Damp meters

Wildwood
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edited March 2016 in Tips for making Caravanning & Touring Cheaper #1

If you are looking for a cheap one to check for damp Lidl are doing one at £9.99. It gives a percentage reading and should be good enough to make you aware of any problem.

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  • bassett1
    bassett1 Forum Participant Posts: 40
    edited March 2016 #2

    just bought one today and tested it very good valuebassett

  • FifthVan
    FifthVan Forum Participant Posts: 63
    edited March 2016 #3

    Bought one today also - parents bought one too....so did my sister!

  • SBos
    SBos Forum Participant Posts: 33
    edited March 2016 #4

    Weymouth & Dorcester branches have had any only the digital measuring devices otherwise I would have purchased one.

  • KENNYG
    KENNYG Forum Participant Posts: 215
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    edited March 2016 #5

    Just go on  Google all the makes and models and prices. 

  • Mistral107
    Mistral107 Forum Participant Posts: 26
    edited March 2016 #6

    cheap enough to hire from a local tool hire shop too. that's what we did.

  • Multiplamicky
    Multiplamicky Forum Participant Posts: 4
    edited April 2016 #7

    Just a point, the damp meters that use two prongs (almost all) Measure dampness ON THE SURFACE ONLY, they measure the resistance to passing current from one prong to another. In a house or caravan there's always a condensation factor ie humans and so if
    after storage or even just using the caravan you'll find a substantial reading (if you think it's bad try your house !). Best not get to wound up, just use a small dehumidifier during the worst months of swingeing temperature changes (normally Feb-April and
    Oct-Dec) you can reckon that any more than a 8 deg drop will start to breach the "dew point" (where the changing temperature causes the heat in the air to condense on colder surfaces). I use a humidifier with a 250w motor and for the costs involved (very small,
    I allow 15p for every kW hour) it protects the considerable investment in the caravan that many of us have made. Obviously any dehumidifier cannot prevent water leakage through body seams or surfaces, constant vigilance is required, I check every October (visually)
    in case I find dried out sealer or signs of moss in seams, (8 year old van, non found so far).

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