Wagner Meters RH 5.0 User Manual
Table of Contents
Rapid RH® Installation Steps
Step 1: Drill the Hole ...................................................................4
Step 2: Clean the Hole................................................................5
Step 3: Insert the Smart Sensor/Base Sleeve ............................7
Step 4: Take Readings ................................................................9
Step 5: Remove the Smart Sensors .........................................17
EasyCare CalCheck® ...........................................................................19
Troubleshooting ...................................................................................23
RH Testing Best Practices ...................................................................24
Use Conditions ....................................................................................26
Service Temperature Adjustment Tool .................................................27
Wagner Meters Limited Warranty ........................................................28
he Rapid RH® moisture testing system
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should be used on any project where
moisture-sensitive floor coverings or coatings
are to be applied over concrete slabs. Owners,
general contractors, flooring contractors/
installers, and testing companies need to be
sure the tests they perform are accurate,
repeatable, and available to all who need
to know the current moisture condition of
concrete slabs.
apid RH® significantly improves your
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project team’s ability to instantly test and/
or monitor the drying progress of a concrete
slab without adding substantial cost to the
project. The Rapid RH® enables you to take
fast, accurate periodic readings that fully
comply with industry standards. The Rapid
RH® Smart Sensors are factory-calibrated
and use CMOSens® technology to ensure the
sensor’s accuracy and fast equilibration.
Step 1: Drill the Hole
Step 2: Clean the Hole
Correct hole depth and hole diameter are important in complying with the ASTM
F2170 standard (see RH Testing Best Practices section on page 24). For easy
installation of a Smart Sensor and/or Base Sleeve, a uniformly round hole is important.
Drill a hole in the concrete slab to the required depth using a rotary hammer drill and a
¾”-diameter masonry drill bit. Per the ASTM F2170 standard, drill the hole to a depth
equaling 40% of the slab’s thickness for slabs that are drying from one side, or 20%
depth for a slab drying from two sides. For proper Rapid RH® 5.0 installation, be sure
to position the drill perpendicular (90˚) to the surface being tested.
TIP: If you do not have a depth gauge for your drill, mark or tape-off your drill bit to the
correct depth setting.
Drill
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Attach the vacuum attachment to the straight extension of a shop vacuum cleaner
hose* and thoroughly vacuum up the dust in and around the hole.
Next, insert the wire bristle brush into the hole. Turn the brush several times to loosen
pulverized concrete from the walls of the hole. Vacuum again. Repeat this step twice
to ensure no loose concrete particles remain in the hole.
IMPORTANT: Correct Diameter and Hole Uniformity: Use the ¾”-diameter section
of the black insertion tool as a diameter and uniformity gauge to ensure a correct and
uniformly round hole. If the ¾”-diameter section of the tool will not go easily into the
hole, the drill bit may be out-of-spec (worn out, etc.) or the hole may not have a uniform
diameter from top to bottom. Not performing this step may cause damage to a Smart
Sensor and/or Base Sleeve when attempting insertion.
*The vacuum attachment may require an adapter depending on vacuum model.
Vacuum
Brush Clean 3/4” Diameter Section
Step 2: Clean the Hole (Cont.)
Step 3: Insert Smart Sensor/Base Sleeve
Directly out of the package, the Smart Sensor/Base Sleeve combination is 1.6” in length
or 40% of a 4” thick slab. ASTM F2170, Section 10.2 states: “Slab drying from top only
(example: slab on ground with vapor retarder below, or slab on metal deck): 40%
depth. Slab drying from top and bottom (example: elevated structural slab not in metal
deck): 20% depth.” Each Smart Sensor/Base Sleeve pack includes a number of short
(0.4”) extensions that can be inserted into the Base Sleeve to enable use in thicker
slabs. Adding one extension increases the Base Sleeve length to 2” for testing 5” thick
slabs to the 40% depth. Keep any unused extensions for future jobs. If needed, you
can use additional extensions to increase the length
of the Base Sleeve for thicker slab applications.
In summary, add one extension insert to a Base
Sleeve for every 1” increase in slab thickness over 4”
to meet the 40% depth requirement. The extension
inserts make the Base Sleeve’s usage exible for
varying thicknesses of concrete.
If this is the rst time you will be using your
5.0 system, take a Smart Sensor/Base Sleeve
combination directly out of the package, and with no
extensions installed, insert it into the hole using the
insertion tool with red cap placed atop for ease in
pushing down on the insertion tool. Push down on
the insertion tool with cap to insert the Smart Sensor/
Base Sleeve combination into the hole, “seating” it at
the bottom (review the IMPORTANT hole diameter
and uniformity comment under Step 2). Under
no circumstances should you tap or hammer the
insertion tool during insertion. Doing so may cause
damage and will void any warranty.
Insert Extensions Using Red Cap
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At this point, for 1.6” depth holes (40% of 4”), insert a
Insert Smart Sensor and/or
Base Sleeve Combination
Using Insertion Tool
Step 3: Insert Smart Sensor/Base Sleeve (Cont.)
Step 4: Take Readings
protective cap into the top of the Base Sleeve, and push the cap down to the concrete
surface. Or, if testing in thicker slabs, assemble the proper number of extensions, and
with the protective cap inserted into the top most extension, push down the extensions
and cap into the hole to the concrete surface, until fully seated on the Base Sleeve,
completing the installation. At this point, if you have installed the Smart Sensor and
the Base Sleeve, remove the protective cap and, utilizing the Sensor Extraction Tool,
remove the Smart Sensor from the Base Sleeve, replacing the cap into the Base
Sleeve. (More details in Step 5: Remove the Smart Sensors, page 17.)
Remember: Correct depth of the hole is critical to adhere to the ASTM F2170 test
method. (See the RH Testing Best Practices section on page 24.)
Caution: NEVER use your reader device (either the Smart Reader or the Easy
Reader) to install the Smart Sensor and/or Base Sleeve.
Sensor Extraction Tool removes the Smart Sensor from the Base Sleeve
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The standard Rapid RH® Easy Reader (with LCD display) or
the Rapid RH® Smart Reader with Bluetooth® (in conjunction
with the DataMaster™ app available for Apple and Android
devices) can be used.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Rapid RH® 5.0 version allows for reuse
of the 5.0 Smart Sensors from job to job. Using the standard Easy
Reader or the Smart Reader (in conjunction with the DataMaster™
app), you can obtain readings, move sensors from one test hole
to another, and manually document and provide your own F2170compliant reports (Rapid RH® sensor packs and kits come with
location grid documents and report templates to make it easy to
manually document your testing. Additional copies can be obtained
at rapidrh.com).
Using the Smart Reader and DataMaster™ app, you have the ability
on a job to store each sensor’s readings and/or upload them to
Wagner’s f2170reports.com website for more automated and easier
generating of compliant reports.
“Leapfrogging” of a sensor from location to location on a job can be
time-consuming. You are encouraged to have enough 5.0 Smart
Sensors to cover the quantity of test holes required for your largest
jobs. If you have a very large project requiring far more 5.0 sensors
Easy Reader inserted into
Base Sleeve with Smart
Sensor installed
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