Just incredible. I maintain the cigar humidor at a private club I belong to (not very exclusive, they let me in). It's one of those tall, 3 tray, glass on all sides display humis. I had been using a combination of 5 gel and bead jars, 2 large, 3 small. It had been a real problem keeping the humidity up. Recently, I decided to try Xikar's humidification system. I got the larger unit, rated for 250 cigars, a lot more than the humi can hold. When I opened the humidifier up, it had about a teaspoon (if that much) of what looked like the beads in some other systems. Also got a bottle of the Xikar PG solution; according to the bottle, this is not the standard 50\50 PG distilled water mixture and Xikar advisess not to use a 50\50. Instructions said to add the PG solution to fill to top of the screen and let sit about 30 minutes. Voila, about 30 minutes later, the teaspoon of beads and solution had changed into a near solid mass of what looked exactly like the jars of gel I've used with much success for years.
Took it down to them club, installed it in the top of the humidor, recharged the 5 jars of beads and gel in the bottom, removed the trays, sprayed them with distilled water, wiped them down and put them back. When I checked it the next day, humidity was up to about 65%, a good 20% higher than had been registering previously. Now, 2 weeks later, the humidity is showing about 72% on the hygrometer that came with the humidor and about 68% on another one that I keep there. It still doesn't need to be recharged. Xikar says to use only the PG solution, not distilled water or 50\50. At $10 for the larger bottle, it seems kind of expensive, but depending on how long it lasts, it may be worth the cost.
Has anyone else used this system, and what were your results and experience?
Took it down to them club, installed it in the top of the humidor, recharged the 5 jars of beads and gel in the bottom, removed the trays, sprayed them with distilled water, wiped them down and put them back. When I checked it the next day, humidity was up to about 65%, a good 20% higher than had been registering previously. Now, 2 weeks later, the humidity is showing about 72% on the hygrometer that came with the humidor and about 68% on another one that I keep there. It still doesn't need to be recharged. Xikar says to use only the PG solution, not distilled water or 50\50. At $10 for the larger bottle, it seems kind of expensive, but depending on how long it lasts, it may be worth the cost.
Has anyone else used this system, and what were your results and experience?
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