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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Best XIKAR Digital Round Cigar Hygrometer 832XI Deals

XIKAR Digital Round Cigar Hygrometer 832XI
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
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Anyone who invests money in cigars should also invest in a digital hygrometer. The Xikar Adjustable Digital Cigar Hygrometer costs a few dollars more than the standard analog models but its accuracy can't be beat. Without going into an extremely long, drawn out review I would like to make a couple of points that might save the would be purchaser some anxiety.

Like most, when I received the Xikar Hygrometer I wanted to get it calibrated and in my humidor as quickly as possible. Per the instructions I first set up my hygrometer at a perfect 75% relative humidity using the Salt Calibration Method. Unfortunately, as one of the other reviewers mention, once I placed the hygrometer in my humidor the relative humidity reading fell below 60%. After a few more tries my first inclination was to fault the digital hygrometer, chalk up the experience as a bust and return the hygrometer to the seller.

Before doing so, I recalibrated the hygrometer one more time using the salt calibration method. This time I threw a couple analog hygrometers in the bag. Once I obtained my 75% reading on the digital hygrometer I also recalibrated the analog models. Once again I placed the digital hygrometer in the humidor (along with the analog) and after a few hours checked my humidor only to find that the relative humidity had plummeted not only on the digital but also on the analog hygrometers.

After a conversation with my local tobacconist and some time spent googling I realized that it was probably not the digital hygrometer that was at fault but my humidor. So here's my point. The product instructions, however scant, leave out an important point that I'll emphasize here. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR HUMIDOR HAS BEEN PROPERLY SET UP (OR SEASONED) BEFORE USING THE DIGITAL HYGROMETER. THIS MEANS YOU HAVE TAKEN THE PROPER STEPS TO ENSURE THAT THE LEVEL OF HUMIDITY IS PROPER AND STABLE AND THAT THE HUMIDOR HAS A GOOD SEAL. A moment spent googling this topic will save you hours (or days) of frustration.

Once you've done so you'll find (as I did) that the Xikar Digital Hygrometer is a great addition to your humidor, is accurate, and will help you maintain your investment in an optimal environment.

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Pros:

This XIKAR Digital Round Cigar Hygrometer 832XI Looks sleek and is a small round shape. It attaches from humidor to the Hygrometer using a magnet! Much better than using Velcro.

Cons: Calibration does not work properly. After doing the simple salt calibration test and following all directions that came with my XIKAR Digital Round Cigar Hygrometer 832XI it was still misreading by 5%. My analog hygrometer was reading the correct humidity but the XIKAR was not. Disappointing but I guess I was that 1 out of 100 who received a defective product. Hopefully the new one I ordered will work properly.

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The newest model does not allow calibration. Xikar guarantees it to be within +-2%. I did the salt test, and it read smack dab on the money at 75%. Sweet.

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I got this hygrometer as a replacement for the analog hygrometer that came with my humidor. I also bought a calibration kit with the hygrometer and I highly recommend doing the same. Calibration of the unit couldn't be simpler; put it in the calibration bag overnight with the display visible through the clear side of the bag. I then simply hit the "calibrate" button on the front of the unit while it was still in the bag and that was it. I've checked it's accuracy three or four times over the past couple of months and it's always been right on the money. The same applies to the thermometer. The unit is solidly built and well packaged. It has a magnetic back and comes with a metallic attachment plate with adhesive on the back. It fit perfectly into the hole that my old analog hygrometer was located in so it looks like it came from the factory that way. Couldn't be happier.

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The Digital Round Cigar Hygrometer 832XI looks great. If it only would calibrate. I used the salt method, and tried to calibrate a least a few dozen times. Left it in my humidor for a while then tried later. Still no luck.

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Monday, November 17, 2014

Cheap Aromatherapy Oil Diffuser By Canary Products

Aromatherapy Oil Diffuser By Canary Products
Customer Ratings: 3.5 stars
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I was very excited to use our new diffuser as we already had an assortment of essential oils.. the first day it worked like it was suppposed to, filling the house with wonderful aromas of citrus and herbs, it was very nice! Then it suddenly stopped working. I cleaned it out with alcohol and added fresh water and a few drops of oil again..it worked perfectly....then it stopped after a few minutes. Repeated this process a few more times and finally gave up. Find a different diffuser, this one is junk!

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was a little smaller than I expected, but I love it! I use it in my home all time! I got 2 for my house

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This diffuser is not working as described. The material is NOT a sturdy plastic and I found that the color changing light is already giving me problems. I would NOT recommend it. I am using my old method that works the best. Don't waste your money.

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Love this little unit. Would love to see it come just a little bit bigger. It definitely out performs our old standard humidifier.

