The tailor
made solution for measuring bore hole humidity in
hardened concrete.
The James Instruments Humitest System allows
the concrete practitioner to monitor and ensure that a new structure
is dry enough to proceed with the next phase of construction. This
is especially critical for concrete structures requiring a coating,
carpeting or similar floor or covering treatment. Installing such
treatments before the concrete is sufficiently dry will typically
cause expensive failures in the covering treatment. The only accurate
way to ensure that the concrete is sufficiently dry enough to safely
avoid expensive re-work is via a bore hole humidity test system,
such as the Humitest System™.
The system works by first boring a hole into the
concrete and inserting a plastic tube in the hole. The plastic tube
is then plugged and the system is set to stabilize and the humidity
to reach equilibrium. The probe is then inserted into the plastic
tube, left to stabilize for a short period of time, and then a reading
is taken.
The sleeve is recommended to give readings at
various depths in the concrete. As concrete moisture distribution
is typically very uneven it is recommended to take readings at different
depths depending on the structures exposure.
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