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testo 616 - Wood/ Material Moisture Meter
Product no. 0560 6160
£ 271.00with VAT £ 325.20
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Delivery time: 3 – 5 working days
testo 616 - Wood/ Material Moisture Meter
Product no. 0560 6160Your benefits
Non-destructive Moisture Detection -
Ensure precise moisture readings without damaging materials, allowing you to monitor walls, floors, and wood effortlessly—perfect for sensitive surfaces.
Ensure precise moisture readings without damaging materials, allowing you to monitor walls, floors, and wood effortlessly—perfect for sensitive surfaces.
Multiple Material Compatibility -
10 inbuilt characteristic curves to measure moisture content in various types of wood and building materials.
10 inbuilt characteristic curves to measure moisture content in various types of wood and building materials.
User-Friendly Design – Backlit digital display for visibility in all lighting conditions and Hold function to freeze readings.
Deep Penetration for Accurate Results - Measure moisture up to 5 cm deep with confidence. The testo 616 provides reliable, in-depth analysis of materials, helping you catch hidden moisture issues early.
The testo 616 Wood/ Material Moisture Meter offers precise, non-destructive moisture content measurement in wood and building materials up to 5 cm deep. It features 10 characteristic curves, a backlit display, and a long battery life, making it ideal for applications in water damage restoration, carpentry, and construction.
Description
The testo 616 is ideal for a variety of professional applications, including water damage restoration, carpentry, construction, and moisture monitoring after water damage. It measures wood moisture content up to 50% and building materials up to 20%, with a resolution of 0.1%.
The device’s backlit display allows for easy reading even in low-light conditions, while the hold function and min/max memory ensure convenient data tracking. The meter is powered by a long-lasting 60-hour battery, making it perfect for extended use on job sites.
Whether you’re monitoring drying processes or assessing moisture levels in stored wood, the testo 616 offers reliable, non-destructive measurements that are both accurate and easy to use.
Delivery Scope
testo 616 moisture meter for wood and building materials, calibration protocol, batteries.
Technical data
General technical data
| Dimensions | 70 x 58 x 234 mm |
|---|---|
| Operating temperature | +5 to +40 °C |
| Product-/housing material | ABS / TPE / Metal |
| Protection class | IP30 |
| Battery type | 9V block battery, 6F22 |
| Battery life | 60 h |
| Display update | 0.5 s |
| Unit | Water content in percent by weight based on dry mass (%) |
| Measurement depth | up to 5 cm |
| Measuring rate | 0.5 s |
| Storage temperature | -20 to +70 °C |
| Weight | 260 g |
Humidity - Capacitive
| Measuring range | < 50 % (wood) < 20 % (building materials) |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 0.1 |
Applications
Determining moisture in wood
Moisture content is a decisive factor in the further processing and use of timber products. If wood is installed with the wrong moisture content this may result in mechanical deformations (contracting and swelling) at the site where the material is subsequently used, and therefore damage to pieces of furniture or entire supporting structures in buildings. Therefore, before being made into furniture or supporting material by a joiner/carpenter, the suitability of the wood has to be assessed by measuring the moisture content.
The testo 616 enables the quick and non-destructive examination of the material moisture characteristics in timber. Characteristic curves are available for measuring wood moisture in soft and hard woods, and chipboard. These characteristic curves were developed in cooperation with the LPI institute.
The measurement results are calculated up to a depth of 5 cm and can be recorded at the touch of a button. The readings are displayed in percent by weight in comparison to the dry mass of the material.
Monitoring drying processes
Whether freshly laid screed, or monitored drying of moisture damage, timely determination of the required moisture level will save time and therefore money.
Screeds are laid in the in interior works stage, generally after plastering. The flooring and painting and decorating then follow. The drying behaviour is therefore a significant factor in the works schedule, primarily because the laying of flooring depends on this.
The moisture measurement establishes readiness for flooring; liability for the flooring is thus transferred to the respective trade installing the flooring. An important part of this work is therefore documentation and assurance in the testing for readiness for flooring.
What is the extent of moisture damage? This question has to be answered in order to decide which instruments are to be used to speed up the drying process.
The testo 616 can be used to quickly and non-destructively examine the material moisture in building materials. It also makes work easier when drying processes for floors, walls and surfaces have to be observed.
Diagnosing building moisture
Moisture may penetrate walls, floors and ceilings due to pipes bursting or water ingress. Some of this moisture damage may not be detected immediately. Rising or ingressing water, faulty rain and waste water drains, or even blocked drains and inadequate seepage capacity may be the cause.
Depending on where it is getting out or in, the moisture can spread in different ways; enormous damage may be done if discovered too late. Therefore, measurement of the material moisture in the affected places is necessary to be able to identify the source of the damage.
The testo 616 can be used to quickly and non-destructively examine the material moisture in building materials. The measuring clamp is laid on the surface; the value can be read immediately. The measurement results are calculated up to a depth of 5 cm and can be recorded at the touch of a button. The readings are displayed in percent by weight in comparison to the dry mass of the material.
For easy, quick handling, characteristics are already stored in testo 616 for the following construction materials: anhydrite screed, cement screed, lime sand brick, aerated concrete, concrete, vertically perforated brick and solid brick; these aid detection of wet places in the construction materials.
Downloads
Product brochures
- Product brochure testo 616(pdf, 269.84 kB)
Operating instructions
- UK Declaration of Conformity testo 616(pdf, 54.64 kB)
- Instruction manual testo 616(pdf, 791.59 kB)
