Winter Humidor Humidity?

[Heliofire]

Another thing that is funny is seeing the change in humidity from the top of my cabinet to the bottom. I have a 6ft tall cabinet and the bottom right now is reading 71% and the top one is reading 65%. Both hygrometers were checked last week for accuracy and both are reading perfect. I have 1lb of beads at the top, 2lbs around the middle, and another 1.5lbs of beads at the bottom plus a cigar oasis XL plus. Here is a really crappy photo of my cabinet.

[tsolomon]

My cooler did drop a little, but with a pound of beads and additional water that was easliy corrected. My 3 humidors have all dropped from around 63-65% to just under 58-60% and I have been adding water almost everyday trying to get the RH back up. I moved the humidors from the basement to the bedroom where the RH is a little higher. I'm thinking of switching to 70% beads for the winter if I can't get them stabilized above 60%.

[s15driftking]

Originally Posted by tsolomon

I'm thinking of switching to 70% beads for the winter if I can't get them stabilized above 60%.

my thoughts exactly

[awsmith4]

Originally Posted by s15driftking

my thoughts exactly

If you can't get them stabilized it most likely has to do with the seal on the humi, or you open it too often. I live within 20 min of the OP and have no problems with the humis with Heartfelt of Shilala beads.

[tedrodgerscpa]

Originally Posted by Heliofire

Another thing that is funny is seeing the change in humidity from the top of my cabinet to the bottom. I have a 6ft tall cabinet and the bottom right now is reading 71% and the top one is reading 65%. Both hygrometers were checked last week for accuracy and both are reading perfect. I have 1lb of beads at the top, 2lbs around the middle, and another 1.5lbs of beads at the bottom plus a cigar oasis XL plus. Here is a really crappy photo of my cabinet.

Just an observation, but you've got a lot of space in your humi as it's pictured above. It's much more difficult to regulate empty air.

Have you considered going down to your local B&M and picking up some empty boxes? Most B&Ms that I frequent will give away boxes to their regulars.

At any rate, having less space, especially during the low RH months, may help you out a bit. It wont' be as pretty as it was (or maybe it will, depending on your box selection.

Just a suggestion... do with it as you will.



P.S. Like many others who have posted in the thread, I do have to water with greater regularity in the winter time, too... for the summer months, I don't recharge at all. Ever... During the winter, it's once or twice a week, depending on how often I go into my humi.

[Heliofire]

Originally Posted by tedrodgerscpa

Just an observation, but you've got a lot of space in your humi as it's pictured above. It's much more difficult to regulate empty air.

Have you considered going down to your local B&M and picking up some empty boxes? Most B&Ms that I frequent will give away boxes to their regulars.

At any rate, having less space, especially during the low RH months, may help you out a bit. It wont' be as pretty as it was (or maybe it will, depending on your box selection.

Just a suggestion... do with it as you will.



P.S. Like many others who have posted in the thread, I do have to water with greater regularity in the winter time, too... for the summer months, I don't recharge at all. Ever... During the winter, it's once or twice a week, depending on how often I go into my humi.

I have tried to convince my wife that I need more cigars to help regulate the humidity before but maybe now your post will lend some more weight to my argument.

[goalie204]

if the ambient humidity of my condo is a shitty 20% ,and the RH in my
humidor was 55-58% how ...can my cigars possibly have gotten moist, i'm baffled

Re-seasoning it now for 14 days like i said, and wiating for 65% puck

[s15driftking]

yeah, i did that too, i used silicone!