25-50 Cigar Humidor Starter Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)This is what every person new to cigar smoking should start with and even those like myself who have mostly just bought fresh cigars every few days from a local shop over the years. The ashtray, carrying case and cutter alone would run you about the same price as the entire kit at a cigar shop so you can see the outstanding value of this kit. The box closes tight and has a good seal. You will have to or should calibrate the hygrometer. Mine was about 5 deg. off and that is very important if you're serious about preserving or aging your prized cigars.
My only two negative issues with this kit, although minor due to the cost were:
1. The stickers for attaching the humidifier and the hygrometer are very small and do not stick very well to the lid of the box and kept falling off so now they sit loose to one side on the bottom. Not a big problem for me as I don't keep the case full to capacity but for those who need the space it would be a big problem.
2. I tried to contact customer service for Cheap Humidors (the merchant selling this kit) about this to see if they had better stickers for attaching these items and my emails were never replied to. Their customer service by phone is an answering machine and you won't get any assistance that way either.
Overall though, I still recommend it until a person becomes a long term cigar smoker and/or gets more serious about their cigars.
Update 07/18/07
Still no reply from Cheap Humidors's customer service but I'm sure they're getting right on it (SARCASM). Fortunately mine wasn't a major problem but just be advised before buying from this merchant if you ever do have a serious problem you will not get any assistance.Update 07/03/08
Still no reply from Cheap Humidors's customer service 12 months later. Should I quit holding my breath?

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25-50 Cigar Humidor Starter Kit will perfectly hold up to 50 of your most precious cigars. This humidor comes complete with brass hinges, solid spanish cedar interior, adjustable humidifier and a spanish cedar divider. You also get a fantastic pair of guillotine cutters. These cutters are guaranteed to stay sharp for life. Then you get a fantastic 3 cigar ashtray in beautiful burl and ebony with a brass insert. You will also get a beautiful 2 finger cigar holder, made of high quality leather.

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Homedics BRT-150 Brethe Air Revitalizer Review

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(More customer reviews)If the price of the unit and scent accessories was lower I would have given five stars.
The supplied scents do a good job of 'freshening' (actually scenting) the air throughout most of my 1500 square foot house.
The fan noise is noticeable, I usually run it five or ten minutes at a time to achieve the same effect as spraying an aerosol air freshener. The blue lights in the tank are good for a 'mood' effect and can be switched off if desired. If you just want to 'tune out' for a few, this thing is excellent. My spouse smokes cigarettes several times a day and the BRT-150 does a good job of covering up the odor from a cigarette.
I would not say that this unit is a humidifier. It will run for three or four hours continuously and maybe only use a cup of water. I would also not call this unit an air cleaner as such. It is an effective air freshener. The air coming out just smells and feels good.
I, honestly, purchased the BRT-150 so that I could disburse essential oils without having to use heat, nebulizers just seem way too strange and complicated to me.
My wife thought the citrus scent was a little overpowering so I experimented a little and came up with a fairly good recipe for using essential (fragrance) oils. My recipe will only freshen up the air in the room it is in, not the whole house (I don't know how they get that strong of a scent from the supplied material).
I borrowed/modified this from a perfumers recipe for making a spray-able air freshener with essential oils.
1/4 teaspoon Polysorbate 80 (an emulsifier derived from natural oils). You can get this from a soap maker's supply store.
30-60 drops essential oils, some oils are stronger, experiment for the best amount for your choice. I used 30 drops of pine needle oil and that worked fine for me.
1 tablespoon of cheap vodka (for low smell alcohol). This is optional but I found the oil's scent was more intense with it.
Mix the ingredients with a few ounces of water and add to the water to the freshener's filled tank. You will see the familiar white bloom in the water as you add this mixture.
Have fun!
Ken


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This air revitalizer neutralizes up to 99% of odor causing bacteria and removes odors caused by pets, smoke and other odor causing bacteria. The unique vortex cleaning action uses an intense "rainforest" mist to wash incoming air with an emulsified botanical solution. This 100% natural botanical solution comes with a choice of 3- 2.03 fluid ounce scents. Refreshing citrus, energizing lime and soothing vanilla. No bacteria filled wicks or filters are required and the air revitalizer also helps to maintain optimum humidity levels while the soothing blue light adds ambiance to anyenvironment.

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Honeywell HWM330 Quick Steam Warm Moisture Humidifier Review

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(More customer reviews)Clearly a lot of people have had problems with this unit. When mine failed after about 6 weeks of use, I dug into it to see what was up. It ends up that the overheat protection on this thing isn't real great. The first layer of overheat protection is provided by a sensor integrated into the heating element. I can't tell exactly, but it seems from the element manufacturer's literature (....) that the device sends a cut off signal between 250 and 300 C, per the chart on page 4. However, Honeywell used an NEC-Schott SF214E thermal cutoff as a backup device. This fails permanently if it's heated to 214 C. In other words, the backup, "sacrifice the machine and not the house it's in" device fails before the normal operation re-settable thermal cutoff. As a result, the device will probably stop working the first time it runs dry. Don't buy it.

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Honeywell warm moisture humidifier quick steam, instantly provides bacteria free vapor

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