oasis 2 hygrometer , accurate?

fuentejps

ok, you guys have seen my new cab humi. i have an oasis 2 xl in it w/ hard wired digi hygrometer. ok i have that in the upper middle a xaikar on the bottom and new xcalibur 3 in between. they all read different. my oasis reads 68.5 where i set it, my e3 reads 78 and xaikar reads 72. they dont bounce around, they hold w/in 1-2 degrees always is the oasis accurate

The Cank

My Oasis is off by +5%. I have it set on 70% but it is really 65-66%. most oasis are off on the hygro.

xmacro

I got lucky and bought a used Oasis off ebay that's only off by 4% - YMMV, but the Oasis hygro's are notorious for being inaccurate. Trust the Xikar

bandyt09

I have the Oasis XL II also and mine hygro is really off. I run mine at 80 and it keeps my cabinet between 65 - 67. In talking to a couple of distributors, the Oasis is notorious for having a hygro and they all suggested using a seperate digital one and set the Oasis according to that; this is the reason I am starting to use more ConservaGel beads and less Oasis. Hope this helps.

fuentejps

mine seems to be opposite. set mine at 62 to keep 2 digis at 70ish

fuentejps

i may need to get the aux fans. i cant get the center below 75..... begining to think the oasis xl 2 is too much. the seal on my humi is super tight, im holding to much humidity. any ideas guys

bandyt09

fuentejps:

i may need to get the aux fans. i cant get the center below 75..... begining to think the oasis xl 2 is too much. the seal on my humi is super tight, im holding to much humidity. any ideas guys

PM me you addy, I'll send you the fans; I think that using more beads is going to helo me out better anyways.

fuentejps

bandyt09:

fuentejps:

i may need to get the aux fans. i cant get the center below 75..... begining to think the oasis xl 2 is too much. the seal on my humi is super tight, im holding to much humidity. any ideas guys

PM me you addy, I'll send you the fans; I think that using more beads is going to helo me out better anyways.

pm sent. thank you

Lasabar

From what I've heard, the Oasis Hygro is always inaccurate

fuentejps

ok this is driving me nutz. 3 digi hygrometers and 3 different readings. my xaikar cand oasis are within 2% of each other but my new exc 3 is 10-12% higher. axiakar=60, oasis=62, ex3=75.......wtf

cabinetmaker

I have a quarter pound of beads in each of my drawers. they don't get much airflow even with the fans, but they stay at 67%. I'm about to get 2 pounds of beads (to add to the 1.5 I have) and replace the Humicare pro altogether. The added box storage space will be a nice bonus. I'd suggest you do the same.

xmacro

fuentejps:

ok this is driving me nutz. 3 digi hygrometers and 3 different readings. my xaikar cand oasis are within 2% of each other but my new exc 3 is 10-12% higher. axiakar=60, oasis=62, ex3=75.......wtf

Salt test all 3 of them in the same container; 24-36 hours later, you'll have your answer

Even though I use an Oasis in my 300 humi, I still have a few tubes of Heartfelt beads in there as a control (I always keep the beads dry, since the Oasis only emits humidity, never absorbs it)

fuentejps

xmacro:

fuentejps:

ok this is driving me nutz. 3 digi hygrometers and 3 different readings. my xaikar cand oasis are within 2% of each other but my new exc 3 is 10-12% higher. axiakar=60, oasis=62, ex3=75.......wtf

Salt test all 3 of them in the same container; 24-36 hours later, you'll have your answer

Even though I use an Oasis in my 300 humi, I still have a few tubes of Heartfelt beads in there as a control (I always keep the beads dry, since the Oasis only emits humidity, never absorbs it)

ill throw a pound of beads back in. fairly dry ........the cal 3 says youll ruin it doing salt test and my oasis is a hard wired hygro