New Concrete Moisture Testing Tech to Simplify Your Job

As a flooring professional, you know how vital concrete moisture testing is for a successful floor installation. Concrete relative humidity that is too high can ruin the wood floor above it. Next thing you know, you’re dealing with cupping or, even worse, buckling.

Since you want to be sure the concrete has the right relative humidity level, what do you do when the numbers are out of range?

You wait… and wait.

You make an educated guess for how long it will take to dry, but your estimate could be wrong. You could schedule materials and workers to arrive only to find out the concrete isn’t ready. That costs you a day and a crew.

What if you could monitor the site conditions and have better estimates of readiness without going to the site?

Recent advances in concrete moisture testing make that possible. Here is what has changed:

• Relative Humidity Testing
• Wireless Sensor Technology
• True Remote Monitoring

Relative Humidity Testing

Concrete moisture testing has come a long way, and relative humidity (RH) testing is one of the biggest changes. No longer do you have to wait 60 to 72 hours for a calcium chloride test that only measures moisture at the surface of the slab.

Now, RH testing, per ASTM F2170, allows you to get quick and accurate readings after only 24 hours of equilibration.

What’s more, you can be sure you’re getting an accurate picture of the whole concrete slab, not just the surface.

Wagner’s Rapid RH^® line has always offered these benefits. But the latest L6 sensors have even more to offer.

Rapid RH L6 Sensor

We’ve updated the Rapid RH L6 Smart Sensor so that you get greater responsiveness at higher RH levels.

When you add one of our latest additions, the DataGrabber^® with Bluetooth^®, to the Rapid RH L6 Sensor, you have the ability to collect and store concrete relative humidity and temperature readings at user-defined intervals. If you are on the jobsite, Bluetooth technology also allows you to utilize our DataMaster™ L6 app for advanced data collection, storage, and reporting.

If you want to take things a step further, that same Bluetooth signal can be transmitted to a wireless, cellular sensor that lets you see the data from anywhere.

Wireless Sensor Technology

Wireless technology is opening the way for flooring professionals to monitor jobsite ambient conditions, temperature, and concrete relative humidity continuously, from anywhere.

The Rapid RH L6 sensors and DataGrabber with Bluetooth connect with the wireless sensor, which then sends all the data to a cloud database.

And this isn’t only for concrete conditions. The sensors also provide the relative humidity and temperature of the environment.

This way, you can determine whether conditions are right for flooring acclimation and installation.

For example, you’ll know whether the HVAC system kicked in when it was supposed to. And you’ll know if it remains on and keeps conditions consistent.

That technology is CLīMIT™.

CLīMIT

CLīMIT is a simple wireless sensor that connects to the CLīMIT app, allowing you to view real-time jobsite conditions on your phone.

It’s as easy as:

1. Creating a project
2. Selecting your products
3. Connecting your sensors

CLīMIT works with Wagner Meters to form the True Remote Monitoring™ system.

Learn next how True Remote Monitoring can make a difference in your work.

True Remote Monitoring

True Remote Monitoring is a partnership between Wagner Meters and CLīMIT. It combines the best of Rapid RH testing with wireless technology that can improve your work as a flooring installer.

With it, you can keep track of the conditions of your jobsite 24/7/365, with no need to be present on-site. From the CLīMIT app, you can view the concrete moisture levels, plus ambient temperature and relative humidity.

This means that rather than going to the jobsite regularly to check on the drying progress of the concrete, you can be more effective at your other jobs. And when the concrete is ready, you’ll know right away. You can be sure that the concrete’s drying process has progressed to the point where it meets the flooring manufacturer’s specs.

True Remote Monitoring also includes features that allow you to analyze the drying trend of the concrete and make more accurate predictions for when the concrete will be dry.

That way, you won’t waste time scheduling labor, products, and equipment for a jobsite that isn’t ready.

What’s more, you’ll be able to share data that helps not only your own company but also other contractors. That means less downtime.

And speaking of data, True Remote Monitoring is useful for documenting all the measurements that are being taken by the RH L6 Smart Sensors. You’ll have a record on your wireless device that can easily become a concise report.

Having this documentation, securely stored and organized in the cloud, gives you a record to point to if your work is ever questioned. With a quick tap on your phone, you can show a client exactly what the conditions were and when.

See What the Latest Tech Can Do for Your Flooring Business

These advances work best together, and True Remote Monitoring brings them into one system.

With it, you can simplify your work and document it properly.

To summarize, you’ll:

• Know jobsite conditions 24/7/365
• Make fewer trips to the jobsite
• Prevent wasted time
• Be more efficient in your scheduling of labor and equipment
• Make sure site conditions meet manufacturer specs
• Protect your reputation with thorough documentation

Get set up with True Remote Monitoring and start tracking your jobsite conditions from anywhere.

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Last updated on September 23rd, 2026