Just bought a 3 drawer plexi glass front humidor on ebay. the main problem i have is where the plexi glass touches the wood is not sealed very well.Is there anything i can seal it with?I need to get this humidor working right before i order my cigars. My hygrometer reads moves between 55 and 65. Can't get it up to 70. thanks for your help in advance.

You can try a silicone based glue. Just be sure to clean it very well after using.

some self adhesive felt would work. just make sure the glue is not too volitile or the fumes mak mess with the cigars!

Please read the rules of the forum, it suffices to describe the humi and the problem without mentioning a site that sells some items that may compete with our hosts. This is common coutesy.

Go way back to step #1 and do a short test to see if the hygrometer is telling you the truth in the first place. It could be off by quite a bit. Copy/Paste theft follows-

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Author: SteveRCBid Date: 12/22/2004 11:36 AM Reply

A more accurate method for calibrating your hygrometer is the salt test:

- Take a bottle cap filled with a teaspoon of salt, and add 4-5 drops of water to it. You don't want to saturate the salt, simply wet it.

- Place this inside the Ziploc bag with your hygrometer and seal it up. Let this sit at room temperature for 8 hours.

- After the 8 hours is up, look at the hygrometer, and remember the reading. It should read 75%. If not, you will need to make adjustments.

- Remove the hygrometer from the bag, and allow it to sit long enough to give an accurate reading of the room.

- Adjust according to the reading you remembered. If it read 70% inside the bag, turn it up 5%. Likewise if it was too high.

I usually do a salt test 2-3 times a year.

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Above courtesy SteveR, thank you.

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Art

sorry CW didn't mean to insult our host. I was thinking of useing a silcone sealer but i thought the smell would be to strong.thanks

don't worry 'bout small crevices. just make sure you have plenty of humidification, and keep em filled.

i have 2 napoleon II humidors. the ones with the pull out drawers. they don't have any type of seals to seal up the spaces between the drawers, and my cigars are fine.

i put a digi hyg. in the other day (i transfer it between my cooler, humi's) for curiosity's sake, and read 63. a tad low by 1 guys standard, but good by the next. i live in a very dry climate right now.

if you must do this, i suggest hot melt glue. it leaves no odor.

blackfoot

I think that GE makes a silicone sealant (Silicone II I believe) that does not contain ascetic acid. That is the "vinegary" smell that typical silicone sealants emit while they cure. It's been a while, but I rememeber that it had a lemon scent that did not linger too long. On the other hand, if you can do a nice job w/ hot glue it doesn't stink very much at all.

What blackfoot said. Make sure your hygrometer is calibrated and "season" your humi. There's been a fair amount of talk on the subject of seasoning. Do a search.

thanks for the help. that hot glue idea sounds good i did season my humidor but i'm going to do that salt test this weekend. thanks again