Or does anyone have any other suggestions?

By the time you do that, just buy a new one.

That might work if I could afford to keep my house at 68 degrees all the time, but I live in South Florida. My house fluctuates between 76 during the day and 71 at night during the summer. I would have the same ambient temp in a cooler that I would if I left the wineador unplugged all the time.

Get two of these, and be done with it.

Common excuse. Remember that the whole house doesn't need to be cooled, only the room the humi is in. Store it in the bedroom and buy a window AC for the wife.

I was thinking about putting a pid controller in mine.

Something like this,

http://www.instrumart.com/products/4714/fuji-pxr3-temperature-controller 

I would think first mold would become an issue rather quickly at that temp.

as well as the oils in the tobacco start to dry out

I dont know at what temp you should start worring about that though.

anyone know the answer?

If you can find that.......

Hmmm

http://www.coresta.org/Guides/Guide-No09-Freezing-parameters_Nov09.pdf 

Eggs were most susceptible to low temperatures that were higher than 5°C.

Larvae acquired cold tolerance during exposure to 15°C for 1 mo.

These acclimated larvae were the most tolerant of all.

As the most susceptible stage, egg susceptibility to moderately low temperatures (16–20°C) was specifically examined. At 20°C, most eggs (80%) normally hatched within 4 wk, but all eggs died within 6 wk at temperatures less than 18°C.

This fact indicates that the reproductive cycle can be blocked at temperatures less than 18°C, and that tobacco stored in such conditions will never become infested, even if eggs are deposited by invading adults.

Consequently, if the tobacco temperature is reduced to 5°C for 3 mo in winter and is subsequently

maintained below 18°C throughout the rest of the year, tobacco can become and remain pest-free without any chemical control.

18 C ..........64.4 F

http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/cigar-pests.pdf 

What RH would I need to keep if I maintained approx 64 degrees to keep the cigars smokeable (ie enjoyable)?

65% is what I shoot for

I appreciate all the information. I had done some reading about beetles due to a recent problem, so almost everything in the humi has been through the 5 day freezing process (1 day fridge, 3 day freezer, 1 day fridge) except 2 boxes of new purchases, but they haven't been deboxed. I have been so indoctrinated to the 70/70 rule that I was freaking out a little when I saw the 63 degree mark on the thermometer. After doing more reading I am finding that it's a preference thing, and I am sure that 65/65 will work just as well. (I know what you are saying, damn noobies...).

Thanks again!

When you turn the cooling on RH drops fast.

Be careful adding water at low temps things can get soggy, condensation in a refrigerated container is a serious problem.

The colder you keep things the more air flow you need.

If your freezer is only at 32F you would need to freeze your smokes for 49 days to kill all of the acclimated larva.

and -4F kills everything

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ranco-ETC-141000-Electronic-Temperature-Control-Digital-Thermostat-/221237338545?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3382c5e1b1#ht_3406wt_813