Cabinet humidifier

[Babbsy]

Hi All,

I am in the process of building a humidor about the size of a kitchen fridge and need a humidification unit. Since I have lots of extra space I was thinking of just purchasing a regular bedside humidifier with a humidity sensor at Lowes, setting the humidity to 65% and walking away. I am looking for something I can leave for 2 weeks a few times a year while I travel.

The cabinet will have electricity and I am going to install a small computer case fan to run for 2 minutes every hour for airflow.

Any thoughts?

 

[rdj735]

Some of the more seasoned members may be able to answer your question better, but I would be afraid of two things - humidity swings and accuracy. The accuracy of the humidifier might not be too much of a problem, as long as you compare it to your hygrometer first. You may find that your humidifier, set to 65%, may be way off. You could just turn to a different setting to offset the inaccuracy, though. The humidity swing, on the other hand, may cause more of a problem. How much would the humidity have to drop before the unit kicked on? If your RH is slowly dropping 15% and then jumping up quickly when the humidifier kicks on, I would imagine it could be hard on the wrappers... Just my opinion, though!

 

[Salukis63]

My question would be this- with all the active humidification devices that are out there made specifically for cabinet humidors that aren't that high in price- why would you risk you puros( that when that big ole humi is filled cost alot more ) to a home made device that may or may not save you a few dollars but could cost you much more if it fails?

I'd go with a humidification device specifically made for a unit your size. Some to look at are made by Humi-care, Oasis, Moist-n-aire and some of the other folks here may have more info on what they have used or are using but I have a small cabinet at home and use a Oasis XL plus and heartfelt beads and it works great for me.

Hope this helps,

Rob

 

[donzz]

I use this in a Verona cabinet and have no problems great unit and great customer service from ronc
http://www.cigarpass.com/forumsipb/index.php?showtopic=38891

 

[jnknzz]

^^^what he said...

 

[Babbsy]

Those The Avallo are sweet. I may have to get of my wallet for this one.

 

[w00ts!te]

I'd recommend looking at CigarBid. I got two separate cabinet systems for less than $200. Works great!

 

[Humidor Minister]

Do you know the actual cubic feet it will be? I'm going to be using a Vigilant Sentry 100 in a cabinet I'm building. It's good for up to 100 cuf. Everything I've read so far has been positive. Here's a link.
http://cigarhumidors.vigilantinc.com/cigarhumidors-systems.php

 

[Salukis63]

Do you know the actual cubic feet it will be? I'm going to be using a Vigilant Sentry 100 in a cabinet I'm building. It's good for up to 100 cuf. Everything I've read so far has been positive. Here's a link.
http://cigarhumidors...ors-systems.php

That's a nice system HM- but I gather from looking at Babbsy's original post that it could be out of the pricepoint he's trying to work with. I think there are probably some more affordable systems- though not as good I'm sure- that would be adequate to take care of his project. IMHO.

 

[Nickc]

Personally, I have had the Hyrda LG for like 4 weeks and I absolutely LOVE IT!!! I ended up picking it up for $121 on Cbid and couldn't be happier with that price. I purchased the fan kit for it and 2 extra fans and have had great success with just the one fan installed currently. The system is spot on and the hydrometer in it is adjustable which I love. I still have to clean up the wiring a little, but being away from home for 2 weeks now makes it kinda hard. In my absence I have had my GF reporting my RH a couple times a week and it has never moved. Another point to add is that even after 2 weeks of running, it still barely used any of the distilled I used on the original fill.

There are currently two on Cigarbid here...

Hydra LG

 

[w00ts!te]

Personally, I have had the Hyrda LG for like 4 weeks and I absolutely LOVE IT!!! I ended up picking it up for $121 on Cbid and couldn't be happier with that price. I purchased the fan kit for it and 2 extra fans and have had great success with just the one fan installed currently. The system is spot on and the hydrometer in it is adjustable which I love. I still have to clean up the wiring little, but being away from home for 2 weeks now makes it kinda hard. In my absence I have had my GF reporting my RH a couple times a week and it has never moved. Another point to add is that even after 2 weeks of running, it still barely used any of the distilled I used on the original fill.

There are currently two on Cigarbid here...

Hydra LG

Got the same two! I had an issue with the fill alarm but that was just because the cabinet was soaking up so much water during its season process.

 

[giannilibrizzi]

Well, I knew the day would come, and I would have to admit my sins.....I have a regular Bionair Humidifier in my cabinet. THERE, I SAID IT!

What I have is a Bionaire BCM7309 Digital Cool Mist Humidifier. It works very well for me. It is accurate enough that on 7 1/2 feet height, my hygrometers read only 1% rh difference, at a steady 69%. It is super fast to remake for the lost humidity when you open those big doors, has a big fan for air circulation, cost me next to nothing on sale, and holds 1 gallon of distilled water, which basically means I never filled it since I set it up last october. Works for me!

 

[ELittle]

This is what comes installed in the Aristocrat humidors.

SET AND FORGET CONTROLS

These are top of the line. IMO it's worth paying a little extra to make sure your cigars won't suffer. I guess it depends on what you have in your collection, I'm sure there are good alternatives like those mentioned above, but I know this set of controls is top notch.