New title: A little help please!

[IgwanaRob]

That is weird... I am having exactly the opposite problem, I should have put the beads in dry I think. My humidity is 75%, it has not been stable and tends to bounce around depending on the ambient conditions. The weather here is warming back up, so I will be running the A/C and I am sure it will go down and level out until the next time we get pea soup to breath.

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Ah, see, my cooler is stuck in the basement (the fiance doesn't wnat it hanging out upstairs for some weird reason...the nice humi is alowed there, though), and if we don't run the DE-humidifier, the basement gets musty, so it is 40% or so down there. I do believe it might be a seal problem. I'm going to try to seal it better, and then see what happens.

ANybody have any idea how long my boxes can stand to be so dry before I do any damage to the cigars?

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Check if the cooler has a drain plug, and make sure it's tight

 

[smokelaw1]

That is weird... I am having exactly the opposite problem, I should have put the beads in dry I think. My humidity is 75%, it has not been stable and tends to bounce around depending on the ambient conditions. The weather here is warming back up, so I will be running the A/C and I am sure it will go down and level out until the next time we get pea soup to breath.

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Ah, see, my cooler is stuck in the basement (the fiance doesn't wnat it hanging out upstairs for some weird reason...the nice humi is alowed there, though), and if we don't run the DE-humidifier, the basement gets musty, so it is 40% or so down there. I do believe it might be a seal problem. I'm going to try to seal it better, and then see what happens.

ANybody have any idea how long my boxes can stand to be so dry before I do any damage to the cigars?

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Check if the cooler has a drain plug, and make sure it's tight

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It does, and it is. I did, however, notice that it does not seem to close really tightly. I'm not sure the seal is good.

 

[armedak]

Smokelaw,

I can't say I've ever heard anyone have a problem with the seal on their cooler. However, I alway open and close the ones I buy and make sure they whoosh!!! as they close with a tight seal. One way to test to see if the seal is the problem is take a large plastic bag like a 77 gallon garbage bag and put your cooler in and seal it up and monitor your humidity. If the humidity goes up then the seal is the problem, if not well you're screwed...just kidding!! If the seal is the problem you could buy some weatherstripping to use to seal the lid. Good Luck!

 

[smokelaw1]

Thanks. I might wind up giving that a try. I can't figure it out, and I gotta admit, I'm getting a little frustrated, as it REALLY isn't that difficult. (or shouldn't be, anyway). I might give up on the cooler for storage if I can't figure it out. Oh well.