water or solution?

[primus67]

that's what drives me nuts. i don't want to open it, but i have to just to check the humidity level and in so doing, i lose some humidity. shouldn't that stupid humidifier maintain humidity at 70%?!

[primus67]

ok, i've got my humidor as stocked as it's gonna get for now. 66 cigars total in a 75 capacity madelaine humidor. the analog hygrometer that came with the humidor reads 60 and the old analog zoomed hygrometer i got at a pet store years ago reads 72. my cigars all feel just right so i have no idea which one is accurate. methinks the zoomed is actually better.

i hope to pick up a digital hygro up this weekend. can someone refresh my memory and explain the salt procedure again? thanks!

[badwhale]

http://www.cigarsmokers.com/showthre...ight=salt+test

Will

[CWVA27]

that's what drives me nuts. i don't want to open it, but i have to just to check the humidity level and in so doing, i lose some humidity. shouldn't that stupid humidifier maintain humidity at 70%?!

I don't know the brand off the top off my head but I bought a Hygrometer with a remote sensor so I don't have to open until I want a stick. I wanna say it was around $40.00 at www.centralchef.com I have never had any problems maintaning good humidity granted this time of year ther is more fluxuation but it works like a charm. The sensor it self is about 3 inches in length and 1.5 inches in diameter. It comes with a little adhesive backed metal plate so you can attach it to the lid magneticly and it's not talking up space.

[primus67]

I don't know the brand off the top off my head but I bought a Hygrometer with a remote sensor so I don't have to open until I want a stick. I wanna say it was around $40.00 at www.centralchef.com I have never had any problems maintaning good humidity granted this time of year ther is more fluxuation but it works like a charm. The sensor it self is about 3 inches in length and 1.5 inches in diameter. It comes with a little adhesive backed metal plate so you can attach it to the lid magneticly and it's not talking up space.

you gotta love the modern world!

[primus67]

hey guys, thought i'd give you an update.

i've had my cigars in there for a while now and here's what's goin on. i have the madelaine executive humidor 100 that's supposed to be good for 100 cigars. it's the foam style. i have like 64 cigars in a 75 capacity humidor. in addition to the humidor i have a small saki glass with some distilled water in there. if i take it out, my humidity drops to about 67%. plus, after about 2 weeks i have to refill the humidor because it's practically dry! it doesn't make sense for it to be so dry. i don't get it. i wonder if i just have a bad humidor. this happened to me a long time ago with a credo humidor. i replaced it and it was fine afterwards. but now i don't know if i should replace this one with the same kind or with the madelaine bead style humidor.

also, i am still using madelaine's every time solution exclusively.

btw, here is the humidor i'm thinking of getting. any thoughts on this?
http://madelaine.com/products_detail...30&category=10

[SmokinDVM]

Have you done the salt test on your hygrometer yet? If not you really need to. If you can't, then BUY A DIGITAL ONE.
If you're keeping your humidity at 70% it's too high anyway. The cigars will smoke much better at around 65%.
I keep the cigars I'm storing long term at around 70% and move them to a humi with the rh at between 60%-65% for at least a week before smoking. I used to keep everything at 70% but found a higher number of cigars would have burn issues at that rh.

[MarineOne]

Two things ......

Have you done the woosh test?

Opening and closing the humidor should create a woosh noise as it seals when closing and breaking the seal when you open it. If you don't hear it, you've got a poorly sealing humidor and it's bad.

Second, get the Humi-Care hydration unit along with their digital hydrometer. I use them in all three of my humidors and I'm 69% to 73% right now, and this holds pretty well.



Kris

[primus67]

yep i have a digi hygro and have it tested and calibrated. humidity is right on target.

as for the humidor, the seal is pretty tight. it has pull to it when i open it and i have to give it a little push to get it to close. and not because of bad manufacturing.