Humidity problem/question

[TNBielefelder]

i have had two successful hatches with my 1588. After thiis last hatch I cleaned it dried out and set it back up and have let it run. I have not put any water in the tray and it has been reading 68-70 for humidity normally I have to fill my first tray to get it around 45 so why would it read that high without water?

 

[AmyLynn2374]

i have had two successful hatches with my 1588. After thiis last hatch I cleaned it dried out and set it back up and have let it run. I have not put any water in the tray and it has been reading 68-70 for humidity normally I have to fill my first tray to get it around 45 so why would it read that high without water?

The first thing I would do is get a second hygrometer, salt test it for accuracy and compare it to the incubator's hygrometer. The hygrometer could have gotten thrown off.
Seasonal changes/weather changes cause drastically affect the humidity in the bator as well. If you are having an extremely wet season and lots of ambient humidity, that can affect the reletive humidity inside the bator. During fall and summer I can run dry and my incubator will stay above 30% with no water. During the winter when we are running the pellet stove and the air is much drier it's only 16% ish if I don't add a sponge and spring dry it's about 25%. So that needs to be taken into consideration too. But I would check the hygrometer first as there's a good chance it's gotten thrown off.

 

[capt Howdy ccg]

How do you go about salt testing

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Here is one link. It actually has an "easier way" to calibrate, but most people use the salt method. http://www.cigarsinternational.com/cigar-101/article/29/salt-test

 

[TNBielefelder]

Th

The first thing I would do is get a second hygrometer, salt test it for accuracy and compare it to the incubator's hygrometer. The hygrometer could have gotten thrown off.  
Seasonal changes/weather changes cause drastically affect the humidity in the bator as well. If you are having an extremely wet season and lots of ambient humidity, that can affect the reletive humidity inside the bator. During fall and summer I can run dry and my incubator will stay above 30% with no water. During the winter when we are running the pellet stove and the air is much drier it's only 16% ish if I don't add a sponge and spring dry it's about 25%. So that needs to be taken into consideration too.  But I would check the hygrometer first as there's a good chance it's gotten thrown off.

thanks so much for the info I would not call it a wet season but we have been having some rain and thurderstorms. Will check about getting a hygrometer.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Th
thanks so much for the info I would not call it a wet season but we have been having some rain and thurderstorms. Will check about getting a hygrometer.

Good luck!!

 

[TNBielefelder]

Good luck!!

Thank you

 

[capt Howdy ccg]

Here is one link. It actually has an "easier way" to calibrate, but most people use the salt method.  http://www.cigarsinternational.com/cigar-101/article/29/salt-test

thanks for the help

 

[AmyLynn2374]

You're welcome.