Need to lower temperture

[kllrwlf]

[updated:LAST EDITED ON Sep-23-02 AT 058 PM (CDT)]I'm trying to get the temp lower in my humidor. Right now it hovers around 78-81 (way to high). My house is just way to hot and I can't afford having the AC on all day.

I saw some thermoelectric coolers (I'm currently thinking about the Igloo 50 quart for about $100) and wondered if anyone has used them and if it worked for them.

I also saw some wine coolers (currently thinking about the Haier wine cooler for about $250) that I'm considering as I have some wine bottles that I would like to store, and wondered if anyone used the wine coolers for both their wine and humidor. I saw people use the wine cooler as a humidor only, but would like to also use it for my wine.

I also have a Sanyo mini fridge around the house, would it work fine with a Williams temp controller?

Thanks for the help!
Michael

[CMD]

Michael,

I use a Sanyo SR-4910M refrigerator with a Johnson Controls/Penn A419 digital thermostat. This particular model Sanyo fridge is 9 cubic feet with no freezer, which makes it ideal to use as a "coolerdor." So far I've had no problems with humidity, either. I purchased the fridge at Best Buy and the thermostat at Johnstone Supply.

E-mail me if you'd like further info.

Regards,


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[TAK]

Michael,

I am using a wine cooler with great success. I have an Avanti 34 bottle cooler. I am using one pound of Climmaxx beads in the cooler. If you keep the cigars in boxes the fluctuations in the humidity when the compressor kicks on is not a problem.

TAK

[kllrwlf]

I'm going to either use my office Sanyo fridge and add a temp controller, or get the wine cooler and use it to store both to store my wine bottles and cigars. I've read somewhere that I can keep it at about 65/65 and I can store both.

I'm glad Fall is approaching... hate this heat!

[kllrwlf]

Tak,

If I buy a lb of 65* Climmax beads, how much should I put in the wine cooler or fridge ? I've noticed that you put in the entire lb. How much distilled water should I add?

Mike

[edisonbird]

I keep my 42 bottle Haier at 65 65, I use one lb of beads but i only added about 1 tablespoon of water to them. Seems to be enough. It stays very steady.

[levell3]

Sorry about butting in but I was thinking about doing the same thing but with a small fridge but my question is it safe to put like 2 or 3 desktop humidors in a fridge and what do you use to keep the humidity up? I tried this once before as an experiment in just a regular fridge and it tried out the humidity in an empty humidor in a matter of hours even with a diamond crown and paradigm system.

[TAK]

Mike,

Depends where your live. The Bird is in high humidity Florida, thus no water neeed since he needs to try and draw off humidity. In AZ it is opposite, I need to add water to get humidity to rise.

Where are you located?

TAK :-)

[levell3]

I'm in the carolinas so during the summer it is fine but during the winter when the heat is on is where I get concerned. High humidity and heat = ARRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!! So you don't think the wood would be affected by being in a fridge? I tried an experiment once and but a te-amo drimistat in a ziploc bag with a hyrdrometer, before I put it in the fridge it read 70% after I put it in the fridge it dropped to 30! That is but I am afraid of. Thanks for any advice because winter is creeping up soon!

[kllrwlf]

Tak,

I'm over at Los Angeles, CA. It's been getting to the mid 80's here...

Mike

[TAK]

Mike,

Try a pound, I think it will work out just fine. Start with a little more than the recommended amout of distilled water.

TAK

[kllrwlf]

Tak,

Am I'm assuming I can put it in any type of container like a plastic container (tupperware), add distilled water, put a lid with holes on it and I'm done...?

Thanks for your help!
Mike

[TAK]

Mike,

Yep, or get your young girlfriends stocking and put in that! I wrap mine in a fine mesh, put it in a tray with a small glass of distilled H2O with some on the beads and all is well.

TAK

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