Gap in Cedar between humdior wall and floor...Bad Seal? (With Pics)

[Kreth]

Originally Posted by shilala

If you have some wood clamps, fill that thing with distilled water and clamp it shut. Turn it over and see where water runs out. That will tell you if it's leaking, and exactly where, and you can patch the leaks. It won't hurt the humi one iota, I do it all the time, even to new builds. It's my secret to making humis that actually work. Don't tell anyone, that's top secret stuff.

I'm just about to this point. I have a glass-top that was fine for a year, then within the last couple of months, would not hold RH. It passed the dollar bill and lid drop tests. I ran a bead of silicone around the inside of the glass and also around the analog hygro, let it air out for a couple of weeks, then re-seasoned. In addition to finding any leaks, I'm thinking this method might help get the cedar to max saturation. Right now it seems really dry, even after several days of seasoning.
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[shilala]

Originally Posted by Kreth

I'm just about to this point. I have a glass-top that was fine for a year, then within the last couple of months, would not hold RH. It passed the dollar bill and lid drop tests. I ran a bead of silicone around the inside of the glass and also around the analog hygro, let it air out for a couple of weeks, then re-seasoned. In addition to finding any leaks, I'm thinking this method might help get the cedar to max saturation. Right now it seems really dry, even after several days of seasoning.
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I'm upstairs fixing sofaman's leaky cheaphumidor glass top (and sides) humi right now. It's definately getting filled with water. It'll be airtight before it goes out of here.
I put a seal on the top earlier this year, still didn't help. It's that bad.
I found, as I expected, that there's no seal whatsoever around the glass. It's a lot of work, but he really loves that thing and it fits perfect on top of his winador. If it weren't for that, it'd be better served in the garbage can.
Sumb!tch sure is pretty, though. (Not sofaman, his humi.)