How to choose a spirit level: 40 cm, 200 cm and MAGNET

Buying advice 19/10/2026 By INVENTĀRS 4 views 0 reviews

A spirit level shows horizontal and vertical. Length in cm and MAGNET vs LEVEL are what to read. Metres: tape. A line on the wall: marking.

On the card	What you get	Mistake
40 / 60 / 100 / 120 / 200 cm	How long a face you cover at once	40 cm “enough for the whole job”
0.5 mm/m	Accuracy on this LEVEL/MAGNET row	Mixing it with tape class II
MAGNET vs LEVEL	Series on the card; MAGNET when you need to stay on steel	40 cm MAGNET = 200 cm LEVEL
Torpedo 23 cm, 0/90/45	Short, for a case and a pipe	Replacing a 200 cm rail

SPECIALIST+ LEVEL 40 cm — 0.5 mm/m, 650 g/m aluminium, 2 mm base. LEVEL 60 cm and LEVEL 100 cm — same row, other lengths. LEVEL 120 cm and LEVEL 200 cm — longer rail or a door reveal. 40 cm is not 200 cm.

SPECIALIST+ MAGNET 40 cm — MAGNET series, 0.5 mm/m. MAGNET 200 cm — MAGNET, 200 cm. Take MAGNET when the card says MAGNET and the work is on steel; LEVEL stays LEVEL.

Kapro Torpedo 9 — 23 cm, mechanical, 3 vials 0 / 90 / 45, magnetic V-pad for pipes. A torpedo is a case level, not a 2 m profile. Spirit levels.

Sources: cm, 0.5 mm/m and Kapro 23 cm / 0-90-45 from the cited cards (19.10.2026.).