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Instruction Manual v. 1.0 

Concrete Moisture Meter - In Situ

CMM IS 

CMM IS 

A S T M   F 2 1 7 0

Standard Test Method 
for Determining Relative
Humidity in Concrete Floor
Slabs using in situ Probes.

Summary of Contents for PosiTector CMM IS CMMISKITB

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual v 1 0 Concrete Moisture Meter In Situ CMM IS CMM IS A S T M F 2 1 7 0 Standard Test Method for Determining Relative Humidity in Concrete Floor Slabs using in situ Probes ...

Page 2: ...the h o le s a re d rille d a n d le a ve th e m in p la ce u n til th e y re a ch e q u ilib riu m e lim in a tin g th e n e e d to re o p e n th e h o le a t a la te r date P o s i T e c t o r CMM IS p ro b e s b ro a d ca st m e a su re m e n ts to th e P o s i T e c t o r A p p pg 9 or P o s i T e c t o r A d v a n c e d instrum ents pg 11 using B luetooth w ireless technology T h e P o s i T ...

Page 3: ...in broadcasting and is now visib le to th e P o s i T e c t o r A p p a n d P o s i T e c t o r A d v a n c e d instrum ents To pow er dow n the P o s i T e c t o r CMM IS p ro b e u n scre w b a tte ry co ve r a n d re m o ve b a tte ry u sin g a p o in te d to o l such as the probe extraction tool N O TE P o s i T e c t o r CMM IS E x p a n s i o n P a c k s a re a va ila b le w h e n additional...

Page 4: ...0 feet w ill appear as C M M IS w ith the corresponding serial num ber as show n below T h e sm a ll circle ico n s to th e le ft o f e a ch P o s i T e c t o r CMM IS p ro b e d isp la y th e m o st re ce n t R e la tive H u m id ity re a d in g T h is value is updated every five m inutes To vie w m e a su re m e n ts fro m th e P o s iT e c t o r CMM IS probe select it from th e se a rch scre e ...

Page 5: ... e d in to th e g a g e s m e m o ry W hen any other probe is attached such as a P o s iT e c t o r 6000 probe P o s iT e c t o r CMM IS readings can be view ed only N O TE C a lib r a t io n C a lib ra tio n is typ ica lly p e rfo rm e d b y th e m a n u fa ctu re r o r a qualified lab A ll P o s iT e c t o r CMM IS probes include a C ertificate of C alibration In accordance w ith A S TM F2170 pr...

Page 6: ... A p p o r P o s i T e c t o r A d v a n c e d T h e C a l C h e ck fu n ctio n a u to m a tica lly d e te rm in e s w h e th e r a p ro b e is re a d in g w ithin tolerance P robes should be allow ed to acclim ate for at least 24 hours w ithin the C alibration C heck C ham ber and S oluble S alt S olution before calibration is checked It is im p o rta n t to m a in ta in a co n sta n t te m p e r...

Page 7: ...y to view record and report in accordance w ith A S TM F2170 The app is available w ithin the A pp S tore A pple iO S and G oogle play A ndroid O pen the P o s i T e c t o r A p p and select F 2 1 7 0 from the top m e n u b a r N e xt se le ct N e w P r o j e c t a n d e n te r th e jo b details A P o s i T e c t o r DPM A d v a n c e d in stru m e n t o r sp a re P o s iT e c t o r CMM IS probe c...

Page 8: ...w ill be overlayed on the im age and w ill be identified as a circle containing 0 R epeat this for each m easurem ent location w ithin the A rea C reate additional A reas as required S t e p 2 D r ill t h e H o le A S T M F 2 1 7 0 se ts o u t strict re q u ire m e n ts fo r h o le d e p th a n d d ia m e te r U sin g a ro ta ry h a m m e r d rill w ith a ca rb id e tip p e d m asonry drill bit di...

Page 9: ... r CMM IS probe If using the PosiTector App touch the circle corresponding to the a hole and record the location depth and date tim e the hole w as drilled S elect S e t N o w to input the current tim e and date or input it m anually S t e p 4 In s e r t t h e P r o b e P o s iT e c t o r CMM IS probes are designed to be placed into the hole as soon as the hole has been prepared R em ove the probe...

Page 10: ...d tim e each probe is inserted by selecting S e t N o w to autom atically set the current tim e and date or input it m anually A new battery w ill continuously pow er the probe for up to 3 w eeks N O TE S t e p 5 R e c o r d M e a s u r e m e n t s A S T M F 2 1 7 0 re q u ire s w a itin g 7 2 h o u rs b e fo re p ro b e m e a su re m e n ts a re re co rd e d T h e re is n o n e e d to re m o ve t...

Page 11: ... instrum ent The am bient instrum ent being used is specified w ithin the P r o je c t s e t u p pg 6 S elect M easure and then O k to store the displayed values A lternately a re la tive h u m id ity a n d te m p e ra tu re va lu e ca n b e e n te re d m anually R epeat S t e p 3 for each hole in the project O nce readings have been recorded for all holes in the project professional reports can b...

Page 12: ... h u m id ity a ir te m p e ra tu re a n d su rfa ce te m p e ra tu re m easured by the P o s iT e c t o r DPM probe as show n below To record ensure a batch is open in m em ory and press the button on the gage The displayed readings of the P o s iT e c to r DPM probe and the P o s iT e c t o r CMM IS probe w ill be recorded into the gage s m em ory If a batch is not currently open select N e w B ...

Page 13: ...e m e n ts a re co m p le te u se th e e xtra ctio n to o l to rem ove the probes from the holes C lean any visible debris or concrete dust from the probes and inspect the silicone fins If the silicone fins are dam aged or w orn they should be replaced If no further tests are required rem ove the batteries by unscrew ing the b a tte ry co ve rs a n d p u sh in g th e b a tte ry o u t u sin g th e ...

Page 14: ... rs fo r th e re la tive h u m id ity to stabilize R e t u r n in g f o r S e r v ic e For issues related to the P o s iT e c t o r CMM IS probes 1 Install new batteries in the proper alignm ent as show n w ithin battery com partm ent 2 E xam ine the sensor for debris or dam age 3 R e attem pt m easurem ent For Issues related to the P o s iT e c t o r A d v a n c e d G a g e B o d y 1 P erform a H...

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