deadeyedick
14 years ago
If you have trouble holding RH darken the room and turn the lights on in the humi. I found many places around the seals that needed weather stripping in the one I bought. Cabinets that were not originally intended as humidors can warp some around the doors over time once the RH is up to 65-70 range.

I added six magnet closures to keep mine sealed.

Good luck.

DED
Rclay
14 years ago

I picked up this used china cabinet from craigslist for $50. I cleaned it down from top to bottom, added four new magnetic latches for the bottom drawers, new door handles and light bulbs. (I used CFL bulbs to reduce the amount of heat. I will probably only turn them on when company comes by) I sealed up any gaps with waterproof vinyl foam tape. It has a few boxes of baking soda in there to remove the smell of old people.

I will start seasoning it tomorrow to see if it holds humidity.

roadlaw wrote:




Dude those lights are still going to kill you with heat. You need to consider LED lights or LED rope lights.
roadlaw
14 years ago

If you have trouble holding RH darken the room and turn the lights on in the humi. I found many places around the seals that needed weather stripping in the one I bought. Cabinets that were not originally intended as humidors can warp some around the doors over time once the RH is up to 65-70 range.

I added six magnet closures to keep mine sealed.

Good luck.

DED

deadeyedick wrote:


Thank you. That is exactly what I did and found a lot of gaps I missed. Once I sealed it, the rh jumped about 7 points. It has been holding steady at 64 for about 2 days now with just the open humidors I plan to use. I assume once I put my cigars in, that should help hold the humidity. Once I get it finished you are welcome to stop by and smoke lol . Thanks again for the info.
roadlaw
14 years ago

Dude those lights are still going to kill you with heat. You need to consider LED lights or LED rope lights.

Rclay wrote:



They are cfl bulbs. Not hot at all. I have 4 temp/rh meters in there and they all read 63 degrees. I really only keep the lights on when friends stop by.
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