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    Quote Originally Posted by Brimy View Post
    rH is just that, relative! So yes, you will get the % change with the change in temp, but (if I'm not mistaken, fellow BOTL chime in) the amount of moisture in the humi is still the same.
    If you haven't I would check the seal around the glass, I hear that is a common source of rH leaks.
    This is correct. Colder air holds more water vapor, warmer air less. The water vapor present doesn't change, the amount held in the air and measured as relative humidity does.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stonecutter2 View Post
    Colder air holds more water vapor, warmer air less.
    You've got that backwards.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rocket Scientologist View Post
    You've got that backwards.
    Lol oh yeah I totally flipped that around. Sctratch that, reverse it.
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