WTF happened to my hygrometer?

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Originally Posted by Snake Hips

The other day I was looking into my Vinotemp and my hygromter was setting at 67%rh, as it had been for days. I needed to adjust it down (it's the round adjustable hygrometer), so I took it out, turned it two clicks counter-clockwise, hit the button and set it back in the Vino. Now it's been solid at 54%rh for days instead of 65%. I know that's not what my humidor is sitting at, but I want to know why my hygro did that. I don't have enough clicks left on the dial to turn it up 9 points...what did I do to it?

Originally Posted by acarr

What kind is it? Mine sets at 75% so if you click it at 67 it will set it 8 % too low.

Yours is probably similar to mine. What you just did was tell your hygro that 65=75 when you hit the button.

That button is to calibrate it to 75%, not to reset. It sounds like yours is off about 10% which would make your RH a very comfy 64%.

Do the salt test and re-calibrate... if you havent changed your battery in a while, now would be a good time too, so you dont have to re-recalibrate.