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Accessory Discussion / Reviews>This Is Why My Wineador Leaked
big_jaygee 10:21 AM 01-06-2014
i asked if i should plug it in now and this was Scott's response:

Originally Posted by shilala:
Welp, if you plug her in empty, the RH will just fluctuate up and down wildly, and you'll make some condensate.
My suggestion would be to fill it back up, then leave it be a little bit more.
70 degrees is awesome for storing your cigars. If you want it a bit lower, You want to fire up that machine and keep it at it's highest setting, bringing it down a little bit a week.
It's gonna go crazy each time you bring it down, but it'll stabilize.

Now, here's a thing.
These thermoelectric coolers are only meant to bring down the inside temp 10-15 degrees below ambient.
If it's 85 in the house and it's set at 65, it'll run itself constantly and dump water all over your floor.
10-12 degrees below ambient is more realistic, in my experience.
So keep that in mind and make adjustments to your set-point as necessary come summer.
so i guess i will fill it up and see what happens. will give and update later this evening and see where the numbers are at.
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shilala 10:32 AM 01-06-2014
Ya know, Jason, if you can sit stuff out where it'll chill before you put it in, it'll save a bunch of messing around.
I think you posted that it's like 59* out?
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big_jaygee 10:41 AM 01-06-2014
75* in the house and 34* outside
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shilala 10:44 AM 01-06-2014
If you chill the sticks, it'll cause condensate to form on them when you put them in the winador.
Bad idea on my part.
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big_jaygee 11:07 PM 01-06-2014
ok i filled the wineador last night and the RH dropped to 31% but it has since been on the rise. it is currently 58% with a temp of 72*

ambient is 34% RH and 75*

lets see what happens with another day.
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kelmac07 07:36 AM 01-07-2014
Good to hear Jason. So, did you ever find ouy where the leak/condensation was coming from?
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big_jaygee 07:45 AM 01-07-2014
Originally Posted by kelmac07:
Good to hear Jason. So, did you ever find ouy where the leak/condensation was coming from?
if i had to guess Mac i would say the level was off, and caused a gap on the seal. it has been pretty steady so i think i got the problem fixed. i had to level the stand to the floor, then the wineador to the stand and right now everything is level with each other.
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shilala 08:16 AM 01-07-2014
Originally Posted by big_jaygee:
ok i filled the wineador last night and the RH dropped to 31% but it has since been on the rise. it is currently 58% with a temp of 72*

ambient is 34% RH and 75*

lets see what happens with another day.
Sheeee-it. That's as good as mine beside me here. It's 65* and 60%, which is 5 degrees colder than I like.
Come and fix mine now, will ya? :-)
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big_jaygee 08:20 AM 01-07-2014
Originally Posted by shilala:
Sheeee-it. That's as good as mine beside me here. It's 65* and 60%, which is 5 degrees colder than I like.
Come and fix mine now, will ya? :-)
your smarts and my hands fixed mine...i dont think it would work too well if it was my brains and your hands :-) :-)

Thanks again Scott for helping with this and i am more then happy to update this as i go so hopefully this can help others :-)
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shilala 09:05 AM 01-07-2014
Heck yeah, Jason. Make sure to update, especially if things go south.
Odds are that you were right on the money about the unit being racked. They look sturdy, but they're far from it. If they're nice and level, no problem. Sitting on carpet is tough on them unless there's a sheet of plywood underneath them.
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big_jaygee 09:20 PM 01-09-2014
ok after a couple of days with the 65% HCM Beads and a wineador full of cigars, it looks like things have settled.

Ambient conditions are: 43% RH, 72*

Inside the wineador is: 62% RH, 72*

looks pretty good to me so far. Thanks again Scott :-)
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pnoon 10:31 PM 01-09-2014
Originally Posted by big_jaygee:
ok after a couple of days with the 65% HCM Beads and a wineador full of cigars, it looks like things have settled.

Ambient conditions are: 43% RH, 72*

Inside the wineador is: 62% RH, 72*

looks pretty good to me so far. Thanks again Scott :-)
:-)
Doesn't get any better than that. :-)
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big_jaygee 10:35 PM 01-09-2014
i agree Peter, to me that is perfect.
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big_jaygee 10:50 AM 01-12-2014
update:

Ambient 53% RH with a temp of 64*
Inside the wineador: 62% with a temp of 64*

looks like the seal is holding up.
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shilala 10:53 AM 01-12-2014
Awesome. Plain awesome. :-)
Well done, Jason. :-)
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big_jaygee 11:10 AM 01-12-2014
Thank you Scott, i couldn't of done it without your help brother :-)
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big_jaygee 09:04 PM 01-16-2014
Looks like it is doing what i want it to do

Ambient: 40% RH 72*
Inside Wineador: 64% RH 72*

:-)
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big_jaygee 08:07 PM 01-27-2014
well i would have to say the problem has been fixed...knock on wood

Ambient: 45% 72*
Inside: 64% 70*

Thanks again Scott for all you help with this.
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big_jaygee 11:19 PM 03-16-2014
I was talking with Scott earlier and he asked if i updated this thread lately.

Well it is sitting steady at 65% RH at 72*, ambient is 40% RH and 73*
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big_jaygee 03:12 PM 08-14-2015
Bumping this with a update

It is still rock solid and holding steady at 62-64 RH and temp is a little high since the ambient temp since it is summer but it never gets above 68 degrees in side the wine cooler.

One word of advice.... Every so often change out the Vaseline and when you do it....change out the Vaseline completely. Do not try to add more to the seal, it only makes a BIG mess.
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