Looking for info on Electronic Humidifiers

[Irish79]

The ideal setup IMHO is a cigar oasis or hydra with beads. The beads don't hold water like the foam/gel does but it does a great job at regulating RH. The Cigar Oasis/Hydra does a great job of putting out humidity and you can set it to whatever RH you want.

That is a great idea, combining the beads with the active unit. I bought a Hydra and it is doing a fine job thus far (couple of weeks), but I realized I didn't consider the summer when humidity will be much higher and I"ll need to remove the excess. Since I am using the Hydra in a coolidor, I'll want to place extra beads inside the cooler to help with the humidity.



badwhale - I noticed that you're from PA as well. Since you haven't picked up any beads, I assume that you've never had a problem with excess humidity? It can get pretty humid in my part of the state, so I was just curious as to your experience. But I see you have quite a few smokes in your humidor, so you must not have any issues.

[badwhale]

badwhale - I noticed that you're from PA as well. Since you haven't picked up any beads, I assume that you've never had a problem with excess humidity? It can get pretty humid in my part of the state, so I was just curious as to your experience. But I see you have quite a few smokes in your humidor, so you must not have any issues.

I've never noticed a problem with excess sofar. Its been setup for about a year now. I've been meaning to get a couple pounds of beads anyway just to be on the safe side.

We get some days that are pretty bad (central PA north of reading), but it doesn't last that long. Usually around July / August.

Will

[craig]

I've never noticed a problem with excess sofar. Its been setup for about a year now. I've been meaning to get a couple pounds of beads anyway just to be on the safe side.

We get some days that are pretty bad (central PA north of reading), but it doesn't last that long. Usually around July / August.

Will

You have a sh*tload of thick spanish cedar in there as a humidity buffer, so your need for beads is much less than in a coolerdor.

Back to the original poster: one thing to watch with active humidification is power outages. My Hydra's do not turn back on after a power outage - and when I turn them on manually, the setpoint has to be reset from the default 70%.

If the coolerdor isn't going to be accessed very often, then you don't really need an active system - the fan and beads will do the job nicely. If you want to spend more money, consider a wireless or remote hygrometer like an Oregon Scientific so you can monitor remotely.

[Irish79]

If you want to spend more money, consider a wireless or remote hygrometer like an Oregon Scientific so you can monitor remotely.

It's not like I want to spend more money, but I'm anal enough to want to keep checking the humidity level that I open the coolidor more than I should, so a remote hygrometer would work well for me. I am an accountant, so my anality serves me well. lol