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05-10-2006, 12:04 PM | #1 |
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water canister placement in cabinet humidor
For those with cabinet humidors: On what level (shelf) do you guys put your water canister in your humidor?
Mine has 3 levels, and I keep it on the top shelf, with the reasoning being that humidity falls to lower levels, but does not naturally rise. Is this bunk? In a smaller cabinet, with the circulating fans too, it might not make much of a difference, but I thought I'd ask.
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05-10-2006, 12:16 PM | #2 |
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Actually, humid air rises, but with a circulating fan it doesn't make much difference.
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05-10-2006, 12:44 PM | #3 |
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Mine is on the bottom shelf, with circulating fans.
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I'm not disagreeing with the laws of physics, but how come so many of us have large varyations from top-bottom in our 'dors, with the top being several points lower in RH?
I would have said put it on the top shelf. (Ideally, I'd try both and see which worked better for you)
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05-11-2006, 05:35 AM | #6 |
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I'm not sure what type of cabinet you have, but Aristocrat, Avallo, etc, all put the canister on the bottom or, in a very large cabinet, on the second to the bottom shelf.
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This is incorrect. Warm air rises, cold air falls. Active humidifiers based on the cold evaporation principle (such as the ones used in humidor cabinets) will ever so slightly cool the air by humidifying it, thereby causing it to fall. |
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But regardless of all the science, I'd go with what Bob Staebell recommends.
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05-12-2006, 05:28 AM | #9 |
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It's a Danby Bar fridge-a-dor.
Guess we all just have to do what works for us on a case by case basis. I found a great quick article: http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wdensity.htm 3rd paragraph down, titled "Humidity and Air Density".
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Bottom. Bob wouldn't lead us astray...
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