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MOISTURE ENCOUNTER 5 USER GUIDE
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WOOD FLOORING
SCALES 1 & 2
Excess moisture in wood flooring or concrete sub-floors
can cause major problems.
a. If installed with excess moisture, the wood can
subsequently shrink leading to job failure.
b. If a wood floor (solid, laminated or engineered) is
installed above wet concrete the wood can absorb
moisture emitting from the concrete causing the
wood to swell and buckle and even cause struc-
tural damage to the building.
c. When vinyl or other impervious coverings are
applied over wet concrete, the result can be failure
of the adhesive and blistering of the surface.
Your Moisture Encounter ME5 can be used to measure
the moisture content of the wood floor to ensure it
meets specification by measuring the %MC using Scale
1 Wood, Timber. As the meter will read up to 30mm
(1 ¼ inches) it is advisable to stack the wood to at least
that measurement.
The Moisture Encounter ME5 can be used to check, on a
qualitative basis, through the floor covering, to identify
elevated moisture in the substrate. Scale 2 Shallow
Depth will read up to a depth of 10mm (0.4 inches)
reducing the influence of the substrate. Scale 1 Wood,
Timber will read the within the wood floor covering and
beyond into the substrate allowing for comparative
readings with a known dry area.
%MC
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