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Humi level staying too low

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Fletch

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I have a humidor I bought last year from Cheaphumidors I seasoned it and waited a few weeks before adding any sticks to it and all through the summer and fall of last year hygrometer stayed right in the 65-68 range which is fine by me. However I checked a few times during the winder and the Hygrometer was down to like 55 I've done everything I can the last few months. I've taken all the sticks out and re wiped the inside down, I have a round humidifier in there along with silica gel beads and recently stuck a shotglass of distilled water in there as well just for good measure.

I've tried recalibrating the Hygrometer, also went out and got an analog one to put in there just in case something was wrong with it. Even with them I'm getting rather different readings. Digital is showing about 61 at the moment and the analog is under 60.

Are there any tricks for checking the seal or anything I can look at?

The box is a 50 count and I have it at least 50% full.
 
Fletch said:
I have a humidor I bought last year from Cheaphumidors I seasoned it and waited a few weeks before adding any sticks to it and all through the summer and fall of last year hygrometer stayed right in the 65-68 range which is fine by me. However I checked a few times during the winder and the Hygrometer was down to like 55 I've done everything I can the last few months. I've taken all the sticks out and re wiped the inside down, I have a round humidifier in there along with silica gel beads and recently stuck a shotglass of distilled water in there as well just for good measure.

I've tried recalibrating the Hygrometer, also went out and got an analog one to put in there just in case something was wrong with it. Even with them I'm getting rather different readings. Digital is showing about 61 at the moment and the analog is under 60.

Are there any tricks for checking the seal or anything I can look at?

The box is a 50 count and I have it at least 50% full.
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Search is our friend!

(and a flashlight) ;)
 
I'm not particularly good at the searches, so I'll offer some questions. Cheaphumidors is exactly that. Test your seal with a dollar bill. Close the lid on it and tug - there should be resistance. Test all the edge surface.

Have you added cigars recently? Could be that you just need to catch up.
 
NullSmurf said:
I'm not particularly good at the searches, so I'll offer some questions. Cheaphumidors is exactly that. Test your seal with a dollar bill. Close the lid on it and tug - there should be resistance. Test all the edge surface.

Have you added cigars recently? Could be that you just need to catch up.
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I tried the dollar bill test, there were some spots that I could actually move the humidor trying to remove the bill and other spots where there was some resistance but not where the box moved. No spots where it actually slid out like there was nothing touching it.

I did do a quick search but typing in humidor and humidity level is a pretty broad stroke.

I'm not opposed to getting a new one if anyone has any suggestions on a good site where the prices are good I'd appreciate it, if you guys think the humi is junk.

And no I haven't added anything recently it's been months since I bought any new sticks since last summer. I was kind of hoping I would be able to see if any of them smoked better after sitting for 6+ months. I've checked them bu squeezing them and they're spongy feeling and don't appear to be very dry.

Just for kicks I'm going to go and put both hygrometers to the salt test and see if perhaps they can be that far off somehow. In the meantime any other thoughts are appreciated.
 
I felt sorry for the lad because I struggle with searches. If you want to win, post your search logic so we both can learn.
 
My desktop was from CheapHumidors and bang for the buck, they are usually just fine.

When out forced air heat would kick on, I'd fight with RH as well. Got to consider, it'd drop like a rock to 40-something in the house so no wonder the little box had a problem maintaining 65%.

I ran bags of Heartfelt beads for my normal RH control, and they worked perfectly most of the time. When the RH would get too low, I'd wet the little foam humidifier puck that came with the humidor with distilled water and put it in there. If it got really bad I'd nestle a shot glass of distilled water in there for a couple of days. Those would get the job done.

Another thing is don't check it too frequently. Make a change, wait a day, check it. Opening the lid every couple of hours doesn't help a bit.... :cool:

Good Luck - B.B.S.
 
NullSmurf said:
I felt sorry for the lad because I struggle with searches. If you want to win, post your search logic so we both can learn.
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HUH?! ???

No 'search logic' involved at all Bruce... Beside looking at the first two posts in 'The Humidor' and noticing that one was a solution to the other. So I guess all I really did was read a little and then try and help out.

Sorry for stepping all over your e-penis... :)
 
lurch said:
NullSmurf said:
I felt sorry for the lad because I struggle with searches. If you want to win, post your search logic so we both can learn.
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HUH?! ???

No 'search logic' involved at all Bruce... Beside looking at the first two posts in 'The Humidor' and noticing that one was a solution to the other. So I guess all I really did was read a little and then try and help out.

Sorry for stepping all over your e-penis... :)
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I forgot this was about RH in a humidor. Search is an overkill.
 
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