8.3 Measuring the material moisture content
• Switch on the instrument (ON / SET button),
remove the protective cap and push the measuring
tips in or on the material to be measured. Attention!
Do not force the measuring tips into the wood.
• Read the measured value from the corresponding
scale, on the left for wood and on the right for
masonry. The moisture content of the building
materials corresponds to the following table.
• On the left-hand scale for wood-based material,
each graduation line of the bar graph corresponds
to one percent, on the right-hand scale the
subdivision is 0.05 %.
• If the moisture to be measured is outside the range,
the entire bar will flash.
• Place the protective cap back on the analyser after
the measurement.
The heating value of wood varies depending on the type of wood. In order to use a certain
type of wood at its best possible heating value, the wood must be sufficiently stored and
dried.
8.4 Reference value table for wood moisture
OEG moisture analyser
GB
15
6 – 15 %
Well dried wood, suitable for heating
16 – 20 %
Only partly suitable for heating
21 – 44 %
Not suitable for heating.
Further drying required.
8.5 Material table (moisture values in %)
Display values
Cement-
Cement-
Concrete
Gypsum-
Aerated
right scale
mortar
screed
B25
plaster
concrete
2 2.1
2
1.8 2
1.6 1.5 1.8 6
1.6 1.9
1.4
1.4 1.7
1.4 1.2 5
1.2 1.6
1.5
1 4.5
1 1.5
1.4
1.3
0.8
4
0.8
1.4 1.3
0.5 3.7
0.6
1.25 1.2 1.2 0.3 3.3
0.4
1.1
1 1
0.2 1
2.5
Wet
Dry
Note: Various factors such as temperature and penetration depth of the
measuring tips can influence the measured value. Do not use the analyser
for commercial or industrial reference measurements.