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Thursday, October 2, 2014

Best Vicks Waterless Vaporizer Deals

Vicks Waterless Vaporizer
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
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When I was still living in New York, my local pharmacist saw me purchasing this product and asked me if it worked. I explained that it was actually my third purchase. I had accidentally left my other two back in Texas and my son had caught a cold. After hearing my spiel about how it worked, the pharmacist dashed off to set one aside for her kids.

The Vicks Waterless Vaporizer is literally a plug-and-use product. Simply insert a scent pad, plug in the power cord, and choose your intensity setting. It goes from "off" to "III", with the latter being the most intense release of scent. No mess or fuss. At night, it doubles as a pleasant, low level, green nightlight.

The only complaint you may have is that, similar to the rub-on version of Vicks, it can burn the eyes if it is a little too close to someone's face. Otherwise, it clears your nose like magic and lives up to the Vicks reputation.

Oh yeah, I've since added a fourth one to my anti-cold/flu arsenal. My mom seems to be claiming a couple.

[I've also written a review on the Scent Pads for this product.]

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When you are miserable with a cold and congestion you will do anything to find a little relief. In what seems like a forgotten remedy was using Vicks Vapor Rub on your chest as a means to open up your bronchial passages and sinuses. The problem was that a big helping of Vicks Rub was messy, it could stain sheets, and wore off through-out the night. Now we have the Vicks Waterless Vaporizer..... to see how it works check out the video portion of the room.

Notes -

The most important fact, is that it really seems to work. After each night I felt about 20-25% than the day before. Each morning I spent less time coughing, sneezing, an clearing my throat.

Use the Vicks Waterless Vaporizer Scent Pads (6 Pads) which is are not cheap, but not overly expensive

Provides 8 hours of aroma/vapor per insert I have used the pad for up to 16 hours, although you do see a drop-off on the second night

Glows green when in use

Three settings dependent on the size of the room.

On the highest setting the aroma/vapor will easily fill up a 400 sq. ft. room

Provides relief without the use of medicines

It can be over-powering, almost smothering if you have a dislike for menthol.

Final Verdict When I am sick the Vicks Waterless Vaporizer is now a part of permeant night time routine. While it may not be for everyone I certainly would not hesitate recommending this to help someone ease the symptoms of a night time cold.

5 Stars

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I purchashed this when my daugther was less than a year old and wasn't sure at the time if it helped but this cold and flue season I pulled it out again and use it in combination with a cold air humidifier in my kids' rooms and the combination seems to work pretty well. I've also cheated by using my own bottle of eucalyptus oil on the little pads rather than buying new refill pads. With small kids, the eucalyptus is strong enough and so it works great. I can smell the vapors all the way dowstairs so I know it's permeating their rooms well. My three-year old daughter loves it so much that I'm having to buy her one for her room since I've had move it into her baby brother's room.

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This is big! This is the model that sits on a table, not the one that plugs directly into the wall outlet. I just got it in the mail today and I am surprised at how big it is. It is 5 inches by 5 inches, easily. It comes with these little medicated pads that feel dry but that give off this very strong scent if you turn the machine on high. I did, and I had to turn it down, because I found the smell too overpowering. I tested it this way because several people said they had a hard time smelling the scent. They must have had a bad cold at the time because I had no problem at all.

Also, even though they tell you not to, you can use the pads that come with it again and again instead of buying expensive replacement pads, just refresh them with a few drops of essential oil. I bought a bottle of pure menthol and eucalyptus essential oil blend (with nothing else added)for this reason. And because I do not care very much for the smell of the pads that came with the machine (it is a slightly different blend), I put a couple of drops of the menthol eucalyptus blend right on the pad that is in the machine now.It is strong enough that I can smell it even in the next room.

As you can use any essential oils you want for different scents, in these machines, I also bought some empty pads from the vapor-eze website, as it is cheaper than anyplace else I have seen. These too can be used again and again. This way I can switch pads and switch scents (the smell of the oil stays in the pads so you should only use a pad for one oil or oil blend). You are not supposed to touch any essential oils but you only dab a few drops on a pad and you never touch the oil at all, so it is no problem.

This is a nice, cheap, aromatherapy machine. You do not have to use the pads that come with it and you do not have to buy expensive replacement pads. I am only sorry I did not buy it sooner as I have been struggling with walking pneumonia for nearly a month and am almost over it now. The machine could have helped a lot. By me, it is not sold in any brick and mortar store, so I finally took a chance and bought it sight unseen online. I am glad I did.

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I love the fact that it doesn't take much space, it definitely helped my baby to feel better when he had a cold, and you can take it anywhere!

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Friday, November 22, 2013

Review of Honeywell 50028044-001 Replacement Inline Filter for TrueSteam

Honeywell 50028044-001 Replacement Inline Filter for TrueSteam Humidifiers
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
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Don't pay a technician to change your inline water filter.

