ebay are acrate or just junk
could any one recomend a good one

 

[al-k]

I have a cheap one doesn't even have a name on it. Seems to work ok, wish I could be more help.

 

[NSMaple1]

They work as long as you use it right. And keep a good battery in it.

 

[medic8852]

I got one from my local Menards store. Inexpensive and works fine.

 

[sb47]

Never needed one myself, I can't tell you what the moisture is but I can tell how well it will burn just by picking it up and knocking two pieces together.

 

[echomeister]

Harbour freight has one. It seems to work well.

https://www.harborfreight.com/digital-mini-moisture-meter-67143.html

 

[LondonNeil]

Free ones are best. Although accuracy can be an issue in anything but free wood

 

[Oldengr]

Used inexpensive moisture meter for years doing inspections on construction lumber and as long as the battery is good should give accurate readings.

 

[kevin j]

i bought a stihl meter. cost about $30. Haven’t been too happy with it. Doesn’t seem very consistent so I very rarely use it anymore. I guess I would try a $10 one next time and see if it’s any better

 

[54bogger]

Lowes has them for about 32 bucks. The one I bought from there seems to work fine.

 

[cuinrearview]

@Whitespider

 

[NSMaple1]

@Whitespider

Troublemaker.


Lol....

 

[LondonNeil]

I bought a cheapy from the web for about £8 iirc, the 4* lr44 batteries I just had to replace cost more! It's a Knightsbridge, and it's shape is identical to the stihl meter, just different colours.... Doesn't mean the innards are the same but....

https://www.steelcitylighting.co.uk...BydXouZEd20WjpZUf3ethVcuQQ4QOPRwaAlRrEALw_wcB

Anyway, it seems to give consistent and very believable readings...18% on a dozen Oak splits seasoned 2 years, 19-20% on a dozen summer long seasoned pine splits, 25% on some ash left in the round for 6 months and high 30s on some stuff that was only a week or 3 down and bucked. It may be just making up numbers, but it has passed every test I've given it.

 

[gdavis24]

does any body know if the cheep firewood mosture meters that thay sell on ebay are acrate or just junk
could any one recomend a good one

Bought a Chinese unit ebay and works fine . $12, I think. it adds moisture pct numbers to what you already know from handling the wood and observing it burn. Experience tells you if a load is fit to burn, but a meter number moisture pct might settle an argument someday.

 

[lknchoppers]

Get the General Moisture meter from Lowes, it works good, it's not the cheapest @ $30 but it uses 9 volt batteries and you can get them anywhere.

 

[capetrees]

I bought a Stihl meter a couple of years ago. I use it and assume it works but how can someone calibrate the units? Is there a way to use it on something standard to actually see if it works correctly? I assume it works because nobody has complained about their firewood being too wet or green.

 

[NSMaple1]

If you measure your palm with it you should get a certain reading. I forget exactly what that is - maybe 30%.

Don't make blood though - that messes the reading all up.

 

[Whitespider]

Did somebody say... gadget??
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[LondonNeil]

If you want to check it's accuracy properly, measure some splits with it, weigh the splits, dry them in the oven and re weigh, keep drying and reweighing until no weight change, it's then dry. Calculate the actual original moisture from the weights and compare to the meter reading

 

[LondonNeil]

Did somebody say... gadget??
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Did someone say magic?