If you sealed the drain hole on your wineador, did you do it out of necessity to maintain RH?
Or did you do it before you ever took a RH reading?
I purchased a vinotemp 16 bottle cooler off CL for $30 about 2 weeks ago. I cleaned it out with warm water and mild soap, let it sit for a day off and open. Then turned it on an added about 1.5-2 lbs of ultra pearls kittly litter and a small bowl of distilled water with a paper towel sticking out of it. After 3-4 days my cooler was holding solid at 66*, 65% humidity. So I removed the water and it seemed to stabilize at about 63%. It's been holding steady at 63% without any cedar or cigars for about a week. All I have inside there is a digital hygro and the KL, plus two small wood shelves. For some reason the wine cooler came with wooden shelves. I don't know what they are, but they aren't cedar. I don't know if the shelves are helping maintain the RH or not.
Anyway, I just realized that I forgot to plug the drain hole.
It appears that I won't need to. I mean... when I fill it with cigars and cedar, it will only become more stable, right?
Perhaps it will be different in the winter when the humidity isn't so naturally high. I think it's around 90% outside today, lol.
Just wondering how many of you have the holes plugged.
Or did you do it before you ever took a RH reading?
I purchased a vinotemp 16 bottle cooler off CL for $30 about 2 weeks ago. I cleaned it out with warm water and mild soap, let it sit for a day off and open. Then turned it on an added about 1.5-2 lbs of ultra pearls kittly litter and a small bowl of distilled water with a paper towel sticking out of it. After 3-4 days my cooler was holding solid at 66*, 65% humidity. So I removed the water and it seemed to stabilize at about 63%. It's been holding steady at 63% without any cedar or cigars for about a week. All I have inside there is a digital hygro and the KL, plus two small wood shelves. For some reason the wine cooler came with wooden shelves. I don't know what they are, but they aren't cedar. I don't know if the shelves are helping maintain the RH or not.
Anyway, I just realized that I forgot to plug the drain hole.
It appears that I won't need to. I mean... when I fill it with cigars and cedar, it will only become more stable, right?
Perhaps it will be different in the winter when the humidity isn't so naturally high. I think it's around 90% outside today, lol.
Just wondering how many of you have the holes plugged.
