Schecter30
ChestBeater
I don't have a humidifier for it yet so I put a water pillow and a small cup of water in it to season it. Should this work alright and how long should it take. I was told about 3 days or so but not sure.
If it is made with either Spanish Cedar or Mahogany it will be fine and we suggest wiping distilled water / solution onto it. If it is not one of those woods, you may want to reconsider keeping your cigars in there as other woods don't hold up to humidity as well and can mold easier.The instructions said not to wipe the wood with water/solution. But whatever works I guess as long as nothing gets warped. My hygro reads 80 right now so I'll just leave it for a few days to soak up and see from there.
What I did for my new humi as well as my roommates 2 humidors, was take a cloth and wipe down the inside with PG or solution, leave that closed for 24 hours without touching it and checking your RH. Add the cigars and humidifiing element and that should be fine, it was for mine =)
You're right, wiping a humi down with anything other than distilled water will only hurt it. PG goes in the humidifier, nowhere else.I have been told that this is a bad idea in the past. I have little experience with this method as I did not use it myself, but I was told that wiping down spanish cedar with PG will clog the pores within the wood over time.
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All you have to do is wipe it down (everythng cedar) fairly good with distilled water, leaving no puddles. Dampen a clean sponge with clean distilled water and leave it in the humi (unopened) on a piece of plastic (cigar bag works) for 24 hours. Go to it the same time the next day - check sponge and redampen if necessary. Leave another 24 hours unopened. You should then be able to put your cigars and hygrometer (preferably digital) in. Should stabilize in 1 - 2 weeks. :tu