Thank you all so much for the replies thus far. I was pretty much figuring that the hygrometer is broke (didn't think of it just being "stuck"). I have the glass of water in there with the humidifier for tonight and tomorrow. I do intend to get a digital hygro anyway but am still hoping this would will at least work (doesn't really HAVE to be all that accurate). I will order the beads at the same time. Thanx for the suggestions.


Tomorrow comes the fiddling with the analog if no change is shown by then.