How does your humi lid shut?

[rizzle]

Curious to know what happens when you let your humi lid just drop from an inch or two. How hard or soft does it close?

Mine seems to be a little harder than I think it should be and I'm kinda worried about the seal I'm getting.

[Twill413]

If it doesn't have a glass top you can use the flashlight test to see if the seal has any leaks. I don't know if you have tried that but turn a flashlight on and put it in the humi and close the lid. Then go into a dark room. If you see light, then you have a leaky humi.

The lid on my desktops always wooshes to a close when dropped and never slams.

Hope that helps.

[BamBam]

Originally Posted by Twill413

If it doesn't have a glass top you can use the flashlight test to see if the seal has any leaks. I don't know if you have tried that but turn a flashlight on and put it in the humi and close the lid. Then go into a dark room. If you see light, then you have a leaky humi.

The lid on my desktops always wooshes to a close when dropped and never slams.

Hope that helps.

If its not holding humidity well, head to a hardware store and get some weather stripping tape.

[chippewastud79]

Mine is a door

It sounds like yours has a bad seal, definitely check the seal with the flashlight or dollar bill test.

[rizzle]

Originally Posted by chippewastud79

Mine is a door

It sounds like yours has a bad seal, definitely check the seal with the flashlight or dollar bill test.

What's that?

[JordanWexler]

stick a dollar bill in the opening then close it, the dollar shouldnt be too easy to pull out.

[TheEconomist]

mine closes faster than I would think it would as well, but it it holds a rock solid 65%.

don't be too worried about it if it is holding humidity.

I got the beads a few weeks ago, and it has never been out of the 63-66 range. It usually is at 64 or 65

[mosesbotbol]

If it stays constant and humid, that is all you need. Better to store on the drier side, especially in the summer. Most summers I did not use any element in a full desktop humidor and they stayed fine. As long as you can break 60% humidity, I would not worry about it too much.

[rizzle]

Thanks Fella's. It seems to be holding okay, although lately the rh has dropped. I actually haven't had to even have any humidification in there in months but with the higher temps now and running the A/C I'm thinking that maybe that is where my drop is coming from. Funny how the boogeyman always seems to be lurking around. I'll chalk it up to inexperience.