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Post by 1150lefty on Jul 18, 2011 17:34:23 GMT -5
Looking for a GOOD instrument to monitor and humidify my instruments that doesn't cost more than the instruments themselves. I need something better than a mildewed sponge for this dry climate. I think the best I've had in the "studio" was 8% R.H. when I sneezed! One of my electrics is even getting cracks in the paint.
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Post by cynical1 on Jul 18, 2011 20:45:15 GMT -5
Wander on over to any cigar humidor site and they'll give you links on hygrometers in the $40.00-75.00 range.
They won't do anything aside from relay what the relative humidity is, but once you get over $40.00 they tend to be very accurate.
As far as a humidifier...well, this is an item that has a direct correlation to what you spend is what you get... Cheap is cheap.
A decent whole house humidifier runs in the $85.00 to $200.00 range depending on how many square feet you're trying to cover. Any less then that and you may as well go really cheap and pray.
There are units that tie directly into your central air\furnace that effectively cover the whole house. They run from around $150.00 on up. Since they tie into your HVAC and plumbing, unless you know what you're doing, they generally require professional installation...which jacks the price accordingly.
The closest I ever came to an excessively dry climate was when we lived in Colorado. The place we rented did have a whole house unit that came tied into the furnace. I was only there about a year and a half, but the basses made it out fine and it did make the furnace more effective.
Hope this helps.
Happy Trails
Cynical One
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Post by asmith on Jul 19, 2011 3:55:39 GMT -5
I used to work in a beer & spirits shop that sold Cuban cigars. We kept them in, essentially, a hand-made clothes changing cubicle with a shower-door as the display front (I kid you not), to keep the moisture in. I'm not sure where the owner bought the humidifier from, but it did the job well enough.
I doubt it was to-the-degree-accurate, but when he decided not to do cigars any more in the shop, it was some goood smokin', so it worked.
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Post by 1150lefty on Jul 19, 2011 9:21:18 GMT -5
Ok, I figured on going to a smoke shop to check out humidors and maybe get on of those little fogger humidifiers. I can't find any guitar-related instruments that are rated well. I have A/C in the house and it will run longer to suck the moisture out $$$$, so I am only going to use it in one room. Maybe once I clean the junk out of the closet in the spare bedroom, I can dedicate that to being a humidor.
It's been over 8 years since I quit cigarettes, but I never really had much of an appreciation for ceegars.
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Post by irwired on Jul 19, 2011 11:15:27 GMT -5
I live in Phoenix as well and have not always been as diligent as I should be with humidity. I have a piano, as well as my guitars, so a whole house humidifier works well for me. I picked one up at Sears a couple of years ago. It is the evaporative kind. I chose this style because it does not put the fine dust in the air that attacks electronics. It also has a humidistat so I can regulate the level of humidity. The added humidity doesn't seem to have much of an effect on the AC cost.  Cheers Wirey |
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