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Jimmy#2 · 08-27-2005, 07:23 PM

Set my Haier HVA052ALL-8S Afficiano Series wine cooler yesterday.

I have 2 pounds of beads(dry) spread around on the racks.

Also i have the humidity vent closed.

I have also two fans on the bottom rack. towards the front door.

My temps are great 62 to 65 from bottom up.

The only thing is my humidity is hi bottom self is 81 -middle is 75 and top is 72 .

Will the humidity adjust in a couple of days?

If anyone has had the same problem and corrected it please let me know

Cyclone · 08-28-2005, 08:51 AM

How do you have the fans facing?

The idea is to get the air flowing like in a circle... from the bottom front, to the bottom back, to the top back, to the top front and down... or something similar...

Also, how long are you running the fans? Mine are running all the day light hours..

Also, what are you using for humidification? For the least amount of work, get the beads and and split them up between the different shelves. Most people would suggest the 65% versions.

Cheers!

Jimmy#2 · 08-28-2005, 10:39 AM

I have put the fans in the back bottom shelf blowing the air up.
Also i have 2 pounds of beads (65) spaced around on the racks.
The fans run all the time.

FSUScotsman · 08-28-2005, 12:09 PM

What room do you have it placed in?

Jimmy#2 · 08-28-2005, 12:44 PM

My home office.

FSUScotsman · 08-28-2005, 12:48 PM

Then I'm at a loss.

Jimmy#2 · 08-28-2005, 01:25 PM

Second floor back room.I think i will get 2 more pounds of beads.Its a big unit.I will put them in dry same as the ones i have now.I think it should the trick.Well i hope so .

Cyclone · 08-29-2005, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FSUScotsman

Then I'm at a loss.

Yeah, I'm stumped as well...

prflani · 08-29-2005, 06:19 AM

Have you got another humidity device, besides the beads, in there? Maybe you should consider calibrating the hygrometer...Those beads will do a pretty good job of mopping up excess humidity, provided they're not saturated with water already...

Krakatoa · 08-29-2005, 08:06 AM

A 3 degree difference from top to bottom is too much IMO if you have fans in there. Either the fans are not optimally positioned or they are too small for that unit.

Also check the beads to see if they are an opaque white color or clear. If they are all mostly clear, that means they saturated with moisture and need to be dried out with a hair dryer so they can absorb excess the moisture in your humidor.

08-27-2005, 07:23 PM	#1
Jimmy#2 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: somewhere Posts: 241	Haier with high humidity Set my Haier HVA052ALL-8S Afficiano Series wine cooler yesterday. I have 2 pounds of beads(dry) spread around on the racks. Also i have the humidity vent closed. I have also two fans on the bottom rack. towards the front door. My temps are great 62 to 65 from bottom up. The only thing is my humidity is hi bottom self is 81 -middle is 75 and top is 72 . Will the humidity adjust in a couple of days? If anyone has had the same problem and corrected it please let me know __________________ Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. General George Smith Patton Jr

08-28-2005, 10:39 AM	#3
Jimmy#2 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: somewhere Posts: 241	I have put the fans in the back bottom shelf blowing the air up. Also i have 2 pounds of beads (65) spaced around on the racks. The fans run all the time. __________________ Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. General George Smith Patton Jr

08-28-2005, 12:09 PM	#4
FSUScotsman Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Tallahassee, FL CSA Posts: 36,585	What room do you have it placed in? __________________ "The rights we have today we may consider as natural rights, but they were won by blood, sweat, sacrifice, and death." Dwight D. Eisenhower http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist!!!!

08-28-2005, 12:44 PM	#5
Jimmy#2 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: somewhere Posts: 241	My home office. __________________ Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. General George Smith Patton Jr

08-28-2005, 12:48 PM	#6
FSUScotsman Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Tallahassee, FL CSA Posts: 36,585	Then I'm at a loss. __________________ "The rights we have today we may consider as natural rights, but they were won by blood, sweat, sacrifice, and death." Dwight D. Eisenhower http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist!!!!

08-28-2005, 08:51 AM	#2
Cyclone Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Burnaby BC Canada Posts: 297	How do you have the fans facing? The idea is to get the air flowing like in a circle... from the bottom front, to the bottom back, to the top back, to the top front and down... or something similar... Also, how long are you running the fans? Mine are running all the day light hours.. Also, what are you using for humidification? For the least amount of work, get the beads and and split them up between the different shelves. Most people would suggest the 65% versions. Cheers! __________________ Cyclone "If you resolve to give up smoking, drinking and loving, you don't actually live longer; it just seems longer." -- Clement Freud

08-28-2005, 01:25 PM	#7
Jimmy#2 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: somewhere Posts: 241	Second floor back room.I think i will get 2 more pounds of beads.Its a big unit.I will put them in dry same as the ones i have now.I think it should the trick.Well i hope so . __________________ Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. General George Smith Patton Jr

08-29-2005, 06:19 AM	#9
prflani Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Granite City IL Posts: 7,267	Have you got another humidity device, besides the beads, in there? Maybe you should consider calibrating the hygrometer...Those beads will do a pretty good job of mopping up excess humidity, provided they're not saturated with water already... __________________ http://www.space.com There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation... I am the Prince of Insufficient Light.

08-29-2005, 08:06 AM	#10
Krakatoa Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 162	A 3 degree difference from top to bottom is too much IMO if you have fans in there. Either the fans are not optimally positioned or they are too small for that unit. Also check the beads to see if they are an opaque white color or clear. If they are all mostly clear, that means they saturated with moisture and need to be dried out with a hair dryer so they can absorb excess the moisture in your humidor.