Moved: Salt test question

[Synthetik]

I was running into the same problem, turns out I didn't have an air tight container. I tried a few sandwich bags and got weird readings. Went to target and picked up one of those locknlock tupperware containers and got a reading of 74% each time.

As for the salt test, I just made it look like a damp pile of sand.

[DeeDubya]

I was running into the same problem, turns out I didn't have an air tight container. I tried a few sandwich bags and got weird readings. Went to target and picked up one of those locknlock tupperware containers and got a reading of 74% each time.

As for the salt test, I just made it look like a damp pile of sand.

I double-bagged mine and it still varied by +/-5%. Finally after doing it several times I just took an average and set the hygometer.

Now, if the beads are accurate (1/2lb 70% beads) then when they are freshly wetted my hygro reads 74%. Therefore, I think I might have the calibration set too high.

After jacking around with it I finally said "piss on it", not really because then my beads would be yellow, I spotted a little robusto that was just begging to be smoked and I haven't done anything different since.

Personally, I think you can be somewhere between 60% and 75% and be OK.

If your RH is too high you risk mold and busting wrappers.
If your termperature is too high you risk hatching some beetles.

[jamesh2]

hey guys, sorry it took me a while to respond (i posted that and then ran off to work) also, sorry for posting in the wrong section :-)
the hygrometer im using is the cheap digital one from wal-mart
im have gotten about 3 degrees difference each test
im going to try double bagging it and see what happens, i may have had a little hole or something that gave my readings a percent error. thanks for all the suggestions and i will keep you posted, i look forward to contributing to the community and all the wonderful ideas i can pick up
thanks again
james.

[bigtoys]

related question:

I've got the adjustable digital hygrometer. How do you adjust it to 70 if it's off by more than a few %?

[guado]

http://www.tampahumidor.com/sd4/prod...n-kit-3408.cfm


That is all I mess with....no guessing. I would get so pissed off with the salt thing; I would always get a different reading.