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YOUR HUMIDIFIER
By now you know how important it is to properly humidify your guitars and other
stringed instruments. If you purchased a humidifier, it will be located underneath
the vented hatch cover in your cabinet.
To get started, simply set the digital panel to the desired humidity level (we
recommend 45-50% humidity). A red indicator light on the humidifier controller
notifies you when the reservoir is low/out of water and needs to be refilled.
We recommend that you empty the humidifier tank, and monitor the humidity
level in the cabinet during the summer. If you live in an air-conditioned
environment, the cabinet interior will normally be below 60% humidity. If the
cabinet interior gets above 65% humidity, and your cabinet is not equipped with a
dehumidifier membrane, you can place a box of desiccant in the cabinet to reduce
the humidity. Note that desiccant loses effectiveness as it absorbs more humidity
from the air.
FILLING YOUR
HUMIDIFIER
Each Guitar Habitat®comes standard with a humidifier. You will want to fill it with
distilled water during cold and dry months (i.e. Fall and Winter months). In North
America that would typically be during the months of November through March.
We recommend that you monitor the ambient humidity in the room where you
place your Guitar Habitat® cabinet. Do not put water in the humidifier when the
relative humidity in the room is over 40%.
Below are the quick and easy steps to fill your tank:
1. Remove the front half of your hatch cover that sits over your humidifier.
2. Remove the humidifier lid (it’s the portion that has the circle cut-out).
3. Pour distilled water to the “Max Fill” line of your humidifier.
4. Add a couple of drops of bacteriorstat to inhibit the growth and/or
reproduction of any native bacteria in the water (we reommend Essick Air
Bacteriostatic which can be purchased off Amazon).
5. Replace the humidifier lid and check your humidifier setting
(approximately 45% humidity).
6. Replace the hatch cover.
For more information, guidance, and instructional videos, please visit us at
www.americanmusicfurniture.com/video-content.
