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MOISTURE ENCOUNTER 5 USER GUIDE
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Adhesives
The presence of different species, treatments, ad-
hesives, etc., within products such as plywood, par-
ticleboard, OSB (oriented strand board), laminated
and engineered woods will affect measurements.
It may not be possible to consider the readings
as quantitative measurements, but as qualitative
comparisons. A known dry sample can be used as
the comparative reading to refer to.
If in doubt please contact us and, if you wish, we
can work with you in developing your own calibra-
tion for a specific product.
When measuring the %MC of hardwood flooring on sub-
strate, use Shallow depth Scale 2, so as to eliminate the
influence of the substrate. Take readings from the Wood
%MC scale on the meter face.
When evaluating the moisture conditions in engineered
wood flooring on substrate, use Shallow depth Scale 2, so
as to eliminate the influence of the substrate. Take read-
ings from the Comparative scale on the meter face.
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