Humidor temperature above ambient

[Cigary43]

The beauty of KL is that it's so cheap and works just as well as anything out there..probably even better. Putting the KL in dry will give you an accurate reading in as little as a few hours but waiting for a day is a good idea. You can be creative as you want as far as how you put it in your humidor....I've gone the quick and easy route...small one inch by 3 inch tupperware container...fill it up and place it in the corner where I keep a mesh screen over it so it won't spill out. Rarely do I ever have to add DW except for the first time to regulate it to the RH I want. Usually, 1 to 2 spritzes will bring a 60% humidor up to 65% and that's what I keep mine at. A pound of the KL will only set you back $17 and it will last me probably around 10 years...not a bad deal!

[forty_caliber]

Found a 38 bottle Frigidaire Wine Cooler on Craigslist today. Turns out it was listed by a neighbor only 3 blocks from my house and set me back $150. Temperature problems will soon be a thing of the past.

forty

[mirage]

Hi all,
I have a large humidor 300-500count Havana foot locker, probably about 80% full, we have just gone into summer here in Australia and inside the humi is about 83f, I have placed the whole humi inside a cupboard where it is only slightly cooler.
How can I lower the temp?
I have no ac, the humi is not near any windows etc. RH is around 66% at the moment.
Where I am located we can have days of 30c or 86f and above, even in the high 30s 100f for days on end.
I'm concerned about mould and anything else.
I am currently using the humidifiers that came with the humidor, it has been suggested I move over to Boveda humi packets which I have a box en route, but what about the temp?
It has also been suggested I upgrade to a wineador.
Any thing I can do in the near term?
Thanks
Tom

[mirage]

Hi all,
I have a large humidor 300-500count Havana foot locker, probably about 80% full, we have just gone into summer here in Australia and inside the humi is about 83f, I have placed the whole humi inside a cupboard where it is only slightly cooler.
How can I lower the temp?
I have no ac, the humi is not near any windows etc. RH is around 66% at the moment.
Where I am located we can have days of 30c or 86f and above, even in the high 30s 100f for days on end.
I'm concerned about mould and anything else.
I am currently using the humidifiers that came with the humidor, it has been suggested I move over to Boveda humi packets which I have a box en route, but what about the temp?
It has also been suggested I upgrade to a wineador.
Any thing I can do in the near term?
Thanks
Tom

PS Hope this is posted in the right place.

[mdwest]

Without AC in the house.. I am definitely going to recommend the wineador route.. or anything else that has the ability to cool your stash for you..

bovedas should help you with keeping your RH stable..

but you absolutely need to do something about the heat..

[mirage]

but you absolutely need to do something about the heat..

That's why I posted.

[classic]

i have a small humidor oF around 15 cigars, but want to upgrade to a 50 or 100 one... i know in the summer there is temperatures up to the 100s so for sure there will be a heating problem... would a wineador be good enough with these high outer temperatures?

[mdwest]

is the temp inside, where you want to place the wineador in the 100's?

I would look for a cool, dark place (inside a closet? or a basement? etc..)..

Otherwise, I am not sure a thermoelectic wineador could keep up...

It would certainly reduce the temp... but I dont know that even if it was running 24 hours a day that you could actually get the internal temperature down to 65 if your external temp is in excess of 100..