Jimmie The Mum Posted January 23, 2008 Posted January 23, 2008 Picked up an Aristocrat end table cabinet:
aavkk Posted January 23, 2008 Posted January 23, 2008 » Picked up an Aristocrat end table cabinet: » » » » » id love to see it but I am unable to open the pics. Can you re-upload them??
ucla695 Posted January 23, 2008 Posted January 23, 2008 Congratulations! Nice cabinet you have there. Bob makes a great, solid product and his customer service is second to none. Now, for the fun part....filling it up and saving for the next one.
Mr.T Posted January 23, 2008 Posted January 23, 2008 Congratulations Jimmie, It looks great!! I have an Aristocrat from Bob and I am so glad I got one. I feel very reassured that my smokes are resting in such a fine piece of work and ideal environment
Claudius Posted January 23, 2008 Posted January 23, 2008 » Picked up an Aristocrat end table cabinet: Looks like a mini bar fridge in a European hotel :-|
Mel Posted January 23, 2008 Posted January 23, 2008 » » Picked up an Aristocrat end table cabinet: » » Looks like a mini bar fridge in a European hotel :-| Where are the cigars?
Loki Posted January 23, 2008 Posted January 23, 2008 Very nice. Might I suggest that once you start it up leave it empty for about a month for seasoning purposess. Thats what I did with mine.
KB24 Posted January 23, 2008 Posted January 23, 2008 I got the Arisotcrat Plus about 3 months ago and I plugged it in and left for 36 hours then added the water once the temp got to the preset temp. I then let the humidity rise and season inside for another 3 days and then added the cigars. I have not once opened the humidor and read anything but the preset 68 deg / 65%rH. Thing is a damn work of art. ENJOY!!!
Jimmie The Mum Posted January 23, 2008 Author Posted January 23, 2008 Yea, I need to have patience before I put the cigars in it. I started the seasoning process today.
dolly Posted January 24, 2008 Posted January 24, 2008 »Hi all, I am a newbie. I also ordered an aristocrat humidor. Bob is constructing one for me. What are the best seasoning methods? Is there anything more that I need to know about? Thanks guys:-)
aavkk Posted January 24, 2008 Posted January 24, 2008 KB, my THC Plus should be here in a week or so. Ill do exactly as you have mentioned. Can I PM you with any additional questions. If there is anything else you can add Im sure it would be helpful to the thread. thanks in advance.
KB24 Posted January 24, 2008 Posted January 24, 2008 » KB, my THC Plus should be here in a week or so. Ill do exactly as you have » mentioned. Can I PM you with any additional questions. If there is » anything else you can add Im sure it would be helpful to the thread. » thanks in advance. Any questions please let me know.
wp2 Posted January 24, 2008 Posted January 24, 2008 From one Monmouth County Aristocrat owning guy to another: enjoy it Jimmie, Bob puts out a great product.
Jay Hemingway Posted January 24, 2008 Posted January 24, 2008 » Picked up an Aristocrat end table cabinet: so your the S.O.B that grabbed that from right under my nose from "cigars plus"???? LOL just kidden. is that were you got that? i know there was one just like that there and it got bought a few weeks back. great score!
anacostiakat Posted January 24, 2008 Posted January 24, 2008 I have a similar unit from Bob with a cut glass door. I actually use it as an endtable in my living room. Extremely well made and Bob is great to deal with. Congratulations.
Jimmie The Mum Posted January 25, 2008 Author Posted January 25, 2008 » » Picked up an Aristocrat end table cabinet: » » » so your the S.O.B that grabbed that from right under my nose from "cigars » plus"???? LOL just kidden. is that were you got that? i know there was one » just like that there and it got bought a few weeks back. » great score! Cigar Plus, please don't insult Bob.(lol) No, this is custom made to order. Here's the web site. http://www.aristocrathumidors.com/aristocrat.htm
Jimmie The Mum Posted January 25, 2008 Author Posted January 25, 2008 » »Hi all, » » I am a newbie. I also ordered an aristocrat humidor. Bob is constructing » one for me. What are the best seasoning methods? Is there anything more » that I need to know about? » » Thanks guys:-) Dolly, everyone has there own little methods. Mine came in Tuesday. From Tuesday through Wed. I took two small bowls and put distilled water in them. I then microwave them for about 2 and half minutes (until real steamy) and put them in the humidor. I re steamed them every few hours. I believe this speeds up the seasoning process. Then on Wed. I plugged the unit in. It only took a few hours to get to 65%. I will let that run for a few days and on Saturday night or Sunday I will start to fill that baby up. P.S. I also put copper pennies (3) in the reservoir. Why? This will help prevent mold in the reservoir. You can also use a small piece of copper pipe. I would use the pre 1982 pennies as they were made with copper. I hope this helps.
