Set the selection cigar humidor maintenance

Set the selection cigar humidor maintenance When choosing a humidifier, be sure to buy one that is slightly bigger than what you expect to need to execute or area quickly if the cigar or a fever that affects special box goes on sale in an unexpected way. The typical humidor will be around 100 loose cigars and usually cost somewhere between $ 50 - $ 100, depending on manufacturer and materials used. Humidors store thousands of cigars are readily available, but do not forget your Visa card, are very expensive, usually $ 1500 - $ 3000 range.Once to determine the capacity of the humidor is necessary, you can begin, select a model that appeals to you. From experience, most people know what they want in a humidifier, be it glass dome, a table design or simply Milan, where the exteal appearance of the sky is the limit. The humidors appearance should be to provide the room you live, but also with the person to.Setting heard a humidor is not as easy as filling the humidifier with water and pull in your cigars. Need a solution of propylene glycol and distilled water, mixed in proportion 50% / 50%. The proposal-glycol solution is simple, in most cigar shops. The application of this solution for the element of the new humidor just once to start, all others should be pure distilled water enrichment. You should prop-glycol/distilled-Wasser-Lösung if every few years. Do not use tap water. The minerals clog your element and the device useless. If the humidor is made of solid Spanish cedar, you can use a slightly damp cloth to moisten the inner surfaces, so that you have a great advantage for the preparation of the box for the cigar, the prisoners are eager to see and relax . If your area is lined, I do not recommend this method, which can damage the wood if it is thin. Look at the humidity inside the humidor. If not, a small saucer of distilled water at the bottom of the box and close the lid. Leave this until the humidity builds and 70% or more. Remove the saucer and watch the pegs hygrometer.Once, holding 70% and this reading for 2 days you can slowly begin to keep your cigars a watchful eye on the humidity. If you suspect a faulty hygrometer test. Place the hygrometer in a zip-lock type bag large enough to hold the meter and a small container of salt and water, the heavy salt. Heavy, so that there is a type of pasta. Close the bag and leave it for 6 hours. The humidity reading should be a perfect 75%. If not, then the authors Hygrometer steps on the ground and break your boat, or do not take it and beat smitharines with a weapon or melt in a fuace. The annoying thing on this earth is a faulty gauge. Doing the right thing and make sure that nobody will ever wind with this demonic barometer. A jouey by truck, maybe. The best hygrometers are digital models, as they are always correct, never calibration. $ 20 a wise investment for the future comfort of your precious puros.   Once your new humidor is fully loaded with cigars you should keep a watchful eye on your perfectly calibrated hygrometer. The first week of the month and also the new life humidors can be a time of thirst. The interior surfaces are all of them to absorb moisture from the item, which means that they need to be refilled more often in his childhood, because they are less mature and begins to suck the smell of his guests.Ed Brown owns and operates Tarheel Cigars Discount Cigar Store and can admin@tarheelcigars.com