I have have several thermo electric humidors these are my go to setups: 1. Throw away the water dish. 2. Do not season the trays. This is not a wooden humidor, the shelves only make up 1/4 of the total volume. Trust me DO NO SEASON. Cigar prop talks about this in detail for more info. 3. Use 1-2 65% 60g boveda. This may change depending on your climate but 2 is more than enough in Cali. They last me about a year or so. 4. Fill the humidor adequately don’t just throw 3-4 cigars in a 100 count humidor. And don’t Jam Pack as it will restrict air flow. 5. Use a good digital hygrometer preferably wireless so you don’t have to open the unit to check temp and humidity. Note: when you buy cigars either online or brick and mortar they usually come humidified at around 70% sometimes more. Anytime you put new cigars in you will have a humidity spikes. Let them rest and let the humidity regulate. Of you don’t do this you will chase your tail trying to get the humidity to where you want it. 65% for me is perfect for my pallet. Even then I still dry box. Hope this helps!
Tbh they’re all the same less the ones with internal humidification systems. Need one, New-air, whynter, audew, Iv even had converted wine coolers all work great. Sometimes the temp controllers go bad on them or some don’t cool as effectively. But It’s hit or miss with brand selection. thermo electrics just aren’t strong enought to be left outdoors or in unconditioned spaces, so I keep all my humidors in conditioned spaces.
I would think of these as a coolidor with the ability to regulate the temperature. and only use Boveda packs. That plastic will collect mold if the humidity gets too high.
I keep mine in the house 74 to78 degrees F. I'm very disappointed with its ability to cool and lack of space for churchills. I should have done more research but I was under the gun for Amazon days. I like the lite. I keep a digital meter near the window and can check humidity and temperature on top rack. Temperature and humidity can differ from top and bottom shelves. I have it filled to 50% capacity
We complain about the light because once you fill it with cigars the top tray you cannot see through to the bottom shelves. Also I'm using boveda 69% but once I turn the cooler on the humidity drops around 5% - 7%. It's driving me mad lol.
I recently purchased the Kingchii humidor, but I'm facing issues with maintaining the correct humidity. Despite seasoning it for five days, the humidity remains consistently above 80%, even when using Boveda 65% packs. Additionally, I'm unsure whether I should seal the drain hole at the bottom of the humidor. Another concern is the water condensation I notice coming from the cooler. I live in a place with hot temperatures. How can I address these problems?
You definitely should not have that drain hole plugged. That speeds up condensation build up with no place for it to go. Did you wipe down your cedar trays with distilled water or 50/50? Because if you did it takes a long time to bring that humidity back to Earth. But for sure make sure that that hole in the back is clear. Pause! Lol
Just picked one up and the first thing I noticed was that I can hear what seems like a high pitched fan running sound. Do you have the same and feel that's normal? Worried I may have a defective unit. Previously used a whynter unit which was whisper quiet.
Been searching informations about this too.. and from what i got from bunch of cigar enthusiast website. The safe temp is around 18-20C. And 65-68 humidity.
@@benl3rdin a thermo electric setup you want to back off of the temperature and humidity a little bit because you have a really self-contained unit. 70 acts a lot like 71-72 in a thermal electric humidor. You want to go about 68 to 69%
Where do you want to keep your sticks at consistently? Because once you put your sticks in there it's going to drop them about 5%. So if you want your cigars at 68 to 69% then you should go ahead and put them in now
