Acu-Rite 00613 Digital Hygrometer from Wal-Mart
 

Acu-Rite 00613 Digital Hygrometer
Price: $7-9 at Wal-Mart

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I found this hygrometer near the paints, glues, sealants, etc. I guess they vary from Wal-Mart to Wal-Mart. Just ask a clerk where the thermometers are and (if they speak English :D) they'll point you towards the right direction.

The hygrometer looks very attractive compared to the other ones you usually find at Wal-Mart for the same price. It requires a 1 AA battery (not included) to operate. It has a magnetic strip on the back of the pager-like clip to attach it to metal surfaces. It also has a pin designed to turn the clip into a stand. It has a button on the back to change the Temp reading from F to C. Do you basic salt test and you should be good to go.

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Before salt test.
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After salt test (48 hours).
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Verdict:

I've had it for over a year now and it's still doing good. Overall, a nice digital hygrometer for the price. + It's cheap and you can find it locally.

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Back of the package

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Thats a pretty good deal for under $10.00.:tu

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I have 3 of them they are wonderful for the humi or any other temp/rh area you want to monitor. One of mine is a couple of years old and still works great. They are usually pretty accurate right out of the of the box too but good idea to verify. Great Value and nice to be able to just walk in a store and buy them without waiting even if you do have to go to Walmart. Here they are on the back wall of the store in the tool section.:tu

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I have one and it works like a champ in my vino.

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I have 3 of them. They are all within 3 percent :)

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The high and low function is a good thing, need to check if they are available around here.

THanks for the information:tu

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what are the dimensions of that hygrometer?

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From web:

Displays indoor humidity and temperature
Displays Lo / OK / Hi comfort level icon
Keeps track of daily high/low temperature and humidity
Uses 1 AA (1.5V) alkaline battery (not included)
Main unit dimensions: 3" X 2 1/2" X 1 1/4" inches
Includes magnetic back for easy mounting to metal surfaces
Includes tilt stand for easy display on tables and desks

Also after you salt test it if its way off, some will be, take it back and get a new one. Explain that you tested it and it is off. If you do it within a few weeks of buying it they should exchange it. I have a bunch of them and have taken 2 back and they exchanged them no problem.

Chas

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TEST EVERY ONE you buy! I had four, one was 5 degrees off, one was 12. The other two worked fine.

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They are great looking, nice features and cheap. Mine is 3% low which I don't like though... I wish they were adjustable. I guess that's what you get for under $10 though.

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Just picked one up at my local Wal-Mart. Thanks everyone for the info, I lost my digital hygro in the move.

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I just picked one up today, too. Can't wait to try it out. My local Wal-Mart had them for $12.00, was wondering if anyone else had to pay this much too. Still a good deal, though.(I guess)

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I went through 13 of these to get 3-4 accurate ones.......love them

Bart

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A lot of times, stuff like this has a trim-pot(s) inside on the PCB that you can tweak to adjust the humidity (and/or temprature).

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Now that would have been awesome, but just took one apart and showed it to the wife, a supervisor in a PCB factory and it does not have one. If it does its been potted, a glob in the middle of the board. But she thinks that may not be it either.

Chas

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Bummer.

:td

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They were just under $8 at my Walmart about a month ago.

They will refund/exchange with no problem if you take them back in new condition and tell them they were not working properly out of the box has been my experience.

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Originally Posted by jwfish81 View Post
I just picked one up today, too. Can't wait to try it out. My local Wal-Mart had them for $12.00, was wondering if anyone else had to pay this much too. Still a good deal, though.(I guess)

My apologies... I actually grabbed the wrong one. The one I have came with a stupid 10' probe; just something else to get in the way. I will have to go back to Wal-Mart when they get some more of the other ones in.

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/pictur...pictureid=3014

EDIT: Actually, I think I may keep this one to use outside the humi, to compare with the one I will put inside it.

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That's what I have in my humi!! Got the recommendation from this site actually while I was lurking! Works great and can't beat the price.

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Just picked mine up and it works great, its still 8$.

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Going to get one soon.

