Quality Importers Milano 75-100 Cigar Humidor, Rosewood

i read a lot about cheap chinese humidors and how they're not worth their lower price and you should spend 5 to 10 times as much to get a nice one from a cigar shop. bull hockey.

this humidor has held it's humidity for years and has been responsible for maintaining cigars that are almost as expensive as it is.

there are cheap knock offs out there that don't seal properly or work, and those all wood (this one has a pressed wood bottom) humidors that cost a lot more look nicer, but this is an affordable humidor that holds a decent capacity of cigars and has a removable key. it looks very nice and since it doesn't have a glass top it doesn't suffer from temp/humidity swings as much as other ones in this price range do.

I've had this for at least six months now and it is a beautiful and effective humidor. Fit and finish are great. When you shut it you can feel the pressure as you close it, indicating a tight seal.

Follow the directions for seasoning itthe wood will take on a lot of water. Also, I buy cigars online and they often are fairly dry. I find that putting a small cup with about 1/4 inch of distilled water in it provides enough extra moisture to humidify the cigars and allow you to reach 70%; just take the open water out once you reach a stable level of humidity around 70%.

I replaced the analog dial hygrometer with a digital one because it is easier to read, but I'm sure the original would have worked fine. I also do not use the built-in well for water, but use a separate one with a better absorbant.

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I bought this for my first Humidor and it hasn't disappointed. It's well built and I really like the dividers. I wouldn't put much stock in the hygrometer, as most non-digital hygrometers rarely work. If you're looking for a good desktop humidor; your search should stop here...

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nice finish, good quality on the inside. My wife wants to steal it for the jewelry box:) Yep, it looks that good.

Highly recommended

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Great humidor, the shipping is really fast and the packing is good. Received it in great condition. Everything was inside and worked properly. The only thing i suggest is to buy your own humidificator, but other than that. A great humidor for a great price.

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Shop-vac 903-40-00 HEPA Cleanstream® Filter

I normally get the blue filters, completely clog and wash them out once a week. Comparatively, this one is much easier to wash out as it has some sort of teflon-like coating. It doesn't look as terrible afterwards either. Been through three washes and still looks new, I usually get 6-8 out of the blue ones. Will update in a few months with my findings.

7/1 it's still looking pretty good, if a bit yellowish. Still works like new, has been washed weekly since arrival. The teflon coating is starting to peel and flake as of last week. Might be because I leave it in the sun to dry, I'm not sure. Will continue to use it until it can't perform, definitely got my money's worth out of it. Normally by week 6 on the blue ones I would notice a noise difference in the motor of my shop vac due to it having to work harder to pull air through the filter. I have not yet noticed it on this one.

9/30/10 Still using it, still washing it weekly, it'll probably need replaced in another month or so. The white coating is really taking a beating but has far outlasted the blue or white regular filters.

I'd suggest the cheaper, standard dry-only HEPA filter in place of this one, unless you occasionally suck up damp stuff or small amounts of liquid. This filter is not a good choice for wet applications. I also find that this filter is no easier to clean than any other reuseable cartridge filter. It's rinseable but that sounds better than it works in practice.

If you are faced with sucking up gallons of liquid, this filter doesn't work well. Unless the liquid is very clean, the filter clogs every few minutes. If I'm picking up a lot of liquid, I swap the good ol' foam sleeve back on.

This filter does work well for dry pickup. No more dusty exhaust, a huge improvement over the standard disc filters. However, it's no better than the standard HEPA filter in this regard.

Someone once suggested using an old-fashioned disc filter over the HEPA filter if you use it as a dust collector in a wood shop. I find this to be a very good combination. The disc filter takes out the bigger particles of sawdust, leaving the HEPA to do what it does best -filter the very fine stuff. Otherwise, you will find yourself cleaning the HEPA a lot. Maybe you lose some suction with the two filters in place, but I really haven't noticed. The disc / HEPA combo would probably be nice for drywall debris and other stuff that has both big chuncks and fine dust.

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I purchased this item to be used in a Shop-Vac that removes chips and wood dust from woodworking machines.The claim was that, vacuumed particles would simply fall off the filter

after the power was shut off. I hoped that I could eliminate the expense of filter bags. NOT SO. The filter quickly became clogged and I had to clean it frequently in order to maintain the full flow of air through the vacuum. I have since added the filter bags and have eliminated the filter maintenance problem until the bag is full.

I'm sure that the CleanStream is more efficient than the original filter as far as removing the finer particles from the exhaust air. I would have given the item a 5 if it had met my expectations.

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It's a great filter if used with an inside bag. It will catch the fine dust. If you use it alone or with a garbage bag and a bag keeper, it will quickly fill up with stuff and have to be cleaned out. To clean it, you need to blow it with compressed air, making a huge cloud of dust. If you tap it as suggested you still get a huge mess of dust and it doesn't come clean. I tried it all three ways and decided to pay the price for the inside bag which catches most of the stuff being vacuumed.

