I just bought a humidor and the humidifiers and hydrometer will not stick to the lid. Any suggestions?

landmines.

Staple gun.....

Velcro?

Banana hammock.....

i should try that can u bid on them here?

industrial strength double sided tape or velcro

I've had this problem before. The big problem has to do with the fact that the wood may be "humidified" and the adhesive on the Velcro may be weak.

Go out, but some more Velcro, re-apply but leave the lid open. Oh, and use rubber bands to apply enough pressure to both the Velcro and the hygrometer so that the adhesive gets itself into the grain of the wood.

You might want to let this sit for a couple of days, or even a week while the glue sets up.

And, once applied, I HIGHLY recommend you never remove you hygrometer unless you absolutely must.

Put your cigars in there, then set the gear on top of it, face up. Problem solved.

First of all.........posting this in the C&R thread will probably get more serious responses, but here is my $0.02.......

1) Do you really even WANT the hydros that came with the thing. In my experience, they don't do such a great job and require a lot of screwing around with. In the few cases where I DID keep them, I gutted them out and filled them with humidity beads....works better. The other option, of course, is to get one of the many conditioned silica bead/gel products out there. and just stick it in a corner of the humidor.

2) Velcro is great, but you'll have to let the wood dry and maybe even sand it a bit to provide a good surface for the adhesive. Problem with velcro is that it takes a lot of force to separate it...........magnets work better IMHO.

Ever seen the bottom of a school desk? Nuff said.

sorry this is long my inner dork came out

i would not be to sure about magnits. in the analog hygrometers. there is bimetal stripping in them. kind of like a thermistat. though most of the time it's copper(mostly none magnetic) and some kind of alloy sometime that alloy is steal very magnetic. and pins are mostly plastic or some kind of shiney bronze. iwould think you'd be safe just keep an eye on it. over an extended perion of time magnetising a coil can keep it from bending properly and making it brittle.

as of eltronic. well any magnet able to hold it up over a period of time would induce into the lcd display. not to meantion mabe messing with some of the insides i've never taken one apart (yet) to look at one but if it's shielded somehow it'll be ok. that said lcd's and magnets just dont mix. eather do tranistors(operates the lcd screen) = heat. usually with flat watch like batteries they seep when exposed to polorization of a magnet.

^I understand your point, but analog hydros pretty much suck ass anyway........if their WAS a magnetic influence I doubt it would affect it much.

I have several digitals that have OEM mag backing........and they DO sort of suck........but I think that's only because they are cheap pieces of (expensive) ****.

I've developed a deep distrust for hydrometers.......mainly because they have caused me to panic so many times, when there was really no need to.

Self regulating humidification and the occasional "pinch test" has become my main method of determining my smokes are "OK"........but I do check my hydros at times as well.

I wish that there was an adjustable inexpensive model out there.

i here ya there. i baught some hydro beads for mine and i was browsing threw the pics forum and seen some that were differrent. mine when you add water just get clear and are supposed to realease at 70 and absorb anythign higher. these actually grew in size when you added them to water. i need somthing new my hygrows off wack i believe i got mold one time on the humidifier... they were the black plastic with slits with the green plastic sponges inside. i took them out. luckly i wasn't jampacked yet with cigars so they weren't touching any. what kind of gells/crystals do you recomend?

First they were called "Climax" beads.........but that didn't last too long........I think people kept stuffing them in their asses.

Now they are available as "Heartfelt Beads"............google that.

Patrick, sounds like you had gel or crystals, not beads. Generally beads don't swell up....not like gel or crystals. Either is good but beads are better IMO. You can get them on line if you google humidity beads. Use the third choice listed. I would recommend using 65% rather than 70% but it's your call. If any of my humis get down to even 60%, I don't worry about them. 68% and I keep a close eye.

kks thanks a lot i was thinking of getting a cheepy digital hygro just to keep a closer eye since you can calibrate them and my humi has a glass top so i can keep view it without opening.

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