humidor question: humidity and cedar sheets

[KeyserSoze]

I've got a small desktop humi I use to age some fave cigars with plenty of 65% viper beads in a small dish. Now i have about 2 thin sheets of cedar (about 6"x8") to seperate my cigars-(still in plastic). Is it bad to have so many sheets in a desktop humi? for some reason my humidity ranges from 59-64% and temp is about 70-74. Wasn't sure if i should just take out the sheets or there just fine. i usually spray down the beads every 2-3days so could the sheets absorb alot of the humidity? Any feedback is appreciated. thanks!

 

[smokelaw1]

In a small desktop humi, every time you open it, you lose all the air, and all the humidity in the air. I would nto be worried about that 59-64% swing. I also do not see any problem having those sheets in the humi, and if the wood is seasoned, I think it is highly doubtfult hat the sheets are directly causing the humidty swing or requiring you to charge beads so often. 2-3 days in a desktop sounds fishy, though, perhaps your seal is not very tight?
I, personally, don't like seeing my temperature about 70 degrees, and actually fight pretty hard to keep it below 68.

 

[KeyserSoze]

Thanks for the feedback smokelaw1. i wasn't so concerned about the humidity since i did tend to open it once a day to check on it but i also thought spraying the beads down every 2days was abit odd so i thought maybe the sheets were taking the humidity. maybe it is the seal. i'll have to stop by homedepot and get some thin weatherstrip. although when i close it, it does give off that thump sound so i assumed it was sealed pretty good. i guess i'll seal it better and leave it for a couple days and see where its at.

 

[smokelaw1]

It sounds like it's all pretty new. IF those sheets are new and unseasoned, it actually is quite possible (I might even say likely) that the sheets are absorbing a great deal of moisture. maybe give it a little mroe time before weather stripping what sounds like a pretty good seal.