humidor problem

[jayrob33]

hey everyone, newbie to the site here.

heres' my situation.... my humidor is currently reading about 62%. however, i currently have the sponge that comes with the humidor and an additional small kitchen sponge that is soaking in distilled water inside the humidor. should my reading be a little higher? are my cigars okay at this %? i usually smoke one per week and i have not noticed them being dried out or falling apart whenever i smoke them.

what else can i do to add humidity if necessary ?

[Drake]

your cigars are fine at that %. it a matter of preference. and your hydrometer may need calibrating.

[Kenyth]

Calibrating cheap mechanical hygromitors is a pain. I calibrated mine using the salt test and it reads a constant 80% instead of 70%. If I leave the lid open, the reading drops, so I know the ambient humidity is lower than the humidor and the Prop. Glycol isn't saturated.

[jayrob33]

i was thinking of calibrating my hygrometer tonite using the salt test.
i never have calibrated it before so we'll see what happens.

if after the calibration is over and it reads say, 80%, does this mean that my hygrometer will always read 10% below what the humidity really is?

what does the final figure mean after calibrating?

pls help!!

[hex1848]

A perfectly calibrated hygrometer will read 75% RH when using the salt test. Most non digital hygrometers let you adjust the dial using a flat head screw driver...

take a look at this thread for more info: http://www.cigarsmokers.com/t297-tes...altamph20.html

[jayrob33]

did the salt test last night, woke up this morning and my hygrometer was showing 60%. should i just assume that my hygrometer reads 15% below what it is really supposed to, or is this a junk hygrometer?