Analog Hygrometer 2.25" by Western Humidors
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Analog Hygrometer 2.25" by Western Humidors
Customer Review: It's simple and it does the job
Summary: 5 Stars
It's simple. It looks nice. It will never need batteries.
This is a truly lovely hygrometer. I have no complaints.
You should calibrate it, either with a readymade calibration kit or a little bit of damp salt in a small container in a ziplock bag. (I read about that method on the internet, but I used a readymade kit. I have no way of knowing whether one is superior to the other. Theoretically they should give identical results.) (Calibrating it requires a screwdriver. Or possibly the edge of a dime would work.)
In this era of battery operated products that go obsolete or break within six months, here's a device that has no reason to stop doing its job, ever. Kinda freaks me out a little, but in a nice way. Recommended.
Customer Review: Inexpensive & Accurate Little Hygrometer
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't smake cigars, but I purchased five of these a couple of months ago to get a better idea of the humidity levels in our home prior to installing some rather expensive wood flooring. All read fairly similarly when I received them, but I did a salt calibration anyway (used a small bowl of moist salt in a freezer baggie to get them set at 75%) and they have been working great!
I keep two upstairs, two downstairs and one in the basement and they have been extremely useful for keeping our humidifiers set properly to maintain about 40-45% humidity so far this winter. The piano stays in tune and we haven't had to invest in gallons of skin moisturizer this year. Couldn't be happier, especially since they're so inexpensive and easy to keep in calibration.
Customer Review: Not as accurate at low humidity
Summary: 5 Stars
This thing is very inexpensive, looks good, and does the job well enough, but not very accurate on low humidity. I bought 3 of them and put them all in a 75.5% calibration bag for a couple days. I calibrated them, left them in the bag another day to confirm they were all reading 75.5, then took them out and left them next to each other in my living room. Two days later, they ranged from 33% to 40%. Accurate enough for what I'm looking for, but not very accurate. I'm sure they are very accurate for humidors since you are supposed to keep those at 70%. And maybe they have calibration bags that are down in the 40% range, I didn't look. But it seems clear that they will only be accurate near the range you calibrate it to.Customer Review: So much for so little money
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't smoke. I ordered two of these hygrometers, targeted at cigar smokers, to monitor the humidity in two levels of my house,after the installtion of a humidifier in my forced air heating system.
These hygrometers are small and analog, no eletronic fuss to be dealt with, which was what I was looking for.
For those who want very accurate results, I'd suggest calibrating the instrument, which would involve placing them at a locale with a known humidity value and adjusting alittle screm in the back. In my case, I was satisfied with the "out of the box" results, for they varied about one percent from each other...good enough for my intended use.
For the price, there is no better deal out there.
Customer Review: Accurate, Cheap, and looks great.
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought it originally to test humidity differences between the basement, attic, and living floor of my house. Helped diagnose the excess humidity levels in the attic, and the lack of humidity in the living floor that caused serious static shocks.
It can help with so many other things as well. It's great for woodworking, it insures that your area is at optimum humidy levels when applying varnishes or paints. Helped tremendously when I refinished my hard wood floor. Great for guitar cases. Also comes with magnet on its backside so you can stick it anywhere.
Best $7 I ever spent! Was calibrated at only 2% difference!