humidor set up
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Humidor Set up And Care Instructions
• Congratulations! You’ve purchased one of our excellent ranges of Humidors that will keep your Havana cigars in perfect condition for many years to come.
• Havana cigars mature like fine wines, in fact they will continue to improve for up to their first 15 years but they do need a little basic care.
• The humidifier in your humidor should be topped up either with humidification solution or distilled water (available from most petrol stations).
• Humidification solution is a mixture of distilled water, polyglycol and a mould inhibiter and will guarantee that your humidor is kept at 70% relative humidity (+/- 2%)
• Try to site your humidor in a location with a temperature, which never exceeds 70 F. The temperature range you are aiming for is between 66 F and 70 F.
• The relative humidity that you are aiming for is ideally 67–70 %.
• You should be able to use the humidor as soon as you add the water to the humidifier, there is no need to wait a few days.
• To test the condition of your cigars, press with the pad of your thumb just below the band of the cigar. The cigar should feel firm but springy if it is in good condition; if it feels hard and brittle then the cigar is under humidified. If it feels soft and spongy, then the cigar is over humidified.
• Havana cigars need fresh air! Be sure to open your humidor periodically and be sure to rotate the cigars, i.e. if you are not smoking regularly, at the end of each week put the cigars from the bottom layer of the humidor to the top layer of the humidor and so on.
• All our products are fully guaranteed for your total satisfaction, should you require any further help or guidance, we are available for your convenience 24 hours a day.
Kindest regards,C.Gars Limited and HumidorsOnline Sales Team
The alternative way to set up and maintain your humidor Boveda Humidor Seasoning Packs and Boveda Humidifiers are designed as a stand-alone 2-way humidity control. Boveda is the right product that can solve your intermediate moisture need and maintain the ideal humidity level inside your humidor. Available in multiple sizes and humidity levels,Bovedas are popular, easy and simple humidifying toolsto get your humidor up to the required relative humidity level fast. Boveda doesn’t need to be activated or maintained. To set up your new humidor, simply place the Boveda seasoning kit inside the humidor and remove it when your humidifier shows 68%. You are ready to go. Charge your humidifier and add your cigars. To maintain your required humidity level, We recommend you simply choose either the 69% or 72% humidity packs.
It is recommended to use at least one 60 gram Boveda per 25 cigars your humidor holds.So, if you have a humidor that holds 40 cigars, use 2 packs. If your humidor holds 75 cigars, use 3 packs. The same formula holds true when starting your humidor off with the seasoning packs.
The life of any Boveda depends how much moisture it releases, which will vary based on climate and the capacity of the humidor . You’ll know it’s time to replace Boveda when it’s no longer pliable.Boveda doesn’t need to be activated or maintained.
Once the Boveda pack becomes rigid, it’s out of water and needs to be replaced.It’s really that simple.
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How to Calibrate your Hygrometer
A hygrometer is an instrument used to measure relative humidity.
Relative humidity is a measure of how much water the air is holding, relative to the maximum amount of water the air could possibly hold at a given temperature. Because of the delicate design of hygrometers, it is easy for them to become inaccurate (e.g. with shipping or just over time). A simple method of calibrating your hygrome-ter will help ensure you are measuring the relative humidity as accurately as possible. Hygrometers should be calibrated yearly.
Hygrometers are available in both digital and dial models, and both should be checked for calibration.
Some dial types will have a small screw or adjustment on the back so you can adjust them after calibration.
Tip: give a hygrometer about 2 hours to stabilize before taking a reading, as changes in the relative humidity may take a while to register accurately on a hygrometer.
To calibrate a hygrometer you will need:
1/2 cup table saltapproximately 1/4 cup watercoffee cuphygrometerlarge re-sealable freezer bag
Place 1/2 cup of salt in the coffee cup, and add the water. Stir for a bit to totally saturate the salt. The salt won’t dissolve in this amount of water; instead, the salt should have the consistency of wet sand.
Carefully place the cup containing the salt/water mix in a re-sealable plastic bag. Place the hygrometer in the bag, away from the cup of salt and water.Note: make sure none of the salt/water mix comes in direct contact with the hygrometer, or the hygrometer may be damaged. Completely seal the bag.
Place the sealed bag aside at room temperature for 8-12 hours. Pick a location free of drafts, out of direct sunlight, and away from heating or cooling vents. The temperature should be fairly constant.
After being in the sealed bag for 8-12 hours, check the reading of the hygrometer. It is best to read it while still in the bag, since if your house air is dry the reading may go down quickly once you take the hygrometer out of the bag. The relative humidity in the sealed bag with the salt/water mix should be 75 percent.
Adjusting After Calibration
If yours is the adjustable type, adjust the screw or setting so that it would have read 75 percent. You will have to do this very quickly, or remember how much you need to adjust the setting (e.g. if it read 72 percent when it should have been 75 percent, you would need to set it ahead by 3 percentage points).
You may want to put the hygrometer back in the bag for another 8 hours to double check your adjustment.
Remember: always give a hygrometer about 2 hours to stabilize before taking a reading, as changes in the relative humidity may take a while to register accurately on a hygrometer.
FILLING THE HUMIDIFIER:
Fill a cereal / soup bowl with distilled water or humidification solution.
Immerse the humidifier into the bowl until it soaks up the maximum amount of water/solution.
Remove humidifier. Wipe/shake off any access water/solution.Place humidifier back in your humidor.
You can re-use any access solution to top up thehumidifier when needed. Simply store it back in the original bottle.
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