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I AM USING THIS TO HUMIDIFY A LARGE CABINET TYPE HUMIDOR. IT IS A WELL MADE UNIT WITH EASY TO USE CONTROLS AND HAS HELPED ME TO SEASON THIS HUMIDOR AND KEEPS THE HUMIDITY EXACTLY WHERE YOU WANT IT. EASY TO SET UP AND VERY QUIET WHEN THE FANS ARE RUNNING. VERY HAPPY WITH THIS UNIT.

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the one i bought is 10-11% off the correct humidity. i don't have to use a "salt" test to calibrate as i checked it against a Fluke 971 humidity meter (i am an HVAC contractor). the fluke meter also jives with two other hygrometers. the Hydra only gives you a little adjustment to their so called factory calibration. in my case it isn't enough to get it back to a correct number. i am increasing the set point to account for the lack of calibration. this is a pricey fan unit that sits atop some cheap floral sponge material. the concept is cool. the goods are cheap.

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I have revised this review from a previous version.

I had initially given this unit 1 star, I have revised it up to 4 stars. I would have given it 5 stars, but the power plug for my unit arrived defective.

I was initially put off by the cheap construction and materials, as well as the kludgy method by which it is powered. The build quality is cheap, especially considering the price of this unit. It does not have the metal construction of the Moist-n-aire. The electronics are simple enough, so given the build quality and the simplicity of the device, I can't say that the price can be justified. Especially given that they call this their Commercial Series. The device is powered using a ribbon cable that is connected, on one end, to the box/unit, and on the other to an intermediate connector which allows for the standard DC plug to connect. Oddest power arrangement I have ever seen.

Given the build and design quality, I reserved my judgement until I had actually used it.

I plugged the unit in, and it fired up. Roughly 5 minutes later, it stopped working. As best as I could tell the DC power plug has stopped working, so I found another 12V 1ma DC power converter and plugged the unit in. It worked, and has worked ever since. I have a tall 2,000 cigar cabinet, and maxed out this unit does a really good job of sustaining 70% RH.

Before I fixed the unit, I ordered a Moist-n-Aire, but I am not rushing to replace this unit with the Moist-n-Aire just yet. I am going to see how it does in the longer run and keep the solid metal construction Moist-n-Aire as a backup.

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I have heard a lot of great things about the hydra lg. I already had a hydra sm in a 300 ct humidor and had no problems. The lg has been nothing but trouble though. I got it a month ago, for a 3,000 ct 16 cubit ft tower humidor, and it has not kept the humidity at all. The built in hygrometer is obviously wrong. It reads 75% rh when it is only 55% rh. I can't recalibrate it because the calibration knob is already turned all the way. So I can only make it read higher. Then today I checked the basin and it had mold in it. It really smelled. I have thousands of dollars worth of cigars and that could have been devastating. I contacted the manufacturer and they are sending me a new one. I don't know what I'm going to do in the mean time though. I can't not have a humidifier for a week. I am switching to humidity beads. They are very accurate and no mold. I hear you can even put them in the hydra in place of the foam. I might give this a try. In hind sight I wish I either paid more for a really nice electric humidifier like avello or just used beads in the first place.

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Bought this from OVERSTOCK WAREHOUSE through Amazon, the delivery was prompt but when I setup the unit and let run I found out that the hygrometer is off by %15 and the knob as mentioned in the previous review only lets you adjust it 5 to %6. I have already requested a return from the seller and that service is to be seen.

I DO NOT RECOMMEND THE UNIT, and one more thing, there is no customer service for the Hydra products.

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