Cheaphumidors Imperfect Humidor

11-26-2009, 07:07 PM

Did you test your hydro?
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Montano · 11-26-2009, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by leasingthisspace

Did you test your hydro?
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Just have 1 hydro right now. I took it out of my smaller humi and left in the new one. It's been spot on in the smaller one though. I expect it to be high, since there's a bowl of water and 2 Drymistat tubes in there, and no smokes.

gettysburgfreak · 11-26-2009, 07:35 PM

do a search for the salt test to check the accuracy of your hydro. Basically throw some salt in a bottle cap, add a small amount of distilled water, mix into a thick paste and place in a sealed bag with your hydro. Leave for a day or two. Hydro should read 75% if it was dead accurate. Calculate +/- and you will know how off it is.

Montano · 11-26-2009, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak

do a search for the salt test to check the accuracy of your hydro. Basically throw some salt in a bottle cap, add a small amount of distilled water, mix into a thick paste and place in a sealed bag with your hydro. Leave for a day or two. Hydro should read 75% if it was dead accurate. Calculate +/- and you will know how off it is.

I have a Caliber III that comes pre-set I believe. I guess I can do a salt test to see if it's off a bit. Thanks.

Veritas · 11-26-2009, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak

do a search for the salt test to check the accuracy of your hydro. Basically throw some salt in a bottle cap, add a small amount of distilled water, mix into a thick paste and place in a sealed bag with your hydro. Leave for a day or two. Hydro should read 75% if it was dead accurate. Calculate +/- and you will know how off it is.

Throwing the hygrometer into a caddy with a Boveda pack for a day or so works as well. The caddy's seal is as close to perfect as possible. Boveda sells a calibration kit, but it's basically a regular pack with a big bag for the hygrometer.

Of course, this is only convenient if you have a Boveda pack laying around.

11-26-2009, 07:07 PM	#1
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