John Thompson
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- Aug 17, 2016
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I have a couple questions. I bought my second humidor just now. it wasn't elaborate or anything ($100), but it's different and I have questions.
It has 3 drawers then a glass door that closes over all of them. The mid-drawer has a cheap hygrometer in it ( i do have a digital Hygrometer I can use if this doesn't work but would rather not stick another in it). It also came with humidifier blocks. one for each drawer, but I've had very good luck with the drymistat tubes. I bought enough to put 2 in each drawer, plus have 2 for backup (yes, I'm that way).
I am starting to season it now and this is where my questions come in.
1. How wet do you get the wood? i used distilled water, and wiped it down, on ALL surfaces, but when i got done with one drawer, where I started was already drying up, obviously the water was soaking in. So do i need to get the surfaces VERY wet? I didn't get them soaked, just damp
2. the hygrometer concerns me, the open face for it is in the back of the second drawer, so won't' i get false readings? if the second drawer is more humid than the others I will see higher readings won't I?
Sorry for the ignorance, i did not have good luck with my first unit, I'm hoping for a better result this time (the last one would range wildly in humidity. one day 65% and 24 hours later it would jump to 73%. I want to keep a STEADY level.
It has 3 drawers then a glass door that closes over all of them. The mid-drawer has a cheap hygrometer in it ( i do have a digital Hygrometer I can use if this doesn't work but would rather not stick another in it). It also came with humidifier blocks. one for each drawer, but I've had very good luck with the drymistat tubes. I bought enough to put 2 in each drawer, plus have 2 for backup (yes, I'm that way).
I am starting to season it now and this is where my questions come in.
1. How wet do you get the wood? i used distilled water, and wiped it down, on ALL surfaces, but when i got done with one drawer, where I started was already drying up, obviously the water was soaking in. So do i need to get the surfaces VERY wet? I didn't get them soaked, just damp
2. the hygrometer concerns me, the open face for it is in the back of the second drawer, so won't' i get false readings? if the second drawer is more humid than the others I will see higher readings won't I?
Sorry for the ignorance, i did not have good luck with my first unit, I'm hoping for a better result this time (the last one would range wildly in humidity. one day 65% and 24 hours later it would jump to 73%. I want to keep a STEADY level.