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This filter works completely awesome and filters drywall dust, fireplace ash, and just about anything else bigger than .3 microns (hospital grade filtration rating even filters viruses). Plus, it's washable!!! so you can use it over and over, or wet. This is the last shop vac filter you will ever by. Nothing gets by it.

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Travel Glass-Top Humidor (20 Cigars)

This product had a few flaws that shouldn't have been problems. First the seal does not pass the dollar bill test on one of the sides of mine. A piece of the wood was a bit loose on the seal as well. Also, there was a sticker on the glass sticking out that was in between the glass and would partially. Careless mistakes, but the seal feels relatively good besides all of those problems and it seems to hold the humidity well also.

Paradigm System

I was not really happy with these humidifiers. I think they are rated too high. As in the small one is rated for humidors up to 30 cigars and the one rated for up to 100 cigars had trouble keeping humidity to 65% +(maybe 1/2 that amount?). and they seem to not work very well with the recommended distilled water. They seemed to do OK with 50/50 mix of glycol, but at the price seemed to defeat the purpose for buying these in the first place! You be better off sticking with the old style foam humidifiers, or step up and get an electric one. Which is what I did with my large humidor.

I purchased this for my home humidor which holds about 40 cigars, but since this is recommended for up to 30 cigars had to buy another to compensate. It works well, seems to keep my humidity level at where it needs to be. I would recommend it to anyone serious about their cigars.

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I've had multiple humidifiers for my humidor and had constant trouble keeping the optimum humidity level. The paradigm system has made it easy to keep my cigars perfectly preserved. Now, when I order cigars online, I throw them in the humidor for a few weeks before smoking them. I can definitely taste the difference. I would suggest you make sure to buy the right size for your humidor though. I bought the smaller paradigm originally and had trouble keeping the humidor at the correct humidity level. However, I've had no problems since I bought the larger model.

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HYDRA Humidifier

The Stadler Form Hydra EMS-171 worked very well for six weeks, and then stopped. I ordered a new cartridge, and cleaned the device but it still did not work. The cleaning procedure in the operating instructions is vague, so there is no way of knowing if I cleaned & descaled correctly and the manufacturers website give no more information.

I would not recommend this humidifier to a friend.

Mine lasted about 2 months before it died. Should have read the reviews here before buying it. When it worked it was great. Highly recommended if you only need a humidifier for 6-8 weeks.

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I only got to use this unit for a bit due to changes in the weather, but for the short time I ran it it worked well. Good performance at a cheap price, as claimed. I can't comment on long-term reliability as I see this has been an issue for others, but the unit worked well for me.

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We have quite a few humidifiers around our home..being in the Northeast the heat dries us out. We have a couple of these ultrasonic devices and they work great.

The Hydra was easy to setup and the manual was easy to comprehend. Install the filter, add water, and voila you are ready to go.

The controls are easy to understand, the device is quiet, and it works well....just as well as some units that cost much much more.

My only issues with this unit or any other unit are simple:

The filters are costly...and they are necessary to keep dust at bay.

The cleaning process requires descaling packets which add to cost.

The ionizer bar, which should be replaced yearly, sometimes is expensive and often makes you wonder if you should just buy another humidifier.

These are great units and they work well; especially if you can deal with the cost of the 3 things above after the first few months/1 year of usage.

4/5 for me.

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My Stadler Form Hydra worked fine for over a year. I actually just used it in the winter and stored it during the summer months when the windows were open and the humidity was fine. After using it for a while this winter, I changed the filter and ionic cube for the first time and cleaned the exposed parts thoroughly. It has never worked since. The green light will come on and stay on for a while but no mist is ever generated.

I was easily able to reach the service folks at 877-663-7893 and was told that maybe the humidity was already high enough so the Hydra didn't stay on. It had been raining outside so I left it on for over a week to see if it would finally work. It did not. I was told on the initial call to service dept if it didn't work I could send it back for repair, but I am out of warranty. So I thought it would be easier to buy a new one for $100 than return it to the manufacturer and pay for shipping and repair which may be significant. With the problems I am hearing about here, I will call the service line and see what the estimated cost would be. I may have to write this humidifier off.

For those of you within the warranty -1 year you should be able to return it. The selling store should also take it back if it fails within a short time.

BEM1040/BEM1042 Bemis Original Humidifier Wick Filter (2 Pack)

I thought I reated this once before, but here goes again....These filters are an exact match to the factory filters in my unit...Great.

These filters were just exactly what I needed for my Bemis Humidifier. It fit just fine in my humidifier and it works great.

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