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Setting
up your new humidor
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Setting up your humidor
properly in the beginning is essential to proper humidity control in the
future. There in more too it than just opening the box and
throwing your cigars inside. It does not take long to setup, but
instructions should be followed.
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| Step 1: |
| Calibrate
your hygrometer |
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| Need |
Salt
Plastic Ziplock bag or Tupperware container Small container (one that fits inside the bag) Couple drops of water |
| Directions |
Take a
teaspoon of salt put it in an open container.
(I use the top to a Gatorade bottle) Put a couple drops of water on
the salt, enough to make it damp don't make seawater, make it so its
like wet sand. Place your hygrometer in the bag along with the
small container. (Don't spill it) Seal the bag with some air in there.
Check it in about 6-8 hours see if it has stabilized. Once it
has stabilized take your hygrometer out of the bag. It should
read somewhere around 75%. If it does not, get a small
screwdriver and on the back of the hygrometer you will see a small
screw. Turn the screw until the meter reads 75%. |
| Alternate
Method |
Wrap meter in a moist towel.
Leave in towel for about 5-10 minutes. Unwrap meter and it
should read 98%,
if not adjust by turning screw on back of meter.
(This method is not suggested since you are calibrating your meter at
98%. This is not near the optimal 65-75% range you are trying to
achieve, and could be inaccurate when those levels are attained. |
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| Step 2: |
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| Directions |
With a soft cloth, wet it
with distilled water or solution, and completely wipe down the inside
of the humidor. This will allow the inside wood to achive a
higher humidity. If you do not do this the wood will keep
pulling the humidity from the air, and the humidity inside the humidor
will keep going down. This may need to be done a couple of
times.
NOTE: This may cause some discoloration in the wood! |
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| Step 3: |
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| Directions |
Put
distilled water in a dish. Put enough to cover the humidifier
about 1/2 way up. If you use a humidification solution, fill dish up
with solution. Soak for about a minute, then remove from water
and shake off excess water and dry casing so it doesn't' drip on the
cigars. Now your ready to install it in the humidor. Recharge
every 2-6 months depending on your use. |
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| Step 4: |
| Mount
the humidifier and hygrometer |
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| Directions |
If they do not come
preinstalled, use the Velcro, double stick tape, or magnet and mount
the hygrometer or humidifier where desired. |
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Relative Humidity is the amount of
moisture air can hold at different temperatures.
These guidelines may be able to help you calibrate your hygrometer correctly.
| Temperature
and Relative Humidity Conversion
Table |
TEMPERATURE
(FAHRENHEIT) |
R.H. REQ'D.
to EQUAL
70 % at 70 F |
NOTES
R. H. is "Relative Humidity" |
| 80 |
49
% |
1.)
Read the temperature in humidor.
2.) Find temperature in left column.
3.) Read RH next to this temperature.
4.) This is the RH at this temp that
is equivalent to 70 % RH @ 70.
5.) Adjust the hygrometer correction
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| 79 |
52
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| 78 |
53
% |
| 77 |
55
% |
| 76 |
57
% |
| 75 |
59
% |
| 74 |
61
% |
| 73 |
63
% |
| 72 |
65
% |
| 71 |
68
% |
| 70 |
70
% |
FOR
EXAMPLE:
1.) You read a humidor
temp of 66.
2.) Find 66 in the left column.
3.) Read 80 % in the right column.
4.) This is the RH your hygrometer
should read to give you the same
humidification as 70 % RH @ 70.
You know your
hygrometer reads 2 % low
so subtract 2 % from 80 %.
Your hygrometer should
read 78 % (at 66 ),when the true RH is 80 %.
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| 69 |
72
% |
| 68 |
75
% |
| 67 |
78
% |
| 66 |
80
% |
| 65 |
83
% |
| 64 |
86
% |
| 63 |
89
% |
| 62 |
92
% |
| 61 |
96
% |
| 60 |
Not Possible |
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