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No humidifier, steady 67%?

JackImpact

JackImpact

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So, Ive calibrated my Xikar digital hygrometer twice now using the salt method. And Its reading a steady 65-70% humidity in my humidor. Now, the humidor may be cheap. But it has a nice seal. I did season it. But Ive taken the humidifier out and its staying there.

Not sure whats wrong? Im waiting on my Heartfelt beads to arrive to balance things out. No more foam for me.
 
Well, Im worried about over saturation. I dont want little bugs crawling around in my cigars.
 
I think what Im most worried about is that I didnt realize how over hydrated it was till I got the new hygrometer and so I took the humidifier out to bring it down. I guess it will be ok till beads get here.

Thanks :D
 
What really matters is that the humidity is at whatever percent RH you desire. How it gets there or how it's maintained is inconsequential. If the humidor is seasoned and the cigars are hydrated, and you resist opening the humidor every 15 minutes it's pretty likely the humidity will stay fairly constant.

I just started up my wineador a couple weeks ago. I salt tested my hygrometer, stuck about 5 empty cigar boxes in there and a dish with distilled water and waited for the boxes to absorb moisture. Once the RH was at a good and constant 70% or so, I took out the dish of water. No cigars, no humidifier, and a steady 67% ever since. Put a new, full box in there on Thursday, still at 67%. My Heartfelt beads just arrived today. Once I get those in there I imagine the RH will swing a bit since I don't know how charged the beads are, but the key is to not sweat it over how it's working.

If you happened to live in a climate the was a constant 65-70F with 65-70% humidity there'd be no need to even have a humidor.
 
Florida is not that Utopia hahah

Also, if I cant get my humidor below 70 degrees, is that a problem? It sits at 71-75. In my room, away from window. Not below the AC vent.
 
JackImpact said:
Florida is not that Utopia hahah

Also, if I cant get my humidor below 70 degrees, is that a problem? It sits at 71-75. In my room, away from window. Not below the AC vent.
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The biggest battle to face with temperature is beetles. There's some info here, plus a quick Google search for tobacco beetle, or on a cigar based website will yield some good info.

LINKY
 
JackImpact said:
Florida is not that Utopia hahah

Also, if I cant get my humidor below 70 degrees, is that a problem? It sits at 71-75. In my room, away from window. Not below the AC vent.
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All summer long my humis are around that temp range with no serious problems - ever. The cigars keep better at a lower temp but catastrophe it ain't. ;)
 
vortex said:
JackImpact said:
Florida is not that Utopia hahah

Also, if I cant get my humidor below 70 degrees, is that a problem? It sits at 71-75. In my room, away from window. Not below the AC vent.
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All summer long my humis are around that temp range with no serious problems - ever. The cigars keep better at a lower temp but catastrophe it ain't. ;)
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X2. My desktop humi usually sits around 71-75 in the summer months, and I have not had any problems. I am looking into getting a wine fridge to start keeping my sticks in though. I am outgrowing my current 2 humi setup, and don't have the space for a 3rd one.
 
You're fine. Once the beads get in, just moisten about 1/3 of them and let the humi
magic continue.
Don't open your humi very often until the beads are in place.

I unplug my Vino about this time of year, and keep my room temp at 68F-70F.
If the rh drops too far I just sit a shot glass of water in there and let the beads
absorb from the hydrated air. Don't even need distilled water that way. Your
hygro will tell you when to remove the shot glass.

The Vino seals very well and only needs attention every couple of weeks.
In the summer I run the Vino, since my room can get up to 77F-80F.

You should have zero problems if your temp is 71F-75F. The ambient temp
in the DR is in the 80s, much of the year. 70F is just the best temp to age
tobacco. All tobacco has seen temps above 75F at some time.

Keep an eye out for beetles, but I've never had a problem in 4+ yrs. IIRC,
the cigar companies fumigate or freeze the tobacco to eliminate most of the beetle
eggs.

Chemyst :cool:
 
Thanks guys. Ive got two heartfelt bead sticks in there right now. Keeping it steady. I got them too wet at first, so I put them in cigar boxes to loose some of their water content.

Now its steady :D

Perhaps a Partagas or Padron today?
 
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