Can anyone tell me if the sodium content of salt will affect humidity? Here's my dilemma, I picked up a digital hygrometer and calibrated it using less sodium salt. I left it in the bag for about 18 hours and it read 68%. So I held the button and set it to 75%. I put it in my humidor with a cigar oasis ultra humidifier and the numbers are way off. The humidifier says 65% but the hygrometer reads 80%.. Did I calibrate wrong? How accurate are electric humidifiers? 😣

Trkdrvremt wrote:

You're calibrating the thing....not trying to eat it!!!!!

Low sodium "salt" is not salt. If it doesn't have one molecule of sodium to one molecule of chlorine, then it is NOT salt.

Don't you have any salt?

andytv wrote:

Also.....WHERE you take the reading is factor.

The Cigar Oasis is a source of humid air....................so it stands to reason that its internal hygrometer might read higher than one in a locations somewhere else in your humidor.

Personally...........I'd chuck the hygrometer and trust the humidifier to do its work..........let the cigars be your guide. If they are too dry, crank it up. TO moist, dial it down.

I don't like to trust my cigars to some cheap ass circuit made from low precision components in the bowels of some Chinese toy factory.

andytv wrote:

They are healthier that way !

jackconrad wrote:

Can anyone tell me if the sodium content of salt will affect humidity? Here's my dilemma, I picked up a digital hygrometer and calibrated it using less sodium salt. I left it in the bag for about 18 hours and it read 68%. So I held the button and set it to 75%. I put it in my humidor with a cigar oasis ultra humidifier and the numbers are way off. The humidifier says 65% but the hygrometer reads 80%.. Did I calibrate wrong? How accurate are electric humidifiers? 😣

Trkdrvremt wrote: