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Best Electric Humidification for desk top humidor

JMackShrewsburyMAJMackShrewsburyMA Posts: 3 ✭
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I have a 150 cigar desk top. I have had many problems keeping it at the desired humidification. I am plunging into the world of Electricity. In your opinion, what do you think is the best option for my desk top Humidor?????

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  • JMackShrewsburyMAJMackShrewsburyMA Posts: 3 ✭

    I have been looking at the Humi-Care EH (not sure if its to much for the size of the humidor)

  • YaksterYakster Posts: 30,508 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Your problem appears to be with a leaky humidor, get a tupperdore, crate, or cooler with Bovedas or find and season a better humidor.

    It's crazy to consider an electric humidifier for a humidor that small.

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  • JMackShrewsburyMAJMackShrewsburyMA Posts: 3 ✭

    If you have a few minutes please take me through the steps. What humidifier would you use on going? What Hygrometer do you like? Why not just get a Humi-Care Turbo and call it a day ?

    Thank you in advance for your help :-)

  • peter4jcpeter4jc Posts: 17,799 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JMackShrewsburyMA said:

    Why not just get a Humi-Care Turbo and call it a day ?

    Why not just accept the answer given; get a Tupperdore, crate, or cooler with Bovedas, or find and season a better humidor?

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  • Rdp77Rdp77 Posts: 7,725 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I see you tagged “glass”. Does that mean you’re using a glass humidor???

  • rsherman24rsherman24 Posts: 7,687 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JMackShrewsburyMA said:
    If you have a few minutes please take me through the steps. What humidifier would you use on going? What Hygrometer do you like? **Why not just get a Humi-Care Turbo and call it a day ?
    **
    Thank you in advance for your help :-)

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  • YaksterYakster Posts: 30,508 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm a simple guy, I get something that won't leak and use Bovedas. I have but don't use hygrometers because there's no real need as long as you occasionally check your Boveda packs.

    I suppose if you're really sold on that glass lid humidor that the humidifer might work, you'll have to keep an eye on the water tank and deal with a ribbon cable for power snaked out of your humidor. I'm thinking that they sell replacement ribbon cables for a reason, they'll wear out eventually.

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  • silvermousesilvermouse Posts: 22,917 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A nice wooden humidor looks better than a 300 cigar Tupperware, so there's that....

  • VisionVision Posts: 9,833 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JMackShrewsburyMA said:
    If you have a few minutes please take me through the steps. What humidifier would you use on going? What Hygrometer do you like? Why not just get a Humi-Care Turbo and call it a day ?

    Thank you in advance for your help :-)

    @JMackShrewsburyMA .... fellow MassHole. I'm on the North Shore

  • ShawnOLShawnOL Posts: 12,098 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm on the south shore. Bovedas and an airtight container. For a hygrometer, zederkoff is pretty good, and affordable.

    Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.

  • silvermousesilvermouse Posts: 22,917 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cape Cod here, don't need a humidifier most of the year.

  • VegasFrankVegasFrank Posts: 19,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

    North shore, South shore, the cape....lots of peeps from taxachusettes on this forum. I'm from NNFMA myself.

    EFF these guys. Stick with your wood box if that's what you like.

    @ScotchnSmoke sux lots of large wéiners. And tons of small ones. 
  • VegasFrankVegasFrank Posts: 19,994 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 2024

    I have something similar to that unit you're looking at. It works pretty good on a sorta leaky wood box.

    You can also make one for a quarter of the price with a computer fan, a plastic box, and a humidistat.

    (and some beads)

    @ScotchnSmoke sux lots of large wéiners. And tons of small ones. 
  • dirtdudedirtdude Posts: 6,011 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks for the reminder to water the beads in my leaky wood humidor.

    A little dirt never hurt
  • robertwallace684robertwallace684 Posts: 2 ✭

    Not sure if this would fit the desktop bill but I found this on fb the other day... Looks fairly small. Don't ask me what its called though! Maybe someone here will recognize it

  • OutdoorsSmoke_21191OutdoorsSmoke_21191 Posts: 4,920 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @robertwallace684 its affectionately called a ‘winador’. Looks to be the small version from Whynter?? They work exceptionally well with some Bovedas. No power needed.

    A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.

  • RobearRobear Posts: 34 ✭✭

    If you have a wynter. Keep an eye on it. Mine was not working properly. My fan was just shooting the condensation out. Ruining the cigar in the back and cause mold.

  • OutdoorsSmoke_21191OutdoorsSmoke_21191 Posts: 4,920 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Lower the temperature in the house or more specifically, the area where the whynter is located. It should not be running long enough to sweat the coil.

    A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.

  • Amos_UmwhatAmos_Umwhat Posts: 9,548 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Funny how one's mind assigns certain images to phrasing. When I hear "Desktop Humidor" I see a small humidor that holds maybe 20 cigars. Why on earth would I need electronic devices for that when a simple Boveda pack will do the trick for 6 months at a time? I guess some people have bigger desks than I imagine as well.

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  • RobearRobear Posts: 34 ✭✭

    @OutdoorsSmoke_21191 I don't know how to to reply to a message.
    This happen within 5 minutes of plugging it in. I was testing it to see what was the problem.
    As in where it was. It was in my living room. We don't turn on the a/c unless someone out there.
    But I got this unit so I don't have to worry about outside temperature.
    So I don't know

    On another note
    Anyone looking for a self humidifier
    electronic humidor hit me up

  • Amos_UmwhatAmos_Umwhat Posts: 9,548 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Boveda

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    Boveda

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  • d_bladesd_blades Posts: 4,404 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Big Bovedas with holders

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