MOLD!!! Help!!
 

I am using 2 bags of beads and just found 2 sticks that got moldy, thanks to this recent heat and humidity wave. I just checked the hygro, its reading 77%. I threw the 2 bags of beads in the freezer (chilling now... taking them out in 20 min and putting them into the ziploc bag, as per instructions). Is there anything I can do to soak up some of the humidity before it takes up all my sticks? I was thinking of putting a bag of rice in there.

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Just leave the lid open for a while.

What do you have in there that's allowing the humidity to get up to 77% ?

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thats what i was thinking.. is it really humid where you are? if so have you checked the seals of your humi? what % beads do you have?

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I have 2 4 oz bags of Scott's beads (at 65%) (for a 150 ct humi)... the problem is that its so humid outside. If I leave the lid open, the hygrometer jumps up to 85%. It is unbelievably humid outside (I live right on the ocean).

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Yeah it is really humid.
65%... as far as I know, the seals are good... i just bought it from CheapHumidors (as an imperfect, but usually imperfect just means a knick on the finish) a month ago.

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a hair drier will remove humidity from beads pretty fast.

I agree with opening the lid/door, unless the inside RH is high. Heck, if the room is below 65%, I'd take everything out for a couple of hours and then put it back. I'd also test your humidity gauge.

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Dude, somethings not right.....I live in Florida where the humidity is almost always above 90%. Is your humidor outside?

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No, but it is unbelievably humid outside. There is thick fog almost all night long. You think the seal is broken?

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Invest in a small cooler. Much easier to deal with humidity swings. It's ugly but for 30 bucks you're set.

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65% would be awesome right now. I think were at 80-85% right now.


It also doesnt help that it is 75 degrees either. I am keeping it under my bed, but no real way to keep it cool (no AC in my apt). I have been checking every day for beetles and still havent seen anything. Crossing my fingers.

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Believe me....I gotcha on the humidity....

Go to wally world and bo waht BAX says, buy a cooler. I've been using one for over a year now and haven't had one iota of a problem..

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this habit is costing me too much money :mad:

i'll go tomorrow... just in time to deal with hurricane bill!

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Take your hyromoter and set it in the living room. see what it reads....maybe you should take them (cigars) out of the humidor.

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77.5* and 80% and still rising. noaa.gov says RH is 96% :td

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close the windows, turn the air conditioning on...

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no air conditioning, and i live in an old victorian building that doesn't have windows. only a few doors that open up. the rest are french doors that are painted shut.

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Ohhhhhhh boy, that's not good. Take the beeds and the humi and set it in the fridge. As long as the beeds maintain 65%, you'll be fine.

Do keep the beeds and the cigars in the humi....in the fridge.

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I had a cheaphumidors humi and ruined a bunch of
cigars the opposite way, could not keep humidty up enough, mine did not seal well at all and I was in a very dry climate in TX .

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Are you using the analog hygro by any chance? If you are dump it and get a digital. Those dial gauges are almost worthless.

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I would get some DampRid. I use it in my Aristocrat sometimes to bring the humidity down, here is S. Florida. Bob Staebell actually recommended it.

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