Vinotemp Runs Constantly

[tuxpuff]

I have mine in a room that stays in the low 80'sF and it does a good job of holding humidity. I have found that I need to keep the boxes away from the back of the unit. When they were jammed up against the back I would get condensation.

So as an update, I re-arranged my humi after plugging the drain air and water tight with caulk. I placed all my cigar trays on the bottom and I put a cigar oasis in one of them. It is interesting because the tray right above the cigar oasis reads 55%rH but the cigar oasis itself is reading around 66%rH. How is that possible? In less than a centimeter rH is different by 10%?

The top shelves, where i have some boxes resting, are holding constant at around 63%rH which is perfect for me. The temp has been very stable ranging from 64 degrees when the AC is on and I am home to 72 degrees when the AC is off and I am not home. I have two pounds of beads on the bottom of the humi with a small fan up against the wall to get some circulation going.

I feel like i am inches away from a care free humidor but I just cant quite get the trays to 65%rH... I am not quite sure how to fix that aspect.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by Golfman

I feel like i am inches away from a care free humidor but I just cant quite get the trays to 65%rH... I am not quite sure how to fix that aspect.

Patience.

One other thing I saw, you has beads laying in the puddle soaking up water. That's the absolute worst thing you could possibly do.
It's a mold problem, and it is a great destabilizer of humidity.
If you have puddling, use a computer fan, point it at the puddle area, and let it evaporate the water and return it to the air.
The cigars, wood, and beads will readsorb that water, and you'll have a nice thing going.

Originally Posted by shilala

Patience.

One other thing I saw, you has beads laying in the puddle soaking up water. That's the absolute worst thing you could possibly do.
It's a mold problem, and it is a great destabilizer of humidity.
If you have puddling, use a computer fan, point it at the puddle area, and let it evaporate the water and return it to the air.
The cigars, wood, and beads will readsorb that water, and you'll have a nice thing going.

I thought the beads would absorb the water and disperse it that way? I actually havent checked the bottom of my humi since sealing the drain so I dont know if water is pooling down there or not but I would assume so. When I get home today I'll take a look and see what the deal is and turn the fan around if there is pooling.