Hygrometer Help???
ok got my new humidor today and got it started seasoning.
got the analog hygrometer in a bag with the salt but it only gets to 50%....i've dissassembled this thing, there is NO adjustment.
i know these suck but its all i have for the moment till i get another one......but to be sure its the hygrometer and not me doing something wrong......
how do i know if i mixed the salt and water right? why does it hit 75% with salt and water? how would i know that i mixed the salt/water wrong and not really at 50%???
any info would help.
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edit: if it isnt EXACTLY 4:1 dont sweat it. as long as it is a paste-like consistency youll be fine. think of it as damp salt.
when you get a new hygrometer get a digital one. it is 100% worth the cost.
I'm looking into digital, seen a couple on this site, anyone got any reviews or opinions on the ones from this site?
Do the salt test as kuzi described (you can use measuring spoons to make sure you get the ratio right - four teaspoons or salt, one teaspoon of water dumped in the middle of the pile of salt - voila! problem solved) and leave the analog hydro in with it for 18 hours to make sure you let it stabilize. Then subtract the hygro reading from 75 and write it on a piece of masking tape. Put the masking tape on or near your humidor, add that number to whatever the hygrometer reading is when its in the humi and you have the true RH in the humidor.
Hope this helped! :-)
its a Xikar digital. i got it doing the salt test now, and the instructions say its a one button push calibration....so i got it working and its only been in about 15 minutes and already easily passed 50% and climbing.