This filter installs easily and quickly. No tools are necessary. Just turn the water off where the humidifier's water line tapped into your water pipe, then remove the tube endings from the old filter, insert them into the new, and turn the water back on. It may take you longer to read the directions that come with the filter than to install the filter, and the directions are themselves straightforward and simple.

Replace the filter each heating season to help prevent sediment buildup.

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I replaced my existing Honeywell TruSteam in line Filter after 1 year with this new one. The installation was extremely simple and the old filter had filtered the scale and sediment from the water suppy for a whole year with only a 1/4 inch of sediment in the humidifier when it was cleaned. I highly recommend this filter.

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Filter was just what was needed for Humidifier... worked so well I bought a replacement in anticipation of the next season!

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This is a polyphosphate cartridge. Practically, it cannot "filter" the scale-causing minerals from the water, as there is far too much volume of minerals to hold in the tiny cartridge. Instead, the cartridge releases a small amount of polyphosphates into the water. Those chemicals inhibit the formation of the scale -in simple terms, they keep the minerals suspended in the water and inhibit them from forming the white deposits. Of course, the minerals have to go somewhere, and they can't stay suspended indefinitely as they won't evaporate as steam. Some of the mineral material inevitably forms scale, while the rest is flushed out of the humidifier tank in the flush cycle (which is frequently problematic on the troublesome TrueSteam humidifiers). So the polyphosphates released by this cartridge help to inhibit scale by keeping the minerals suspended until they get flushed.

Now that you understand how it works, you can go get a standard 1/4" quick-connect, in-line polyphosphate scale-inhibiting filter that's twice the size for half the price. Either way, you can only expect it to last about 6 months. The polyphosphates used in these filters are "food grade" and considered acceptable for whole-house use, including drinking water (although there's no benefit for drinking). Polyphosphates are sometimes used in lieu of water softeners.

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We have very hard water, at least according to the test kit from Honeywell. It destroyed my first humidifier packed with minerals. Fortunately, the warranty covered the equipment and I was only out labor. But didn't want to chance this again (as the humidifier is wonderful). So a filter seemed necessary and this one was recommended. Upon shaking it, it seems as if it is filled with some type of grain I kinda wondered if it wasn't salt to soften the water. In any event, it installed very easily (just cut the water line and inserted an end into each side of filter note that it does have a flow direction). I won't really know how well it worked until the next cleaning. As well a little pricey.

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Reviews of Kaito KA248 Portable Home Room Car Air Humidifier

Kaito KA248 Portable Home Room Car Air Humidifier
Customer Ratings: 2.5 stars
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I got the humidifier promptly, no complaints there. It worked fine for about a day taking into consideration the automatic cut-off after two hours. The second day it worked for just a few seconds at a time intermittently but finally stopped working altogether. I was using it in the car so I took it inside and connected it to the AC; it did the same thing. In the car the water had a tendency to condense on the surfaces around the unit a little, it wasn't enough to be a problem.

The AC adapter looks just like the adapter you would get with an iPhone. There was an included USB cable that you would plug into the adapter and the other end of the cable connected to the unit. You could also use the cable to connect the unit to a computer USB port.

The reason I got the unit is to keep the humidity up a little in the car as it got cooler and drier outdoors. I got the unit in the fall before it got cold out. It probably wouldn't have worked well for that anyway since as the air got cooler it would have been more difficult to get the mist evaporated into the cold air, but that's just a guess since I didn't have a chance to test it.

It's a shame it didn't work because it's a clever idea, something about it just didn't work out. Maybe it was just a defective unit.

I had to pay for return postage so I'm not going to try a replacement; I don't want to have to pay for return shipping again.

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The service from Amazon was great, however the product wasn't.

My husband has been looking for something like this for years and when he found it , was so excited. However this great idea doesn't work. When it did put out any moisture the vapor was so weak & little that you could barely see it let alone be any good.

I have returned it.

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NO PROBLEM WITH ORDERING/DELIVERY THIS PRODUCT; HOWEVER THE USB CABLE WAS NOT ENCLOSED AND THE ONLY REASON I BOUGHT THIS WAS FOR MY FRONT DESK OFFICE AT WORK SO I COULD PLUG IT INTO MY COMPUTER USB PORT! THE HUMIDIFIER WORKED FOR A COUPLE MINUTES, WITH THE AC ADAPTER, AND NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. I WILL NOT BOTHER TO RETURN SINCE THERE IS A RETURN FEE AND I DON'T WANT A REPLACEMENT AS IT APPEARS THIS PRODUCT HAS A HISTORY OF NOT WORKING!

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I purchased for a gift. I beleieve t will meet my expectations for use in the car. Have not had much opportunity to use it.

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