Trivoli Cabinet Humidor (TH-500) - Opinions?

scottdj said:

I am considering purchasing the following humi:

Trivoli Cabinet Humidor (TH-500)

http://www.tampahumidor.com/sitedirecto ... 33A23E97BA

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.

THX

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yes thats an awesome humi at an awesome price....That was my second choice but I figured I better get more room because I see myself loading it up fast and opted to spend about $270 more...I dont think i'll have to upgrade anytime soon


great humi there if it suited you buy it...I think DD bought that humi he could tel you more

scottdj said:

I am considering purchasing the following humi:

Trivoli Cabinet Humidor (TH-500)

http://www.tampahumidor.com/sitedirecto ... 33A23E97BA

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.

THX

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Great humi! I bought the same model when I came up to the culinary academy and I have been very happy with it. Because of the amount of boxes I'm storing I had to remove one of the shelves but the top holds around 300 cigars so it's not a problem.
If I were you I would go ahead and order the cigar oasis plus for humidification...you won't be sorry

axegod75 said:

scottdj said:

I am considering purchasing the following humi:

Trivoli Cabinet Humidor (TH-500)

http://www.tampahumidor.com/sitedirecto ... 33A23E97BA

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.

THX

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Great humi! I bought the same model when I came up to the culinary academy and I have been very happy with it. Because of the amount of boxes I'm storing I had to remove one of the shelves but the top holds around 300 cigars so it's not a problem.
If I were you I would go ahead and order the cigar oasis plus for humidification...you won't be sorry

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Ditto.

The only problem I had with mine was keeping the humidity level.
I had to put some weather stripping around the seals. It's perfect now.

Check this one out before you decide, I think someone post this link a few months before.

http://www.bargainhumidors.com/bh/Produ ... id=HUM-BH3

It includes an Oasis XL humidifier and a digital hygrometer. For an extra $20.99, it think it is worth look into.

Typo, it should be:

"I think it is worth look into."

I just showed that to my wife as a potential fathers day gift.

scottdj said:

DD:

"The only problem I had with mine was keeping the humidity level.
I had to put some weather stripping around the seals. It's perfect now."

Just around the door seals? Do you remember what size of weather stripping you used?

THX

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Not off hand but I have the box at home. When I get home I'll post it along with some pics of how and where I placed the stripping.

DAMN! I completely forgot!

I'll do it right now.

Here are the pics:

1st is the type of stripping I used

2nd is what the stripping looks like

The other pics show where I placed it.

As you can see, I had to cut the top part of the stripping away for it to fit in the door jams.

The top I used the complete strip to line the inside then used a cut strip to complete the seal.

It seems like a lot of work but it's worth it.

Let me know if these pics help.

More pics

I guess it wold be 17 feet long not inches, but I could be wrong.

It's 3/8" X 1/4" X 17' (feet)

Did you end up buying the cabinet?

scottdj said:

DD:

Is the RH low in your area?

Did you go with the Oasis XL Plus?

Scott

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Yeah, I went with the XL Plus. Works perfectly.
Just remember to let it run at about 79-80% for about 5 days before you put any sticks in the cabinet. Once you've let it run for 5 days drop the Oasis down to 65-67% and check the humidity often for the next few days. After about 2 days if the humidity stays the same (around 65-68%) then you can put the sticks in. I made the mistake of putting my sticks in too soon and my humidity was all over the place for about a week.

Right now where I am I have my Oasis set at 66% and it hasn't even kicked on in about 2 weeks. It's a little humid here next to the beach. My temp is around 73 and humidity is around 66-67%

Perfect in my opinion.