Water penetration test tubes according to Prof. Karsten in a case

Complete set for vertical and horizontal surfaces to determine water penetration according to Prof. Karsten (Wassereindringung nach Prof. Karsten). With the help of the Plastellin, a test tube is attached to the building material. Now the amount of water absorbed is measured in a time-dependent manner.

Karsten water penetration test tubes complete in plastic case

consisting of:

6 water penetration test tubes, optionally vertical (wall) and horizontal (floor)
1 spray bottle
250 g plasticine putty
Case
Pen

Instructions for water penetration tester (PDF, 0.8 MB) (Anleitung zu Wassereindringprüfer (PDF, 0,8 MB))

Please refer to the "Further information" tab

Instructions:
Instructions for water penetration tester (PDF, 0.8 MB)
(Anleitung zu Wassereindringprüfer (PDF, 0,8 MB))

External articles worth reading:
("What to watch out for with Karsten & Co?")
"Was ist bei Karsten & Co zu beachten?"
PDF-Download from www.wufi.de

In-depth information by Prof. Dr. Peter Kozub,, Cultural Studies
Institute for Conservation and Restoration Science (CICS) in Cologne:

Water absorption tester according to Karsten - New findings and new evaluation method (2020)(Wasseraufnahmeprüfer nach Karsten – Neue Erkenntnisse und neues Auswerteverfahren (2020))

Direct links:
To the article by Prof. Dr. Kozub (PDF Download)
(Zum Artikel von Prof. Dr. Kozub (PDF Download))

Software:
Evaluation software "Karsten 2.3 ellipsoid" (download XLSM file). Please note the article by Prof. Dr. Peter Kozub.