Moisture Meters for Wood Flooring Contractors and Installers
As a wood flooring professional or contractor, you’re well aware that hardwood floors add warmth and beauty to a home . . . increasing their appeal and long life.
You also know all too well that if a wood floor’s moisture content (MC) is too high when installed, it could soon show ugly cracks, buckling, and other tell-tale signs of excessive moisture – resulting in a costly call-back, ruined reputation, or even legal claims.
We can help you avoid those kinds of headaches.
Moisture Measurements Made Better with Orion®
We are pleased to present our most accurate, technically advanced and versatile moisture meters ever developed - the Orion meters. Orion meters are specially designed for flooring installations that are easier, faster and even more successful!
Here are the features that will have the greatest impact on your business:
Two reading depths. Orion gives you the best of both worlds - shallow and deep readings. The shallow function (thickne 1/4'' or 6.35 mm), allows you to take the moisture content (MC) in thin samples such as flooring wood, or to check between each coat the degree of dryness of water-based finishes, and ensure better turnaround times in the finishing process.
The deep function (depth up to 1.5'' or 38.1 mm), allows you to take the moisture content of subfloors or thicker materials to check wet areas or problem spots.
On-site calibration. Before starting an installation, it only makes sense to calibrate your moisture meter. It is important to know whether the device is accurate and performing well. Incorrect readings can lead to poor results; Wagner Meters has taken the necessary steps to ensure that incorrect readings never happen again.
Like any electronic device, meters can suddenly lose their calibration. The meter falls to the ground, the meter is exposed to too much heat and humidity, or it gives in to daily use.
Of course, some meters can tell you that calibration is needed, but you must ship it to the manufacturer to have it calibrated. That is a costly inconvenience in time and money.
Not with the Orion meters. In addition to a protective rubber case, all Orion meters come with an On-Demand Calibrator reference block that allows calibration anywhere and anytime. Exclusive to Wagner moisture meters, calibration takes just one minute. No other meter offers you this cost and time saving, as well as the assurance of accurate calibration for the life of your meter.
No damage. When you install a wood floor - such as cherry, oak or exotic woods such as Brazilian walnut or mahogany - you do not want to drill unsightly holes in the wood and then face the headache of camouflaging them, as happens with pin-type meters. That headache is avoided with the Orion meters.
In addition, with a pinless meter, you can quickly take, in just a few minutes, the moisture content over several feet of boards with amazing accuracy. The installation is completed in much less time than using a pin-type meter.
Data collection. Do you want to collect and store data about flooring wood materials? Two of our meters allow you to take high/low/average moisture readings for each job or stack of flooring wood. With our FloorSmart Bluetooth app, you can download this data to your computer or smart device and access it when needed.
Programmable alert. Each Orion is equipped with an audible alert that can be programmed for high moisture levels. Especially useful for monitoring subfloors or areas suspected of high moisture.
Equilibrium moisture content (EMC). Available only on our top-of-the-range model, this function uses data from the temperature/humidity sensor built into the meter to calculate the equilibrium moisture content (EMC). Excellent for knowing the ambient conditions of a warehouse - to let you know whether the wood sample is at the equilibrium moisture content of its environment and ready for installation.
7-year warranty - industry leader. Orion meters are built for exceptional reliability; should you ever have a problem, you are covered for up to 7 years. No other company supports its meters like Wagner.
Choose the meter best suited to your needs
Orion 910. The Orion 910 is excellent for taking deep readings (1.5'' or 38.1 mm), excellent for checking wet areas of subfloors or problem spots.
Orion 920. The Orion 920 is excellent for taking surface readings of thin wood (1/4'' or 6.35 mm), to check individual pieces of flooring wood or check the degree of dryness of water-based finishes.
Orion 930. The Orion 930 offers greater versatility by offering surface or deep readings.
Orion 940. The Orion 940 offers surface and deep readings plus the ability to collect data. Data collection is excellent for processing a large quantity of wood, checking the high/low/average moisture content of your inventory.
Orion 950. The Orion 950 is our most advanced model, an excellent choice for the flooring professional. Equipped with all the functions and features of the meters mentioned above, the 950 has a temperature/humidity sensor capable of calculating the equilibrium moisture content (EMC) of your wood. The 950 features Bluetooth technology to connect you free of charge to our FloorSmart app, available for iOS and Android devices. With this app, you can receive and record data, set specifications for different jobs, and even more.