Dehumidifier necessary?

I'm a little north of you, and I use a dehumidifier and still can't get the relative humidity to go below 61%. I have it in a case and all of my cases are in a glass case with a dehumidifier. Someone suggested putting my Kanile'a in it's case and then the case in a plastic storage bin with the dehumidifier.
 
UkuleleLadyT said:
I'm a little north of you, and I use a dehumidifier and still can't get the relative humidity to go below 61%. I have it in a case and all of my cases are in a glass case with a dehumidifier. Someone suggested putting my Kanile'a in it's case and then the case in a plastic storage bin with the dehumidifier.
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Do you have air conditioning at your place? Turn it on along with your heater and both should help lower the relative humidity.
 
UkuleleLadyT said:
I'm a little north of you, and I use a dehumidifier and still can't get the relative humidity to go below 61%. I have it in a case and all of my cases are in a glass case with a dehumidifier. Someone suggested putting my Kanile'a in it's case and then the case in a plastic storage bin with the dehumidifier.
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Thanks for the info. I have been keeping an oasis humidifier in the sound hole and a D’Addario two way pack by the headstock. I have to refill my Oasis every 5 days or so.
 
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Better to be realistic than paranoid but...humidity is very important. For example, I live in a quite wet climate and the humidity in a whole house is high. I’ve read that the recommended humidity is not more than 50%. So it is important to check the humidity level in the room (and in a whole house). In my situation, the best decision was to buy a whole house dehumidifier because the humidity was high everywhere and might cause different problems. If the humidity in the place where you keep your ukulele higher than 50% you may search for a small room dehumidifier (on Amazon or somewhere else).
P.S. Small one is better because it's cheaper itself and the bills won't be so high.
 
I live and work in Petaluma. I watch the humidity daily in my Woodshop. Lately it’s been swinging from as low as 11% all the way to 88% in the same day. I am aiming to maintain 45% in the shop.

I would definitely get a hydrometer and a dehumidifier. It’s cheaper than fixing a crack on one instrument.
 
Kibes37 said:
Any leaks ever?
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I use the Boveda Packs. They also make the D'Addario Paks. The 49% Guitar Packs keep the hard case at around 45% RH ± 3%. I cut the saddle bag covers in two and use a single pack either inside the soundhole, or if there is room, by the heel of the uke.
I use a small (Slightly larger than a sugar pack) 49% pack by the headstock without a cover.

In two years, I've never had one leak.

I have, however, had an Oasis leak. Fortunately, not in my ukulele. I think the crystals needed to be refilled. I usually fill an Oasis with water after recharging the crystals, and let it sit for a few days before I put them in the ukes.
 
Liplet said:
Better to be realistic than paranoid but...humidity is very important. For example, I live in a quite wet climate and the humidity in a whole house is high. IÂ’ve read that the recommended humidity is not more than 50%. So it is important to check the humidity level in the room (and in a whole house). In my situation, the best decision was to buy a whole house dehumidifier because the humidity was high everywhere and might cause different problems. If the humidity in the place where you keep your ukulele higher than 50% you may search for a small room dehumidifier (on Amazon or somewhere else).
P.S. Small one is better because it's cheaper itself and the bills won't be so high.
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Totally agree with you. But I think a portable dehumidifier is enough. It's easy to setup (you need to hire a certified contractor when it comes to installing whole house dehumidifier), plus it's more energy efficient than whole house units according to thedehumidifierexperts.com
 
Kibes37 said:
I’m 20 mins north of SF. I heat my house up pretty consistently in the winter. I’ve already seen my Oasis start to lose water. I am being anal, though. Thanks for the reply.
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How do you know if it's losing water? I'm in Oakland and mine usually sits on top of a case on my coffee table. I've never used a humidifier

Didn't even ask: is this just applying to Koa instruments? Mine's a solid cedar top Kala with laminate sides.
 
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hoosierhiver said:
Get a humidity gauge, as long as it's between 50% and 80% you are fine. A little lower or higher for short periods is Ok, but you want to try to stay within that range.
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Thank you very much for the information!

I bought my dehumidifier at Gavri and I didn't know how much I had to put it on, but I'll listen to you and try to keep it within that% range.
 
I use both Boveda & D'Addario HumidiPacks in all of my ukulele cases. (Both are made by Boveda.)

This summer when the RH in the house was 65% for around two months, even with the whole house A/C going, the RH in the cases remained at 43-45%.

Interestingly, I pulled some crystalized packs out and put new ones in. I had the crystalized packs on a cart and forgot about them for several weeks. The crystals had re-liquefied and the packs were ready to go again! One had a damp spot on the outer paper and I tossed it. The others are all working just fine.

I just use one pack inside a sleeve tucked around the heel area of the uke. That seems to be enough for all my ukes.
 
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