Wise words here. With dryer air in the outside environment things are going to be less forgiving if your humidor has any leaks. Very minor leaks are not often noticed if the difference between the RH in your humidor and the RH in the room is not too big. When that difference increases, your humidor will start to drop RH quickly because your humidification device can't keep up. If you follow the process described below and your humidor goes from 80 to 70 or 60 within a day then you have some leaks for sure.
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Originally Posted by Sadden
Place your cigars in a tuppordor while you get this sorted
Calibrate your hygros
Place a small dish with a damp sponge in your humidor and allow to climb to 80ish. Remove the dish/sponge and see how it holds the RH. It should hold fairly steady for a couple days.
If it does not you need to work on sealing your units better. Silicone any glass , seams etc. Add a gasket to the lid. It sounds like your using beads , make sure its from a reputable brand such as HCM or HF.
If it holds steady you can return your cigars/humidification. That should also pull the RH down to more reasonable levels. Adding more than the necassary amount if beads is never a bad idea.
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