diff --git a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.C b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.C
index 69cdf234cdb41828140af5bc4553d348a05f2de9..04c5786ea62dc5f0dd23a1e47b4bb7d1526e97bb 100644
--- a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.C
+++ b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -258,6 +258,106 @@ void Foam::meshRefinement::updateIntersections(const labelList& changedFaces)
 }
 
 
+void Foam::meshRefinement::testSyncPointList
+(
+    const string& msg,
+    const polyMesh& mesh,
+    const List<scalar>& fld
+)
+{
+    if (fld.size() != mesh.nPoints())
+    {
+        FatalErrorIn
+        (
+            "meshRefinement::testSyncPointList(const polyMesh&"
+            ", const List<scalar>&)"
+        )   << msg << endl
+            << "fld size:" << fld.size() << " mesh points:" << mesh.nPoints()
+            << abort(FatalError);
+    }
+
+    Pout<< "Checking field " << msg << endl;
+    scalarField minFld(fld);
+    syncTools::syncPointList
+    (
+        mesh,
+        minFld,
+        minEqOp<scalar>(),
+        GREAT
+    );
+    scalarField maxFld(fld);
+    syncTools::syncPointList
+    (
+        mesh,
+        maxFld,
+        maxEqOp<scalar>(),
+        -GREAT
+    );
+    forAll(minFld, pointI)
+    {
+        const scalar& minVal = minFld[pointI];
+        const scalar& maxVal = maxFld[pointI];
+        if (mag(minVal-maxVal) > SMALL)
+        {
+            Pout<< msg << " at:" << mesh.points()[pointI] << nl
+                << "    minFld:" << minVal << nl
+                << "    maxFld:" << maxVal << nl
+                << endl;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+void Foam::meshRefinement::testSyncPointList
+(
+    const string& msg,
+    const polyMesh& mesh,
+    const List<point>& fld
+)
+{
+    if (fld.size() != mesh.nPoints())
+    {
+        FatalErrorIn
+        (
+            "meshRefinement::testSyncPointList(const polyMesh&"
+            ", const List<point>&)"
+        )   << msg << endl
+            << "fld size:" << fld.size() << " mesh points:" << mesh.nPoints()
+            << abort(FatalError);
+    }
+
+    Pout<< "Checking field " << msg << endl;
+    pointField minFld(fld);
+    syncTools::syncPointList
+    (
+        mesh,
+        minFld,
+        minMagSqrEqOp<point>(),
+        point(GREAT, GREAT, GREAT)
+    );
+    pointField maxFld(fld);
+    syncTools::syncPointList
+    (
+        mesh,
+        maxFld,
+        maxMagSqrEqOp<point>(),
+        vector::zero
+    );
+    forAll(minFld, pointI)
+    {
+        const point& minVal = minFld[pointI];
+        const point& maxVal = maxFld[pointI];
+        if (mag(minVal-maxVal) > SMALL)
+        {
+            Pout<< msg << " at:" << mesh.points()[pointI] << nl
+                << "    minFld:" << minVal << nl
+                << "    maxFld:" << maxVal << nl
+                << endl;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
 void Foam::meshRefinement::checkData()
 {
     Pout<< "meshRefinement::checkData() : Checking refinement structure."
diff --git a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.H b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.H
index c265f05257568c8444f9562991ec6e6cf11c9c3a..899311d90974d964763a674d92bc1a7b76e3d2df 100644
--- a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.H
+++ b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -879,6 +879,20 @@ public:
             //- Debugging: check that all faces still obey start()>end()
             void checkData();
 
+            static void testSyncPointList
+            (
+                const string& msg,
+                const polyMesh& mesh,
+                const List<scalar>& fld
+            );
+
+            static void testSyncPointList
+            (
+                const string& msg,
+                const polyMesh& mesh,
+                const List<point>& fld
+            );
+
             //- Compare two lists over all boundary faces
             template<class T>
             void testSyncBoundaryFaceList