Relative humidity advice please

[Powderfinger]

Doing salt test will report back.


Thanks for the replies

Rich

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

You might also pick up some 65% beads and add those dry to the humi to absorb the excess moisture (leave the oasis out) and as the beads absorb the moisture you can dry them out and keep reusing until the humi and cigars have equalized at 65% and then put the oasis back in once you have it figured out. Just a thought.

[ashauler]

Welcome to the board. All the suggestions you have gotten are good ones, the salt test on your remote hygro is the right place to start imho.

[Powderfinger]

Results are after 12+ hours:

Radio Shack stand alone unit (no remote) = 66%

Ge weather station 5805ws6 (with remote) = 39%


My conclusion : you can't trust any of these things unless they can be calibrated.

Also I was told by the owner of Heartfelt Industries that salt tests in his opinion can vary as much as 6% depending on the type of salt and the amount of water used in the slurry.

He suggests using a Boveda Calibration Kit or a Humidipak Kit.

I have ordered a HygroSet II Digital Hygrometer With Calibration Feature and a humidipak kit.

I will report back with additional results after I calibrate the Hygroset and put the Radio Shack unit in the Humidipak. This should give a comparison to the salt test also.

Rich

[drew_goring]

Results are after 12+ hours:

Radio Shack stand alone unit (no remote) = 66%

Ge weather station 5805ws6 (with remote) = 39%


My conclusion : you can't trust any of these things unless they can be calibrated.

Also I was told by the owner of Heartfelt Industries that salt tests in his opinion can vary as much as 6% depending on the type of salt and the amount of water used in the slurry.

He suggests using a Boveda Calibration Kit or a Humidipak Kit.

I have ordered a HygroSet II Digital Hygrometer With Calibration Feature and a humidipak kit.

I will report back with additional results after I calibrate the Hygroset and put the Radio Shack unit in the Humidipak. This should give a comparison to the salt test also.

Rich

Good call. The salt test is reasonably accurate and obviously 39% is reading way too low. I would give the salt test another 12-24 hours and see what transpires.