Cheap Digital Hygrometer

[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