Cheap Digital Hygrometer

[TheyCallMeManiX]

i was gonna start a new thread but found this one here so i decided to post here for now . . .

i bought a walmart hygro with temp and min max settings etc

long story short, i did the salt test that was recommended on this site and it reads only 65 not 75%. so im guessing its 10% off. is that possible??? lol

anyway, the other problem is i cant get my humi under 75 degrees at ALL. i dont know what else to do! i have tried a ziploc baggie inside another with ice in the first one. ive tried moving it to a darker area of the living room . . . and that only dropped it from 80. my next try is the closet but i somehow dont think that will be enough . . . what do i do???



OOOOORRRRR . . . if the hygro is off by 10% humidity, could the temp be off as well???? is there some sort of tablespoon of salt test for the temp??

thanks guys

[Hugh Jorgan]

Try the salt test again, or invest in a Boveda tester kit or a Fuente Humipack.

Someone mentioned that the manufacturer of the digital hygrometers recommended to not do the salt test due to possible corrosive damage. That is true. I live dangerously , and even fail to change my oil until I hit 3500 miles sometimes, but if you do the salt test it is probably a good idea to wipe her down afterwards.

I have yet to experience damage from on my digital hygrometers from performing the salt test and I had never heard of anyone having a problem until recently. Proceed at your own risk!

[basil]

i was gonna start a new thread but found this one here so i decided to post here for now . . .

i bought a walmart hygro with temp and min max settings etc

long story short, i did the salt test that was recommended on this site and it reads only 65 not 75%. so im guessing its 10% off. is that possible??? lol

anyway, the other problem is i cant get my humi under 75 degrees at ALL. i dont know what else to do! i have tried a ziploc baggie inside another with ice in the first one. ive tried moving it to a darker area of the living room . . . and that only dropped it from 80. my next try is the closet but i somehow dont think that will be enough . . . what do i do???



OOOOORRRRR . . . if the hygro is off by 10% humidity, could the temp be off as well???? is there some sort of tablespoon of salt test for the temp??

thanks guys

I'd think your humi should be the same temp as its environment; i.e., the rest of the house. The rh today for your area is 65-71. Does this mean you could leave your humi open and be ok? There's a website here http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/generalag/g626.htm that explains temp/ rh realationship.

[TheSilentChamber]

I may be wrong, but most central AC units have an air drier in them so the humdity will be alot lower in your house than outside. I live in texas where this time of year its around 100% humidity all the time, but inside it is much drier.

[superman78]

i was gonna start a new thread but found this one here so i decided to post here for now . . .

i bought a walmart hygro with temp and min max settings etc

long story short, i did the salt test that was recommended on this site and it reads only 65 not 75%. so im guessing its 10% off. is that possible??? lol

anyway, the other problem is i cant get my humi under 75 degrees at ALL. i dont know what else to do! i have tried a ziploc baggie inside another with ice in the first one. ive tried moving it to a darker area of the living room . . . and that only dropped it from 80. my next try is the closet but i somehow dont think that will be enough . . . what do i do???



OOOOORRRRR . . . if the hygro is off by 10% humidity, could the temp be off as well???? is there some sort of tablespoon of salt test for the temp??

thanks guys

i bought the beads from heartfeltindustries and ever since no problem ,havent even had to add any water in a month

[Bull]

I agree, Supe. Since I"ve had the beads, my rh never varies more than a degree or so, and stays in the acceptable range.

In one storage tutorial I read (maybe on JR), the guy says he seldom even uses a hygrometer. He says if your humidifier is reliable (beads), there's no need for one.

My guess about the temp is that it can't be warmer in the humi than the room's temp.

Moo