Pinless Moisture Meter for Non-Destructive Moisture

I purchased this to detect moisture inside of my home. It works great and is a simple tool for even a basic DIYer. The device is easy to read, the brightness of the display is just right...especially in dark places. The price is good, given that Klein is a very reputable brand with quality tools. I was able to scan all of my walls and detected another area of high moisture that I was unaware of....unfortunately! Definitely a useful device to see what is happening on the inside of your walls.

Works just as it should!!! Buying a new house and after paying an arm and a leg for an inspector to miss everything, I bought my own tools and find water damage that was missed! Sooo easy to use, very specific when it comes to what you’re testing, the range of moisture, gives results bright and fast. Great tool to have!

This tool is a must for a unknown water leak location ,this tool zeros in exact site of moister coming in, works great on masonite sheet rock wood, whatever the material

We rented out our house for the last 15 years while I was overseas. I recently remodeled the bathrooms, recently the one bathroom always smells damp. The last thing I wanted to do was tear up the bathroom again. I decided to try this moisture detector. It came fast, had a good price and is really easy to use. But I kept wondering if it is actually accurate. I did a video that shows everything below. I decided to do some tests with it. It has 2 meters, one shows you the percent of moisture and the other is a green to red/dry to wet moisture indicator. It also has four different modes; drywall, masonry, hardwood and softwood. First I set it on the drywall mode and tried it out on my wall. The moisture indicator didn't register at all and it showed anywhere from 1% to 5%. This seemed like quite a range and had me wondering if 5% was good or bad. I knew I needed to test a couple of scenarios. I got a piece of scrap drywall and filled a bowl with water. I put the drywall over the bowl of water, this gave me a reading that was less than 1% and still didn't register on the moisture indicator. This had me thinking maybe a 5% reading is bad. But, I am willing to try anything before I tear into the drywall to find out there is no moisture. Next, I poured a small pool of water on the floor and laid the drywall right on top of it. With the meter on the drywall which is sitting on the pool of water, it gave me a 6% reading but still didn't register on the moisture indicator. Again, now I am really starting to think I may be tearing into some walls. At this point my drywall is wet and I need to clean up the water I dumped on the floor. I soaked the water up with the drywall piece then tested it again. I put the moisture meter directly on the part that was in the water. It now showed 25% and 2 green bars on the moisture indicator. I didn't let the drywall really soak up the water and it read at 25%. I now see that a low reading isn't really detecting any water damage maybe just a little bit of moisture. At 25% there is definitely some moisture or water. I would recommend this to anyone who thinks they may have a water leak prior to cutting into the floor or drywall. Feel free to check out my video.

The Klein Tools ET140 Pinless Moisture Meter is a great tool that works well in detecting moistures non-destructively. It's very easy to use, quick readings, accurate for drywall and other materials. Moreover, the pinless part is huge with regard to not damaging anything while testing. Light, portable, typical of Klein Tools' quality—this has made home inspections or DIY projects so much smarter; a tool really worth 5 stars!

This saved me a lot of time and money locating the exact places on an old plaster & lath wall that were wet. It indicated the EXACT boundary of the wet area. I only had to replace those areas testing wet and it eliminated any other areas. The tester worked well if held FLAT against the wall. Of course the % moisture indication could not be verified, but in my case all I needed to know was the boundry between 100% and 0% moisture. This measurement was repeatable, allowing me to mark the boundary. It was a VERY difficult problem to solve. I initially searched for leaking pipes, a roof leak, etc. I finally decided that a calcium chloride desiccant bag that had been hanging near the closet wall must have sprung a leak. This contaminated area absorbed moisture to a point of equilibrium and remained wet regardless of running a dehumidifier for weeks. NOTE: Never use a desiccant container containing calcium chloride where a leak could splll on any absorbent surface. It will NEVER dry out and can not be cleaned off.

Love it. Have both the probe one and this one. This one is the one I use by far the most. Love it and works as advertised

Easy to use. Best value for the money by far

Works good. no damage to material.

Seems to be a great moisture meter. I believe it's accurate and the readings are consistent. Before and after planing shows a difference of .4% which proves this meter was worth the money. It also works great for other materials. Would recommend.

Works as advertised. Comparing this with a pinned model (half the price) that a neighbour borrowed and never returned Pros: - Multiple modes for different materials - Easy to use - Accurate, clear readings - Pinless Cons: - Uses 9V battery - Price (even on sale)

É muito bom, conferido com o detetor de umidade da Flir e ele fez a mesma detecção. Esses tipos de medidores não marcam a umidade absoluta e sim a umidade relativa, é necessário fazer o mapa de detecção. O aparelho tem um ótimo custo benefício, engenheiros diagnósticos podem apostar no aparelho, é durável mas, não tem assistência no Brasil, se quebrar, compra outro. Eu recomendo e uso.

Handhavandet är enklast tänkbara. Stor, ljusstark display med färgåtergivning och få knappar att hålla reda på. Den har stor kontaktyta som jag inbillar mig underlättar fuktmätning. De få negativa aspekterna är att den är svår att fuktmäta hörnor med och att den oftast visar maxresultatet 100%. Det är sällan man får resultat mellan exempelvis 45% och 99%. Antingen blir det ett lågt resultat eller också springer mätaren till max, trots att man bara rör den några centimeter på väggen. Står inget om det i instruktionerna men den mäter också fukt genom laminatgolv. Ytterligare ett plus är att den är billig.