had my humidor set stable at 68 percent and wanted to try these. I put one in the humidor and it dropped to 60 percent in a few hours. why?
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Ya', I've found that they often take more than one tube, to get a humidor up to even close to 70% RH. I use two for my small travel humidor, which maybe can hold 20 cigars. For my main humidor, which holds about 75 cigars, I use the 70% RH Humidity Beads, which easily get you to where ya' wanna' be, and never over humidify. They merely have to be recharged with water every couple weeks (just like these tubes). This is a decent product, but again, I prefer the beads.
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Hmmm That's interesting; it's always worked for me. Dumb question: did you fully close the humidor (i.e. create a full seal)? I can't really answer why it would do that; it's never done that for me. What sort of solution did you use: humidifier solution, distilled water or tap water? I've only used either humidified solution and distilled water, never tap water, which has pollutants. I'm not sure if that might've contributed. I am, by no means, an expert on humidification. Sorry I can't help more. By the way, my humidor stores 120 cigars, and I keep two of them in there.
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Hi John; sorry to hear about your problem. I suspect, that you have a humidor; with a larger capacity. In my humidor, with a capacity of 150 cigars; I have four of these and my humidity is between 68 and 70%. A second thought; was to ask, if you replaced the shipping caps with the perforated ones supplied. I have had guys ask, why I broke the seal on the caps. You have to, to put on the perforated caps. Moisture is supposed to pass through the tubes' body; but I suspect most of the moisture passes out, through the perforated caps. I don't know if my comments will help; but I sure hope they will. Let me know, if you can. George
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I have 2 of these in my humidor with around 15 cigars and mine is a constant 60%. I thought maybe I have leaks in the humidor but maybe it's the drymistats
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Hi John; sorry to hear about your problem. I suspect, that you have a humidor; with a larger capacity. In my humidor, with a capacity of 150 cigars; I have four of these and my humidity is between 68 and 70%. A second thought; was to ask, if you replaced the shipping caps with the perforated ones supplied. I have had guys ask, why I broke the seal on the caps. You have to, to put on the perforated caps. Moisture is supposed to pass through the tubes' body; but I suspect most of the moisture passes out, through the perforated caps. I don't know if my comments will help; but I sure hope they will. Let me know, if you can. George Hi John; sorry to hear about your problem. I suspect, that you have a humidor; with a larger capacity. In my humidor, with a capacity of 150 cigars; I have four of these and my humidity is between 68 and 70%. A second thought; was to ask, if you replaced the shipping caps with the perforated ones supplied. I have had guys ask, why I broke the seal on the caps. You have to, to put on the perforated caps. Moisture is supposed to pass through the tubes' body; but I suspect most of the moisture passes out, through the perforated caps. I don't know if my comments will help; but I sure hope they... » Read More Hi John; sorry to hear about your problem. I suspect, that you have a humidor; with a larger capacity. In my humidor, with a capacity of 150 cigars; I have four of these and my humidity is between 68 and 70%. A second thought; was to ask, if you replaced the shipping caps with the perforated ones supplied. I have had guys ask, why I broke the seal on the caps. You have to, to put on the perforated caps. Moisture is supposed to pass through the tubes' body; but I suspect most of the moisture passes out, through the perforated caps. I don't know if my comments will help; but I sure hope they will. Let me know, if you can. George « Show Less
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My "guess" ... If the condensation is warm/hot ....it's not sealed correctly... the rubber/foam seal at the top of the body that snugs up to the top of the humidifier must be tight.... If it's not.. steam is able to escape... hope this helps.... Greg
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I usually have a few that fly out (6-8 avg) not a large amount. Might try a different popcorn that appears to have a larger kernel thus having a little more moisture and a little more weight. Trial and error might be my only real suggestion.
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There is no pat answer here. Most would say to take the shot glass out. My advice is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". I personally would leave it in there or find a substitute if the humidity is being maintained at 70. Taking it out will reduce the humidity in the humidor.
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I was wondering the same thing. i bought FIVE of them, and they are all different. For example temp 72 72.5 73 72.8 or 74.2 similar within 8% on humidity, which to me is quite a difference. I let them sit in the same room for five days and they did get a little closer, within 5% of each other.
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First, I would make sure all the settings are correct. If they are, and if you have humidity, then I would say you got a dud. We're in the northeast, where it's been disgustingly humid for it seems like forever, and ours is working fine. We empty it 3 or 4 times a day and run it on high, usually. If you got a defective unit, I don't know what the return policy is, but would think the company -- or Amazon -- will honor the warranty without any problem.
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Sorry to say, I have not seen a shift in the readings due to temperature. The unit is hand held, so if it has a temperature sensor that is part of the unit, it is buried in the body of the unit. Suggest you contact the OEM about this question. Sorry again, but all I am worried about is- is the wood dry enough to start working. In my case, the moisture just needs to be low... not mid or high.
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You should fill the Humidifying device till you can see the liquid under the screen, Then you should dump out the excess and shake out any drop from the device. After it is drip free, re-install in the humidor and you are ready to go!
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Mine has been going strong for 6 months now-raises & lowers very quickly. I would suspect some problem other than the regulator assembly if they fail that quickly.
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If you are having to regularly fill your removable tank (2 to 3 times a day) your home is likely so dry that it will take awhile to get the humidity up, but if the tank isn't emptying regularly, the wick/filter may not be installed correctly, if it is not, it won't transfer the water to the air correctly,we run ours on medium fan speed and go through 2 to 3 tanks of water daily, hope this helps:)
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You place them back in water to re-hydrate them. They lasted about a month in my humidor. Couldn't tell you how they do in open air.
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I have 2 of these and the humidistat seems to read differently in each one. You can't calibrate it. I just set it to achieve the humidity I want, using what I assume is a more accurate humidity gauge. This is the AcuRite gauge I use. AcuRite 00613A1 Indoor Humidity Monitor
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Should work quickly but I use 3 inside by Big Horn and they seem to keep it dry even here is humid Florida. I rotate them to dry out and it usually takes about four hours to get back to a blue crystal stage. I don't use a hydrometer so couldn't tell you the actual humidity level but everything seems nice and dry.
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When I first installed mine, my humidity was 16%, it took several days and several gallons of water to get it to 30%. I talked to Lasko customer service and since I have lots of hard wood in my home, the device had to play catch up to humidify the house. I ran it on setting 3 for several days before I noticed an increase, but now am getting 30-40% humidity. Be sure to place the humidifier by the cold air return and run your fan on all the time to get the entire house humidified.
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Be sure to have the humidity level set correctly. There are 2 buttons to the right of the digital display for current temperature and current humidity. Press the down arrow button to adjust the humidity level that you want. (It should be set lower than your 65 %.............I have mine set to 40 %.) Hope this helps. Nancy
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I too experienced the same thing with this Humidistat, it would switch open (off) when the humidity would fall below the set point and would switch closed (on) when the humidity went above the set point. I found this opposite on how I was expecting the device to function. Has anyone else experienced this?
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Make sure the seal is tightened all the way; I purchased 2 humidifiers with no issues.