Great tool for maintaining humidity

youngryan216

Hays

Sounds like a great idea - I´ve had this thought before, but never had a particular problem with room humidity so didn´t do it. Interesting to see that someone´s tried it out.

jlmarta

youngryan216

jlmarta

Lee.mcglynn

youngryan216

Cigary

For less than $17 you can buy a jug of unscented Kitty Litter that will last you for the rest of your life. It keeps RH at any level you want....just spray distilled water over the crystals until it achieves the RH you want. Usually 2 to 3 sprays will bring RH up to about 2%.....example: put the KL in dry in a small container and see what it is after about 4 hours and if it is at 60% then spray it about 3 times and check RH again in another 4 hours and see where your RH is and keep spraying until you get to what you want.....65% usually takes about 4 - 5 sprays total.

Lee.mcglynn

Cigary:

For less than $17 you can buy a jug of unscented Kitty Litter that will last you for the rest of your life. It keeps RH at any level you want....just spray distilled water over the crystals until it achieves the RH you want. Usually 2 to 3 sprays will bring RH up to about 2%.....example: put the KL in dry in a small container and see what it is after about 4 hours and if it is at 60% then spray it about 3 times and check RH again in another 4 hours and see where your RH is and keep spraying until you get to what you want.....65% usually takes about 4 - 5 sprays total.

yup yup blah blah

Rain

That escalated...quickly.

First Warrior

The NC mountains are classified as a temperate rain forest. Ambiant humidity here in the summer is 85-95%. I use only Bovedas in my humidors in summer and have a time driving down the humidity below 70%. In the winter i heat with wood and have to add beads to my humidors to keep them at 65-70%. I might get a room humidifer as I also tired of hand cream and lip balm.

youngryan216

Kl is takes up way more space / effort than my water based room humidifiers, but, to each his own.

Lee.mcglynn

Rain:

That escalated...quickly.

sorry randy but it happens I need to stop drinking and posting!

Lee.mcglynn

Sorry guys I edited my post and I understand we should be able to post our advice. I really don't want to leave the wrong impression but I wish people would just well you know

Rain

Haha, drinking so early? I like it.

youngryan216

Classy move. I found it amusing though.

Bob Luken

Lee.mcglynn

Bob Luken

Lee.mcglynn

Cigary

Lee.mcglynn:

Sorry guys I edited my post and I understand we should be able to post our advice. I really don't want to leave the wrong impression but I wish people would just well you know

Should just what...let you give out all definitive opinions so that way the rest of us can just listen to you and not write anything at all....amazing how some just want to give out their own opinions and then criticize others. Your first sentence was right on target but yet how quickly it went south. People should be able to give others a choice about accessories and what works for them w/o having to deal with those who get their panties in a twist because they don't like what they read....it's called "if you don't like it move on to the next post" w/o leaving that wrong impression.

Lee.mcglynn

Cigary:

Lee.mcglynn:

Sorry guys I edited my post and I understand we should be able to post our advice. I really don't want to leave the wrong impression but I wish people would just well you know

Should just what...let you give out all definitive opinions so that way the rest of us can just listen to you and not write anything at all....amazing how some just want to give out their own opinions and then criticize others. Your first sentence was right on target but yet how quickly it went south. People should be able to give others a choice about accessories and what works for them w/o having to deal with those who get their panties in a twist because they don't like what they read....it's called "if you don't like it move on to the next post" w/o leaving that wrong impression.

I really think you should take your own advice!

The3Stogies

Up here the winters are worse, rh can go down in the 10's and 20's, it's 23 right now. I decided a while ago to keep my humi's in one room and try and control that environment. Used to keep them in the basement during the summer months running a de-humidifier, didn't have to worry about temps. Always nervous about keeping them in the basement, bad things can happen in the basement. Blow a hot water relief valve, or spring any leak not noticed would do some damage just from the steam and water alone. September I would bring them back up and fight the rh all winter. Controlling the room seems to be the best idea, at least for me. I have an AC for the summer and it also keeps humidity somewhat down. September the AC comes out and the humidifier goes in, try and keep it around 50 to 60% rh. All is well, as long as the electricity is on.