Why do Contractor Levels have two vials with the same orientation?

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It seems to me that having multiple vials in the same orientation is redundant, but many levels seems to include this feature. What am I missing? There has to be some reason.

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It seems to me that having multiple vials in the same orientation is redundant, but many levels seems to include this feature. What am I missing? There has to be some reason.

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It seems to me that having multiple vials in the same orientation is redundant, but many levels seems to include this feature. What am I missing? There has to be some reason.

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It's useful when using the level in the vertical direction (to e.g., check studs for plumb-ness) so that the bubble is at or near eye level no matter which end is up.

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It's useful when using the level in the vertical direction (to e.g., check studs for plumb-ness) so that the bubble is at or near eye level no matter which end is up.

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answered 47 mins ago

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  Yep. It would be annoying as heck to find oneself looking at a blank level beam 50% of the time.
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It's useful when using the level in the vertical direction (to e.g., check studs for plumb-ness) so that the bubble is at or near eye level no matter which end is up.

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answered 47 mins ago

mmathis

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  Yep. It would be annoying as heck to find oneself looking at a blank level beam 50% of the time.
  – isherwood
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It's useful when using the level in the vertical direction (to e.g., check studs for plumb-ness) so that the bubble is at or near eye level no matter which end is up.

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answered 47 mins ago

mmathis

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It's useful when using the level in the vertical direction (to e.g., check studs for plumb-ness) so that the bubble is at or near eye level no matter which end is up.

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answered 47 mins ago

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answered 47 mins ago

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answered 47 mins ago

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Yep. It would be annoying as heck to find oneself looking at a blank level beam 50% of the time.
  – isherwood
  18 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

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  Yep. It would be annoying as heck to find oneself looking at a blank level beam 50% of the time.
  – isherwood
  18 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

Yep. It would be annoying as heck to find oneself looking at a blank level beam 50% of the time.
– isherwood
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Yep. It would be annoying as heck to find oneself looking at a blank level beam 50% of the time.
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