90% humidity ....

railed · Mar 16, 2006

Okay now that i got your attention.

I just got my first humi in the mail 2 days ago. its 100 count. i would take pics but my digi is broken.

Anyways.I salted my digital hydrometer and it read 70% okay no problem.

so now i have the analog one that is built into the humi is reading 90% when my digital say 65% wich is perfect right

I am just wondering if its normal for an analog to be that far off or if its just a cheap on.

btw its still seasoning so there are no cigars in there in case anyone was wondering

teddyg112 · Mar 16, 2006

Yeah when i got my new humi the analog was crap it read something different everytime i tested it.

bildo792 · Mar 16, 2006

my analog that came with my humi reads OVER 100% when its actual levels are at 68%, so yes it is normal for it to be that far off.

DevilDog723 · Mar 16, 2006

Have you salt tested the analog?

Once you do, you can adjust it on the back.

CastleCrest · Mar 16, 2006

DevilDog723 said:
Have you salt tested the analog?

Once you do, you can adjust it on the back.

Only on some - but they never work right anyway!

So if your Digi reads 75% your really at 70%
for me it is a little high, but not anything bad.

HighPSI · Mar 16, 2006

once you know how much the analog is how from a calibrated digi you have, just turn the screw on the back to adjust the needle accordingly...

axegod75 · Mar 16, 2006

It's not uncommon for an analog to be waaaay off.
My suggestion would be to take the analog out of the humi and use it as a hockey puck...it'll be more productive that way too :lol:

soupwell · Mar 16, 2006

Everybody says to just adjust these analog POS's when they're that far off, but I don't trust their linearity that far away from center at all. I put both my anaolg and my digital in the same salt test. They were different by ~10%. Then I put them in my humi. They were different by ~20%. Now the analog sits next to my humi, holding down some cigar bags.

Bikeman · Mar 16, 2006

My little analog is even worse. I calibrated it - right on, but once I stuck it back into its little hole in the front of my humidor, it sits at 40% all the time. Nice to look at - not worth beans!

railed · Mar 16, 2006

yeah mines in the front too.

anyways when my digi reads 65% it is really not 70% so i need to ad 5 to it which is not a problem at all. i was just wondering if that was normal for the analog or maybe i was doing the salt test way wrong.

anyways one more thing since my humi is seasoning it seems to be up at the 85%-90% Is that okay, will it drop down at some point or should i take the water dish out and see if it will stablize.
I was kinda under the impression that it would not be so high.

Bikeman · Mar 16, 2006

I would take the water out. The weather outside could be affecting the whole thing. Do you know what % your house is sitting at? That might be a factor.

railed · Mar 16, 2006

i think my house is only at like no humidity
it is very dry right now

but i think i might take the water out .

If the humi gets down to 70 and stays there for a few days will it be safe to put cigars in it then or should i still wait a full 7-10 days

cutter · Mar 16, 2006

Most of my problems with my humi went away once I added cigars. That, and time, with cigars and finally getting some magnetic backing at wallyworld to put my sponge in has it up to 68%. I am doing the same with a smaller humi I got a few days ago, and it is working great. That one came seasoned though. My problem is I am gonna either have to make a coolerdor, or buy a 300 count. Damn guys, wish you would have warned me.

Cutter

DevilDog723 · Mar 16, 2006

cutter said:
Most of my problems with my humi went away once I added cigars. That, and time, with cigars and finally getting some magnetic backing at wallyworld to put my sponge in has it up to 68%. I am doing the same with a smaller humi I got a few days ago, and it is working great. That one came seasoned though. My problem is I am gonna either have to make a coolerdor, or buy a 300 count. Damn guys, wish you would have warned me.

Cutter

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