KB24 Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Did you order the temp and rH controlled unit. If you did and you were just trying to season the humidor quicker I would disagree with using that method. I think by using the bowls of distilled water and heating them up would be potential more damaging to the wood inside then if you just followed the instructions that were provided. If you did not order the rH controlled unit then I would still not use the "steam method" and would just place a couple bowls of distilled water in there for a few days and let things happen naturally. On another note---does that penny idea really prevent mold in the water resevoir? Sounds like a good idea and one I might try. I haven't had any mold in my Arisotcrat but on the instruction manual it does mention mold can grow on the pad in the resevior if not changed every 3-6 months.
dolly Posted January 26, 2008 Posted January 26, 2008 » » »Hi all, » » » » I am a newbie. I also ordered an aristocrat humidor. Bob is » constructing » » one for me. What are the best seasoning methods? Is there anything » more » » that I need to know about? » » » » Thanks guys:-) » » Dolly, everyone has there own little methods. Mine came in Tuesday. From » Tuesday through Wed. I took two small bowls and put distilled water in » them. I then microwave them for about 2 and half minutes (until real » steamy) and put them in the humidor. I re steamed them every few hours. I » believe this speeds up the seasoning process. Then on Wed. I plugged the » unit in. It only took a few hours to get to 65%. I will let that run for a » few days and on Saturday night or Sunday I will start to fill that baby up. » » P.S. I also put copper pennies (3) in the reservoir. Why? This will help » prevent mold in the reservoir. You can also use a small piece of copper » pipe. I would use the pre 1982 pennies as they were made with copper. I » hope this helps. Thanks Jimmy. I did use your method for all my humidors. But I never knew copper would help with the mold. Thanks alot for the help To KB, I ordered a THC 48 plus. Do you have any recommandations for seasoning.
Jimmie The Mum Posted January 31, 2008 Author Posted January 31, 2008 » Did you order the temp and rH controlled unit. If you did and you were » just trying to season the humidor quicker I would disagree with using that » method. » » I think by using the bowls of distilled water and heating them up would be » potential more damaging to the wood inside then if you just followed the » instructions that were provided. If you did not order the rH controlled » unit then I would still not use the "steam method" and would just place a » couple bowls of distilled water in there for a few days and let things » happen naturally. » » On another note---does that penny idea really prevent mold in the water » resevoir? Sounds like a good idea and one I might try. I haven't had any » mold in my Arisotcrat but on the instruction manual it does mention mold » can grow on the pad in the resevior if not changed every 3-6 months. The pennies work (pre 1982 ones have the most copper), I even spoke to Bob about it. As far as the distilled water and heating it. I've been doing that for years. A little steam will not warp the wood but I do understand everyone has their own methods.
KB24 Posted January 31, 2008 Posted January 31, 2008 » The pennies work (pre 1982 ones have the most copper), I even spoke to Bob » about it. As far as the distilled water and heating it. I've been doing » that for years. A little steam will not warp the wood but I do understand » everyone has their own methods. About how many pre-1982 pennies is sufficient? Right now I have 4 in the reservoir. Thanks!! -Patrick
BillGB Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 » » The pennies work (pre 1982 ones have the most copper), I even spoke to » Bob » » about it. As far as the distilled water and heating it. I've been doing » » that for years. A little steam will not warp the wood but I do » understand » » everyone has their own methods. » » About how many pre-1982 pennies is sufficient? Right now I have 4 in the » reservoir. Thanks!! » » -Patrick I heard that putting a couple of drops of real almond extract into the reservoir also keeps mold from growing. I believe that it's something in the chemical makeup of the extract. I don't know if it's true, but I haven't had any mold growing after a couple of years.
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