WET 150 Kit

The portable WET150 Kit provides growers with an accurate tool for measuring soil/substrate moisture content, temperature*, and pore water conductivity (ECp) – the EC of the water available to the plant.

*We recommend that the WET150 is used as a portable hand held sensor only in well-equilibrated environments where the air temperature doesn’t differ significantly from the soil/substrate temperature.

Kit contents

The kit comprises a WET150 Sensor, a dedicated WET150 readout meter, and a carry case. When correctly connected and tightened, the kit’s cables and connectors are completely watertight. The handheld WET150 Meter displays volumetric water content as % volume and EC in milliSiemens/metre.

The handheld WET150 Meter is a lightweight and easy to use readout-only device (no data recording). Operation of the kit is very simple – the user inserts the WET150 into the soil or substrate and presses the “Read” button on the meter to take and display the measurement.

The WET150 Sensor comes complete with calibrations for mineral and organic soils plus coir, peat, and mineral wool substrates soils.

Irrigation monitoring

The WET150 kit is ideal for accurate spot check measurement of growing conditions in soil and substrates – enabling optimised irrigation scheduling. The sensor’s compact design means it can be easily inserted into soil and growing substrate with minimal disturbance – preserving the original structure around the measurement rods.

Fertigation monitoring and control

Plants that are grown in artificial substrates routinely receive their nutrients in irrigation water (fertigation). The WET150’s ability to calculate pore water conductivity (ECp), the ion content of the water available to the plant, makes it an ideal sensor for assessing and controlling fertigation nutrient levels.

Soil salinity monitoring

When irrigation water is sourced from rivers with high levels of dissolved salts, over time there can be a buildup of soil salinity. Soil salinisation will often impact negatively on crop yields. The WET150 Kit enables growers to accurately measure soil salinity, giving them the crucial information they need to take effective remedial action as quickly as possible.