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Originally Posted by heelsfan729
Thanks for the help guys,
I seasoned with multiple Boveda packs for 10 days and the humidity did get to the stated 84% quite quickly and remained constant for a week . I got the glass top just so I wouldn't have to open it very much. I tend to be obsessive with monitoring my sticks haha I did the flashlight test and it seems to be sealed well as there was no light escaping from anywhere. After all the leak tests I've done, I'm thinking that it's just the winter dryness. Like I said, the beads are 65% rh, so I'm only 5% under what it's supposed to be. I'll try sliding down the cedar. I'm thinking of just replacing the 65% beads with 70% beads. Maybe that will compensate for the lower humidity.
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Good ideas, Samson.
Changing out the beads isn't likely to help. They'll still give off water at the same speed.
If you want to check your beads to see what they're doing, just stick them in a ziplock with your hygrometer. After an hour or so, maybe sooner, it will show you the setpoint of your beads.
Another thing...
You didn't mention what RH your cigars had been. They may just be drawing up the moisture faster than the beads can put it out. It's super important to have enough beads, too. Rather than switching beads, maybe add some more, or try Michael's beads. (cigarnut up there^)
His beads offer mo0re than 500% more available water than the ones you're using, and they give up the water to the air over 800% faster. They might be able to keep up.
If you have some wood clamps, fill that thing with distilled water and clamp it shut. Turn it over and see where water runs out. That will tell you if it's leaking, and exactly where, and you can patch the leaks. It won't hurt the humi one iota, I do it all the time, even to new builds. It's my secret to making humis that actually work. Don't tell anyone, that's top secret stuff.