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Just picked one up as well for 8$. Works perfectly. If you have the space in your humidor for it (about the thickness of 4 cigar hygrometers stacked on top of each other), I would definitly recommend it. Going to pick up 2/3 more for my other humidor and one to keep upstairs and one in the den.

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I think if you check, the probe is only for temp.

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Got one also for 8 bucks. Reads right on after I salt tested it. I'll be back to get more soon.

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I just got back from picking one of these up. The packaging color is a little different, pretty much all yellow, but the same part number. I have it in the "salt chamber" now. I like the temp feature also.

Thanks for the tip.

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going to be getting one myself tomorrow for my cabinet

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Bought 2 last night, got the first one in the bag with the Humidipak as we speak

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if the next one or 2 i buy are as good as the first one then its one hell of a good deal.

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I picked one of these up last week after reading about it here. The salt test showed it to be ten points off after 24 hours with the salt. My old analog one is more accurate than this one.

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Mine was only 3 points off. I guess I got lucky.

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It looks like these are NON-Adjustable so I hope it is accurate.

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I have had several of these, none closer than 3 points off. Some way off. I kept the 2 closest but I have found it to be hit or miss with these.

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Got mine today and is being tested.

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I have 4, 1 is right on the rest are with in 1- 4 points.

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Looks good I want to find one that is wireless for humidity too so that I can stash a probe in my fridge and keep the receiver outside in clear view.

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I have had mine for a while now and its 4pts off. As long as you know that its fine.

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Looks like I will be returning mine. Been in the salt chamber for 24 hours and it is reading 69. If I want a gauge that far off I will use what I have. Walmart will be getting this one back. Not sure what is wrong with these companies but if you are going to make something that measures it should be accurate. This is like buying a 12" ruler that is 5" off.

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Here's another one from Harbor Freight for around $10. I have not tried this one. I just found it while cruising their site.

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog...=&q=hygrometer

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That one has some really good reviews. Might have to check it out.

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Stopped into Wally World today to check one of these out and of course they were all out. I will have to check out another Wal-Mart in my area to see if they might have any.

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Just picked up 2 more of these today.

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Will hafta visit Wally World to check for a few.

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Glad you guys are having good luck with them. I bought one before I even read this thread... Salt tested it and its off by 8%. I thought maybe I was doing something wrong so I did it again with the same results. Win some lose some I guess.

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From my experience these are hit and miss..I've had about 5 and none have been less than about 6% variance. Eventually settling on a 10% and 6% variance and returning/exchanging the others.

Aside from the variance issue they do seem to hold pretty steady and are quite accurate (meaning after adjusting for the variance both hygros read the same RH).

I've learned(reluctantly) to just trust my beads and how the cigars are smoking to be the best determinate for RH.:2

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Grabbed two of these today to toss into my new frigidor. Currently they've only been salt testing for a couple hours, so they're not reading 75% yet. They are, however, both reading the same humidity, which seems like a good sign--I would think that if one or both were off, they wouldn't likely be off by the same amount.

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Picked up one today at Wally World and it was still $8!

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I'm happy with my two adjustable digitals, but for the price these look decent. It seems getting one that is accurate is a crap shoot however, and see no point in saving 10 bucks on something that is measuring the humidification of cigars worth 100 times that. Furthermore, I don't support Wally World or BP Gas...........end rant

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I picked up one of these a few weeks ago. it salt tested exactly 10% under. i like the way it works otherwise. i just add 10 to what it says. for the price i cant complain

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I really like the HygroSet hygrometers**. They are +/- 2% on RH -- which is pretty darn good (many more expensive meters are +/- 3%) -- and they are adjustable. Yes they are twice the price of the Wal-Mart Acu-Rite's but I'm a firm believer that you get what you pay for....

The thing people tend to forget about with hygrometers is that you need to change the batteries at least every 6 months, otherwise they become less accurate...

** this has nothng to do with the fact that I sell them... I chose to sell them because they are accurate and I sell them as cheaply as I can so that people buying beads can pick up a reliable but (relatively) inexpensive hygrometer