Thanks for the replies! Yes yall are correct it stands for New Orleans...born and raised there until Katrina now im 2 hrs east in Lafayette.
I took some pics of the box and all. Im pretty sure the digital hygo is pushed all the way in. I also plan to calibrate the digital one as well but haven't yet since im in the seasoning process I figured I had time. I just wasn't sure if the 2-4 points of RH swing was normal like that. With my door closed all night the air doesn't flow through the office like it does during the day and the temp is auto set to 75 at night and 70 during the day. I don't plan to leave it here at work...I'll keep it home so that may help it stay stable. I may also end up with a different humidor...was flip flopping between the 50 and 100. I don't have too many cigars now (just bought a box of 25 of one kind) so just grab this one for now.
Well, looks like it might be sealed. I personally would only be comfortable with the stock one in there. Salt test the digital more than you think you should. I bought one a few months ago, calibrated it. Just tested it yesterday, and was off by +4.
I just looked on the underside of the digital one and it did not have the gap like the top of it. I tried pushing the top in more but it wouldn't budge. So I popped it out and put the analog back in and it does not fit as snug as the digital (its still snug) but the metal edge of the gauge is flush with the wood. Do yall know if those digital ones should be flush with the wood all around as well? It has the rubber bumps around the edge that hold it snug in the humi hole like the analog...they are just slightly thicker.
So I will leave the analog in place and I put the digital in the calibration bag for now to see what it does. Ill fool with it all while the humi finishes seasoning
And looking at it more closely the hole on this thing is not good. The analog can recess in one spot and not in another...the edge around the hole is not great so perhaps that's why it was not sealing up well? I think I may return this and start over with one that does not have a hole for a gauge. I wanted something I didnt have to open to check the RH. Maybe one with a glass top and no analog so I can just look in to see what a digital readout is. What are some good places/brands to look other than this site? I got this one from tampabayhumidor.com
May want to just wipe a little distilled water on the divider with a lint free cloth, might help to get the rh up quicker. My first 50 count I wiped the entire inside when I got it, very lightly not soaking the wood. I left a couple of shot glasses half full in as well for a few days. Once the rh started to get up I put in my 70% beads then kept a close eye on it. Don't want to go too high it may warp the wood and affect the seal. Ordered some cigars, filled it up and all has been well. I always use 2 hygro's too, just anal that way. And you will need a bigger humi, like a garage,,,,, it is never big enough.
Even with a pin hole in the boveda pack I think it would still be true. If in doubt do the salt test on your hygrometers then adjust them to 75 if they are off after doing the test.
If you were talking about when I said I think I have a hole in the bag I was referring to the bag that the hygo and the boveda pack were in. I couldn't get the hygro stable and if I squeezed on the bag it would deflate like there was a hole. It could have been the analog hygro that was the problem? The needle would also move with out actually moving the set screw in the back. I'll just start over next week lol
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