Cigar Oasis 101

Excellent info, madurofan! Thanks!

I've only had mine a few days, and the only thing I can think to add is that the Oasis is noisier than one might expect, given the tiny fan. It's not obtrusive or anything, but if you're in the same room with your humidor when the Oasis kicks on, you will know it's running.

This is very true urbino, put I like that. Also pay attention to my first post as I thikn of things I'll just edit it instead of posting new.

Will do.

The thing that has me puzzled right now is why the Oasis still kicks on periodically, even though it's reading 77-79% RH. I know it won't reduce the RH in my humi like beads would, but why would it kick on when its own hygro says the RH is already way high? I mean, even if that hygro is wrong, it's still the one that controls the Oasis.

If it was reading way low -- like 60% -- all the time and kicking on, that would make sense. I'd suspect my old humidor was leaky. But reading way high and still kicking on? I don't get that.

PKJH

"The only way to tell when it is out of water is to listen for the fan running non-stop. When you press the button that normally displays the RH it will display "H2O" but it only does so when you press the button there is no alarm or flashing or anything." Thanks I was wondering how to tell. Patrick

urbino:
Will do.

The thing that has me puzzled right now is why the Oasis still kicks on periodically, even though it's reading 77-79% RH. I know it won't reduce the RH in my humi like beads would, but why would it kick on when its own hygro says the RH is already way high? I mean, even if that hygro is wrong, it's still the one that controls the Oasis.

If it was reading way low -- like 60% -- all the time and kicking on, that would make sense. I'd suspect my old humidor was leaky. But reading way high and still kicking on? I don't get that.

I've seen a couple other people have this problem with them when they were new, everyone I know of sent them back and got a new one while they could. Sorry to throw that out there but thats what I would do too.

madurofan:
urbino:
Will do.

The thing that has me puzzled right now is why the Oasis still kicks on periodically, even though it's reading 77-79% RH. I know it won't reduce the RH in my humi like beads would, but why would it kick on when its own hygro says the RH is already way high? I mean, even if that hygro is wrong, it's still the one that controls the Oasis.

If it was reading way low -- like 60% -- all the time and kicking on, that would make sense. I'd suspect my old humidor was leaky. But reading way high and still kicking on? I don't get that.

I've seen a couple other people have this problem with them when they were new, everyone I know of sent them back and got a new one while they could. Sorry to throw that out there but thats what I would do too.

youd think that forr $100 + it would work the first time...

You would think so! It does have a good warranty though, I think a bad batch snuck through.

i hope by the time i get to building a humi the "bad batch" has worked its way through.

Dude I am stoked about this humi you are building! I can't wait to see it.

By the way urbino is yours the XL or personal?

madurofan:
Dude I am stoked about this humi you are building! I can't wait to see it.

gunna have to.

most of my "project time" is spent on building my guitar right now. it could be a while. im very early in that project. ... I have a block of wood and some wire right now...

Yea I need to decide what I'm going to do with this fridge ... if I'm going to fully convert it or not. hmmm decisions

i would. isnt that why you got it? dont go half way on it. take advantage of the great deal you got on it.

Mine's the XL Plus.

madurofan:
I've seen a couple other people have this problem with them when they were new, everyone I know of sent them back and got a new one while they could. Sorry to throw that out there but thats what I would do too.

Apologies for using this kind of language, but: icky-poo.

kuzi16:
i would. isnt that why you got it? dont go half way on it. take advantage of the great deal you got on it.

Yes, that. Go for it. I think I'm going to get the Vinotemp 28 at Target next month. I got a raincheck for their sale price last week; it's good through the end of July. As hot as it is here for 4-5 months out of the year, I expect I'll need it.

And ditto what maddy said about the humidor, kuzi. I'd love to see some pics when you get around to building it. I love anything made of great wood (we're talking plants here, people). Several years ago I got way into acoustic guitars; my interest was partly musical, but partly I was just fascinated by them as well-crafted wooden objects.

urbino:
Several years ago I got way into acoustic guitars; my interest was partly musical, but partly I was just fascinated by them as well-crafted wooden objects.

im not that great of a guitarist but i have VERY high standars when it comes to quality. i suspect that with more practice ill have a good guitar or two and i may be able to make money.

I never could play worth a durn, but my guitar(s) always looked good.

My appreciation for good woodcraft, btw, is another thing that drew me to pipes.

I keep going back and forth on whether or not to convert it. The problem is that if I do that I could store too many cigars. I'd go broke trying to fill it. LOL

fill it slooooooooowwwwwwwly

Well, after shutting down the Oasis and leaving the humi lid open for an hour+ last night, then closing it up and starting the Oasis again, it seems to have stabilized around 74% this time.

Maybe the problem is as simple as I had the humi too wet before I put the Oasis in it, and it just can't adjust. I'm going to try leaving it open for a while again tonight, then close it up before bed and see what it says tomorrow.

Everybody cross your fingers and remember me to the deity of your choice.

kuzi16:
fill it slooooooooowwwwwwwly

I wish I had the will power to do so. I mentioned the other night to my wife that maybe I should have a budget for my cigar purchases(this was after she told me that if I bought any more cigars in the next month I wasn't allowed to buy the motorcycle I'm searcing for right now). Her response was ... " You don't want a budget you want to know how much you can spend before I kill you." Smart girl.

urbino:
Everybody cross your fingers and remember me to the deity of your choice.

ROFLLMAO

madurofan:
Her response was ... " You don't want a budget you want to know how much you can spend before I kill you." Smart girl.

yeah .... dont get killed. thats a bad thing

Sad thing is she's just mean enough where she wouldn't put me out of my misery she'd let me hang on the edge of death for a few years. LOL god I hope she never reads any of my posts on here.

dep691

Madurofan about not having to replace the cartridge this is true but you left out that the sponge is actually antifungal. It prevents mold in the humidor and the cigars. So it is true about not replacing but I would just for the mold prevention.

Dep, the beads are anti-fungal as well thats why I said you need to refill the cartridge with beads. Unlike the sponge the beads more or less last forever.

dep691

I didn't realize that, I read up on the beads and never seen that mentioned anywhere before. Thanks for the info.

I was told by the original salesman that sold them to me the they were anti-fungal, anti-microbial, basically nothing can grow on silicone. Kuz, someone correct me if I'm wrong here.

Two points:

I don't believe there's been a surface found, yet, on the planet that bacteria of one kind or another can't grow on. Especially one that has any moisture on it. (I used to teach microbiology.) Silicon very probably is a more inhospitable environment than most, but I'd be very surprised if it's true that "nothing can grow on it."

Second, it sounds like you guys are describing two different things. With the foam, apparently it comes treated with something that both prevents fungal growth on the sponge itself, and is evaporated along with the water to prevent fungi elsewhere in the humidor. With the beads, OTOH, it's just the material they're made of that's inhospitable to fungi (& bacteria, apparently); since that obviously doesn't evaporate, presumably it wouldn't do anything to prevent growth elsewhere in the humi.