My hygormeter is at 70 percent already

[guevara]

My first ever humidor came today.Just a cheap $40 one that can hold around 15 cigars, lol my collection is 4 so far.Any way when i opened up the packing the analouge humidifier was at 7o percent.I have opened the lid and left and its still at 70 percent.

Is it just a rubbish hygrometer or doe they normally come like that.What test can i do do see if its working?


Regards everyone on Stogie club

[troutbreath]

Look for "salt test" in a search. But, I would probably just get a digital one - you can get one pretty inexpensively. Then, when your collection quadruples -- and you know it will -- you can know they are in a good resting place.

[JordanWexler]

if the salt test doesnt prove differently...maybe the air has a RH of 70% at the moment.
Or if it is like this sitting in your humi, maybe your humi is already seasoned?

[tsolomon]

Get a digital, all my analogs are stuck on 70.

[JohnnyKay5]

I wish the Air here was like that here, unfortunatly its no more than 30-40% usually. Ugh depressing country.. its ok I fixed that with an order of HR beads!

[guevara]

Its about 64 percent.I have set it all up and im just waiting now for it to reach 75-80 percent.


I charged the humidifer and placed a small shott glass with humidor soloution at the bottom of the humidor.

[troutbreath]

Originally Posted by tsolomon

Get a digital, all my analogs are stuck on 70.

If you want to trade, I have one stuck on 25.

[guevara]

I will post some pictures later.

[genezawis]

If you want to buy a new digital hygrometer, Cigarmony has offers a free calibration kit certain models. I just bought one and it works well. Your other alternative is the salt test mentioned above; it is also very accurate.

[volfan]

Why do you want it on 75-80%?

[krisko]

Analog hygrometers FTL...junk.

Does anybody know where I can get 3 or 4 digital hygrometers for a good price? I need one myself and I want to bring my pops and father-in-law into the 21st century.

[Dux]

Originally Posted by krisko

Analog hygrometers FTL...junk.

Does anybody know where I can get 3 or 4 digital hygrometers for a good price? I need one myself and I want to bring my pops and father-in-law into the 21st century.

http://www.cigarmony.com/index.asp?P...ATS&Category=7

[FriendlyFire]

I think the only way to real realy know is to test it with another one just to see if the numbers are close to the built in one.

Originally Posted by guevara

My first ever humidor came today.Just a cheap $40 one that can hold around 15 cigars, lol my collection is 4 so far.Any way when i opened up the packing the analouge humidifier was at 7o percent.I have opened the lid and left and its still at 70 percent.

Is it just a rubbish hygrometer or doe they normally come like that.What test can i do do see if its working?


Regards everyone on Stogie club

[rockyr]

Seriously, this is the way to go.

[icehog3]

75-80% is WAY too high....you will be at serious risk for mold.