Works great! It is 100% accurate per the salt test. On a side note, I dropped it on a tile floor from about 4 feet. Surprisingly it survived and is still 100% accurate but only displays in Celsius now. ;+)
Ok, I'm confused. I got one of these recently and did the salt test as prescribed in the directions. After 36 hours, the hygrometer showed 69% humidity. I tried to calibrate, but the knob never clicked when I moved it and the number never changed. I've tried doing the salt test again, and now it's stuck at 59%.
I'm beginning to think I've got a "dud". I just pulled the battery and am going to let it sit for a bit and try again. Any other advice?
Try going by the number of detent marks rather than clicks - I can't hear or feel any clicks with mine either. There's a little pointer on the knob. Then press the set button. The number won't change until you set it, which kind of makes it a guessing game. It may take a minute to readjust itself.
BTW, 8 hours should be sufficient time for the salt test. I don't know if being in the proximity of the salt for an excessive amount of time would be detrimental to the electronics, but I wouldn't want to take that chance.
I got another one of these just to be safe. I did the salt test for 12 hours at which time the humidity percentage showed 63%. I turned the knob 12 "indents", hit the set button, and it showed 75%. So, I think I have it right.
I've put the hygrometer in my humidor and it's now showing 68%. I feel pretty safe in putting my smokes in there now.
Would you guys agree?? I'm pretty new to everything, so I'm just being cautious. I "seasoned" my humidor as described on many websites. I have one of the tubes in the humidor as well.
I have 4 Hygro-Sets, which are exactly the same as the Humi-Cares, but it sounds like Hygro-Set calibrates them before shipping, and Humi-Care doesn't. Three of mine were dead-on out of the box, and the other was only off by about 3%.
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I'm beginning to think I've got a "dud". I just pulled the battery and am going to let it sit for a bit and try again. Any other advice?
BTW, 8 hours should be sufficient time for the salt test. I don't know if being in the proximity of the salt for an excessive amount of time would be detrimental to the electronics, but I wouldn't want to take that chance.
Good luck!
I've put the hygrometer in my humidor and it's now showing 68%. I feel pretty safe in putting my smokes in there now.
Would you guys agree?? I'm pretty new to everything, so I'm just being cautious. I "seasoned" my humidor as described on many websites. I have one of the tubes in the humidor as well.
I have 4 Hygro-Sets, which are exactly the same as the Humi-Cares, but it sounds like Hygro-Set calibrates them before shipping, and Humi-Care doesn't. Three of mine were dead-on out of the box, and the other was only off by about 3%.
JDE