I just picked up this moisture meter for use in both new construction and maintenance of older homes. I have a new home under construction, plus a couple of rentals. The first tasks for this meter will be to let me know when new flooring is acclimatized and ready to install in our new home, then checking some questionable sheetrock areas in bathrooms of the older places.
The general features are easy to follow. It was worth reading the instructions, however it would have been easy enough without. All in all it's a great little unit and I'm looking forward to having this added tool in my maintenance tool kit.It would be nice if there was some sort of pocket or keeper integrated with the tool to keep the sheet with it.
Great buy overall! I'll update this if I have any issues in the future with this tool.

I bought this to determine the moisture content on some dead trees on our property that I intend on making neat stuff out of. I'm not sure of the accuracy, but it is at least precise (in the scientific sense, meaning here that it's consistent). Since I received this, I've been measuring the moisture content of literally everything in my everywhere. I've determined it's precise because it consistently says the same moisture content for the same boards and the very slight movement in water content of the boards have all been consistent with each other (I moved them to the a new place). Just because of how cheap it is, I don't think I'd trust it to provide me readings that I needed a high degree of confidence in accuracy on. For determining relative moisture content for some logs to help me determine how to store them and when I can start working with them, this little gizmo gives me enough of an understanding.

I use the moisture meter to test firewood. I got my 9 cords of firewood from three vendors this year, and have a Bradford Pear that I cut down last year, so I thought it would be useful to be sure that what I am burning is well seasoned. One of the vendors gets cut-offs from an Amish mill, and I realized that it might not be seasoned enough to burn, and indeed, using the moisture meter I found I need to wait on this batch. The pear I cut is very dense wood, and I am told it takes a long time to season, so I'll give it some time, split a piece, and use the moisture meter to see if it's ready.
The meter is very easy to set up and use, just stick the pins in the wood once you have set it. While it comes with a long list of wood species to choose from to set the range, including a number of types of oak that call for different settings, the range seemed to be closest for the kinds of wood I have and I just leave it there. I have been using it for about a month and I am happy with it.

I ordered this Wood Moisture Meter so that I could know with more certainty whether or not my pre-washed, pre-prepped deck was ready for staining. Every 12-18 months here in the hot Texas sun, I reapply the same high quality oil-based deck stain to my cedar deck. But some years, it just does not stick the way it does in other years. I finally broke the code. Instead of waiting for a set number of days for the deck to dry, and guessing that it was dry enough for application after that period of time, I needed to use a wood moisture meter that would guarantee the type of dryness I was looking for! This was so easy! This Wood Moisture Meter is easy to use, easy to read, easy to store. The first time I used this moisture meter it took my deck 10 days to achieve that kind of moisture content after pre-washing. so I was previously staining too early. After using the Wood Moisture Meter to verify the proper moisture content, the stain went on better than it's ever gone on before. The wood just soaked it up, and the color is gorgeously uniform. I appreciated that I could test all different portions of the deck prior to staining -- the part under cover, the part exposed 24/7 to the elements, the bench -- to ensure that all of it read below 12% moisture before I applied the stain. This tool is going to be very useful for me year after year as I care for my cedar deck.

I had some sheet rock in my home get wet. I needed this to see how far the water traveled to see if it had to be removed. When set to the home mode, it rapidly gave me an indication of the moisture content allowing me to determine how much wall board I had to remove.
Likewise, being an avid woodworker, this can also be used for measuring the moisture content of that various woods that I work with. This device was a win-win for me. It worked for my immediate need and future needs with my woodworking/wood turning.
I would definitely purchase this unit again if needed.