The thermostat is just not sensitive enough. One click and it's 75 degrees, one click it's 60 degrees and has sucked the RH down to 50%... Has anyone ever changed out the potentiometer style thermostat control for something more sensitive, say an A/C style thermostat?

Or does anyone have any other suggestions?

mdbulger wrote:

Unplug it. Buy a couple big ass coolers.

cacman wrote:

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.

mdbulger wrote:

The thermostat is just not sensitive enough. One click and it's 75 degrees, one click it's 60 degrees and has sucked the RH down to 50%... Has anyone ever changed out the potentiometer style thermostat control for something more sensitive, say an A/C style thermostat?

Or does anyone have any other suggestions?

mdbulger wrote:

If you freeze your cigars uttin I . them in your humi, does 80 degree weather matter?

Bentakemoto wrote:

You most likely wont freeze them at a low enough temp. TG had a long debate with someone here, maybe Rfenst, about this with many links covering freeze times, and temps.

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

sd72 wrote:

This is interesting

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 

Roaster Dude wrote:

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

mdbulger wrote:

What ever you enjoy smoking them at.
65% is what I shoot for

Roaster Dude wrote: