Talk to me about humidor fans

[CigarNut]

Originally Posted by jledou

An old CPU fan and an old cell phone charger, clip off the ends and reconnect and let it run.

The hard part about this is running the electrical wire into the humidor in such a way as to avoid a leak. I am not saying that it cannot be done -- just saying that it was more time and effort than I was willing to do.

[jledou]

Originally Posted by CigarNut

The hard part about this is running the electrical wire into the humidor in such a way as to avoid a leak. I am not saying that it cannot be done -- just saying that it was more time and effort than I was willing to do.

My situation was a bit easier since it was an old fridge, I drilled a hole, ran the wire through, connected it and then used a silicon caulk to seal it.

If it was a wooden humidor I would have went with a battery operated fan too.

[bobarian]

I used Oust fans for a few years, but honestly found no difference in how my sticks smoked. Took them all out of coolers and Vinotemps many years ago and never had any issues with burn or flavor. I dropped them about the same time I stopped using hygrometers, I use beads for humidity control and judge things by how my cigars smoke.

[stearns]

Originally Posted by bobarian

I used Oust fans for a few years, but honestly found no difference in how my sticks smoked. Took them all out of coolers and Vinotemps many years ago and never had any issues with burn or flavor. I dropped them about the same time I stopped using hygrometers, I use beads for humidity control and judge things by how my cigars smoke.

100% this, I don't use hygros or fans any more. Rarely have smokes that dont burn well, and never hear anything back from anybody who I've gifted to saying they burned bad. I'll keep going like this until I start noticing an issue