humidor won't rise above 50, how do i fix that?

[Mangyrat]

Your hydrometer is crap, get a digital one and calibrate it.
Yes i saw the part where you said you tested yours but if the flipping thing always reads 50 its broken.

[CoventryCat86]

I had a voltmeter once, every time I plugged it in to one of my outlets, it said I only had 50VAC but my lights were working fine. Hey rust, any idea what my problem was?

[CoventryCat86]

Hey rust, can you give the name of the episode in which this character appeared? If you come up with the correct answer by 8:00 pm AST, I'll send you a free cigar.

[Paddy]

Your hydrometer is crap, get a digital one and calibrate it.
Yes i saw the part where you said you tested yours but if the flipping thing always reads 50 its broken.

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Analog Hygros are a piece of crap.

[ggiese]

Ok - let's please slow down. Everyone is speculating at this point. I think we need to get eyes on the situation so we can have a better sense of what's going on. Then we can talk about what we need to do to remediate the situation.

Ashauler - I'll be sure to tuck a dollar bill in my wallet.

Paddy/MangyRat - I'll be sure to check his manual hygrometer for accuracy, ensure it's a quality instrument and that it is working properly.

I also intend to bring equipment along to ensure his water source is truly free of any free radicals. You know what not having he proper water does to humidification devices.

Buzz - you up for a mission? I know you have some incredible equipment available to test atmospheric condition - that could be very useful in this situation. If you're able to break free, I assure you there will be some quality cigars and scotch on the back end of the project,

And I sincerely hope CoventryCat does not volunteer to go on this trip. The last trip with him was quite a fiasco...

[buzz]

Buzz - you up for a mission? I know you have some incredible equipment available to test atmospheric condition - that could be very useful in this situation. If you're able to break free, I assure you there will be some quality cigars and scotch on the back end of the project,

You had me at "mission"

[ggiese]

You had me at "mission"

excellent! Let's get the equipment packed up and ready to go. As soon as we hear from Rus, we can get the ball rolling!

Listen - I was thinking... Perhaps we should invite the wives along. I know your wife was bummed when the London humidor fell through. We could make it up to them by doing a scientific AND social event all rolled into one. You game?

[badwhale]

excellent! Let's get the equipment packed up and ready to go. As soon as we hear from Rus, we can get the ball rolling!

Listen - I was thinking... Perhaps we should invite the wives along. I know your wife was bummed when the London humidor fell through. We could make it up to them by doing a scientific AND social event all rolled into one. You game?

You guys could take the Yugo...oh, wait. Sorry...

[dasunder]

I had this problem when I bought my first humidor. Try the dollar bill test. I ended up buying a digital hygrometer and eventually upgraded to 65% humidity beads. They are worth the investment if you want properly humidified cigars.

[buzz]

excellent! Let's get the equipment packed up and ready to go. As soon as we hear from Rus, we can get the ball rolling!

Listen - I was thinking... Perhaps we should invite the wives along. I know your wife was bummed when the London humidor fell through. We could make it up to them by doing a scientific AND social event all rolled into one. You game?

I'm totally down for that - but I'm not going to tell the wifey until the day we leave... I can't put her through the emotional roller coaster again, she is still very upset about the last time. I have three different sling psychrometers, do you think I should bring all three? I wonder if there are any castles near Rus that we could rent out, I must admit that I was very much looking forward to wearing a suit of armor. It's on my bucket list.

[ashauler]

I'm totally down for that - but I'm not going to tell the wifey until the day we leave... I can't put her through the emotional roller coaster again, she is still very upset about the last time. I have three different sling psychrometers, do you think I should bring all three? I wonder if there are any castles near Rus that we could rent out, I must admit that I was very much looking forward to wearing a suit of armor. It's on my bucket list.

I know a guy. LMK and I'll forward the contact info.

[ggiese]

I'm totally down for that - but I'm not going to tell the wifey until the day we leave... I can't put her through the emotional roller coaster again, she is still very upset about the last time. I have three different sling psychrometers, do you think I should bring all three? I wonder if there are any castles near Rus that we could rent out, I must admit that I was very much looking forward to wearing a suit of armor. It's on my bucket list.

I think one psychrometer should be fine, unless you think we may need to take two sets of readings or the one we bring may fail.

I also think it may be a bit premature to talk about staying at a castle. We may have issue with even finding decent hotel accommodations. I'm going to be awfully cranky if I am made to stay at anything less than a Hilton property.