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Danforz · 11-28-2007, 09:29 PM

Hey guys, I have a wireless Honeywell unit which reads humidity and temp from my humidor. I also have a Heart Felt industries digital hygrometer inside my humi, right next to the Honeywell gauge.

The Heartfelt Industries hygrometer has been reading 65% while the Honeywell has read anywhere from 75-78%. Odd?

Anyone know anything about this?

Zig2k143 · 11-30-2007, 07:24 AM

Sounds like you need to do a salt test on both.

Danforz · 11-30-2007, 01:41 PM

Goodness... haven't done one of those in years. I guess I really should.

Soda capful of salty water in a baggie for 3 hours right?

Tommy boy · 11-30-2007, 03:45 PM

If it were me, I would buy a Bovi which has a given humidification level and do the test with that. I would never do the salt test. How do you know what you are starting with?

Wankel · 11-30-2007, 06:40 PM

Throw away them hygrometers.
Git out yer Bible...
Hev' faith
an' pinch them suckers...

Danforz · 11-30-2007, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wankel

Throw away them hygrometers.
Git out yer Bible...
Hev' faith
an' pinch them suckers...

Wankel... I've been out of the cigar game too long to trust my own intuitions.

Danforz · 11-30-2007, 10:13 PM

Doing a salt test tonight. I hope I got the ratios of salt/water right. Both hygrometers + salt/water mixture are in a tight Tupperware container. Lets see the results tomorrow...

Danforz · 12-01-2007, 09:21 AM

SALT TEST RESULTS:

After ~10 hours, the honeywell unit states that it is 79% and the heartfelt hygrometer states that it is 76%.

This only confuses me further because there is usually a much larger discrepancy between the two. Typically I have something along the lines of 65% on the heartfelt unit and 76% on the Honeywell.

Any ideas?
Anyone know how to adjust these unites?

Danforz · 12-01-2007, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tommy boy

If it were me, I would buy a Bovi which has a given humidification level and do the test with that. I would never do the salt test. How do you know what you are starting with?

What is a Bovi?

MTMOuse · 12-02-2007, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danforz

SALT TEST RESULTS:

After ~10 hours, the honeywell unit states that it is 79% and the heartfelt hygrometer states that it is 76%.

This only confuses me further because there is usually a much larger discrepancy between the two. Typically I have something along the lines of 65% on the heartfelt unit and 76% on the Honeywell.

Any ideas?
Anyone know how to adjust these unites?

I'm not sure if either is adjustable. Just work with the discrepancies. What ever the Honeywell is reading, remember your actual humidity is 4% lower and Heartfelt would be 1%.

11-28-2007, 09:29 PM	#1
Danforz Club Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Los Angeles, Ca. Posts: 2,026	Why is my Honeywell Wireless Humidity/Temp so far off? - SAL Hey guys, I have a wireless Honeywell unit which reads humidity and temp from my humidor. I also have a Heart Felt industries digital hygrometer inside my humi, right next to the Honeywell gauge. The Heartfelt Industries hygrometer has been reading 65% while the Honeywell has read anywhere from 75-78%. Odd? Anyone know anything about this?

11-30-2007, 07:24 AM	#2
Zig2k143 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Gerard Rosso 163 Bear Run Drive, Drums, Pa 18222 Posts: 1,881	Sounds like you need to do a salt test on both. __________________ Charter Member, MCLC & FFF I must be a Cigar Switch. My blog on motivation http://www.afitspot.com/blog1

11-30-2007, 06:40 PM	#5
Wankel Herf God Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Wankelwerke AKG, Friedrichshaf Posts: 15,009	Throw away them hygrometers. Git out yer Bible... Hev' faith an' pinch them suckers... __________________ "Hey, I found a live one!" - Red Skelton as Freddy the Freeloader, picking up a discarded, but still smoldering cigar butt.

11-30-2007, 01:41 PM	#3
Danforz Club Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Los Angeles, Ca. Posts: 2,026	Goodness... haven't done one of those in years. I guess I really should. Soda capful of salty water in a baggie for 3 hours right?

11-30-2007, 03:45 PM	#4
Tommy boy Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,607	If it were me, I would buy a Bovi which has a given humidification level and do the test with that. I would never do the salt test. How do you know what you are starting with?

11-30-2007, 10:13 PM	#7
Danforz Club Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Los Angeles, Ca. Posts: 2,026	Doing a salt test tonight. I hope I got the ratios of salt/water right. Both hygrometers + salt/water mixture are in a tight Tupperware container. Lets see the results tomorrow...

12-01-2007, 09:21 AM	#8
Danforz Club Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Los Angeles, Ca. Posts: 2,026	SALT TEST RESULTS: After ~10 hours, the honeywell unit states that it is 79% and the heartfelt hygrometer states that it is 76%. This only confuses me further because there is usually a much larger discrepancy between the two. Typically I have something along the lines of 65% on the heartfelt unit and 76% on the Honeywell. Any ideas? Anyone know how to adjust these unites?