Longtime lurker here, 1st-time poster, I love the CS forums, especially the porn! I'll have to post some of my own.
I ordered an Aristocrat Mini from Bob Staebell (a great guy!) and it arrived about two weeks ago. I opted for the Set & Forget system, and for about the last week it's been running and seasoning the interior. While initially going with the default setting of 65% rh, I've since raised it to 68%, because I've found that when the unit reads 65% and shuts down the fan on the humidifier, the rh quickly drops to 64%, and the unit doesn't come back on until the monitor reads 63%.
I also went to 68% because when the heat is off in my apartment, the rh drops at the top and the bottom of the cabinet, according to the two calibrated hygros I placed there.
When I turn the heat on, the rh tends to spike on the bottom of the cabinet, sometimes by as much as 5-6%. (I set the temperature on my central heating thermostat to just under 70 degrees.)
In my 52qt coolidor, I use a half-pound of 65% Heartfelt beads and the rh stays pegged at a constant rh (usually a bit more than 65%, possibly due to adding a little too much water). Since I've read more than a few posts here that many of you guys use beads with the Set & Forget system, I've decided to do so as well.
Before I put in my order with Viper, though, I wanted to ask anybody who has the Mini and uses beads along with the Set & Forget a couple of things, namely 1) how much? (1/2 pound, a pound?), 2) in tubes or mesh bags (most of the pics I see seem to be the mesh bags), and 3) Should I split the quantity evenly, i.e., one bag on top, one in the middle, and one on the bottom?
Any other tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much.
Adam "Agar066"
I ordered an Aristocrat Mini from Bob Staebell (a great guy!) and it arrived about two weeks ago. I opted for the Set & Forget system, and for about the last week it's been running and seasoning the interior. While initially going with the default setting of 65% rh, I've since raised it to 68%, because I've found that when the unit reads 65% and shuts down the fan on the humidifier, the rh quickly drops to 64%, and the unit doesn't come back on until the monitor reads 63%.
I also went to 68% because when the heat is off in my apartment, the rh drops at the top and the bottom of the cabinet, according to the two calibrated hygros I placed there.
When I turn the heat on, the rh tends to spike on the bottom of the cabinet, sometimes by as much as 5-6%. (I set the temperature on my central heating thermostat to just under 70 degrees.)
In my 52qt coolidor, I use a half-pound of 65% Heartfelt beads and the rh stays pegged at a constant rh (usually a bit more than 65%, possibly due to adding a little too much water). Since I've read more than a few posts here that many of you guys use beads with the Set & Forget system, I've decided to do so as well.
Before I put in my order with Viper, though, I wanted to ask anybody who has the Mini and uses beads along with the Set & Forget a couple of things, namely 1) how much? (1/2 pound, a pound?), 2) in tubes or mesh bags (most of the pics I see seem to be the mesh bags), and 3) Should I split the quantity evenly, i.e., one bag on top, one in the middle, and one on the bottom?
Any other tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much.
Adam "Agar066"
and yes let us see some porn when you get your stash in there.