Humidity - please help if possible.

[BORIStheBLADE]

I'm sure you do,but I'll ask anyways. You have that drain hole on the bottom of the vino plugged/covered right?

[goalie204]

Originally Posted by BORIStheBLADE

I'm sure you do,but I'll ask anyways. You have that drain hole on the bottom of the vino plugged/covered right?

Yes i did plug it, but the issue is humidity inside the humidor. Take the vino out of the equation completely. It doesn't play a role in the humidity problem im having, because i had the same problem while the humidor sat upon a shelf.

[MikeyC]

Originally Posted by goalie204

Yes i did plug it, but the issue is humidity inside the humidor. Take the vino out of the equation completely. It doesn't play a role in the humidity problem im having, because i had the same problem while the humidor sat upon a shelf.

Well, if you bought a Vino . . . why not get more beads so that you can maintain the RH of the larger space within the Vino? Then you don't have to worry about any problems with your humi. You can keep the humi around for dry boxing or you can just leave it in the Vino to store singles.

[goalie204]

Originally Posted by MikeyC

Well, if you bought a Vino . . . why not get more beads so that you can maintain the RH of the larger space within the Vino? Then you don't have to worry about any problems with your humi. You can keep the humi around for dry boxing or you can just leave it in the Vino to store singles.

I am getting some soon apparently, but i have like 20 cigars atm, so they're in the little humi

[MikeyC]

Originally Posted by goalie204

I am getting some soon apparently, but i have like 20 cigars atm, so they're in the little humi

If it's just a matter of a week or so until your extra beads arrive then I wouldn't worry about it.

[bobarian]

Rh at low temperatures can be very difficult to maintain. But trust in your beads. It can be difficult, most of us have been through this before. In time you will learn to trust the way your cigars are smoking more than anything else.
If they smoke and draw well, you are doing good.

One thing I did not see is if you calibrated your hygrometer using the salt test.
It could be your hygro is reading low. No problem, just remember to add or subtract the % of deviation. The more smokes you add will also help maintain a constant Rh.

[goalie204]

Originally Posted by bobarian

One thing I did not see is if you calibrated your hygrometer using the salt test.
It could be your hygro is reading low. No problem, just remember to add or subtract the % of deviation. The more smokes you add will also help maintain a constant Rh.

Originally Posted by goalie204

What i did was, I took all cigars/puck/hygros out of the humi, and put them in a plastic bag. In a matter of hours, the hygros went from reading 51% and 50% RH in the box, to 53 and 56%(newer and recently calibrated one) in the ziplock.

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[DonWeb]

Myles, how frequently are you opening the humidor to check humidity? Do you live in a dry climate? Where in the house do you store the humi's.

Other than the above, sounds like you're doing all the right things.

- salt tested the hygrometer
- checked the seal,
- appropriate quantity of humidifying media,
- recognize that cigars may absorb moisture,

[goalie204]

Originally Posted by DonWeb

Myles, how frequently are you opening the humidor to check humidity? Do you live in a dry climate? Where in the house do you store the humi's.

Other than the above, sounds like you're doing all the right things.

- salt tested the hygrometer
- checked the seal,
- appropriate quantity of humidifying media,
- recognize that cigars may absorb moisture,

When everything was in the humidor, i was opening it once a day, when i would grab a cigar to smoke. It was in a closet, or inside my vino (which is currently in said closet)

The climate is very dry inside my condo, 20% ambient humidity or less. I'm fine with the way it is now, like i've said the cigars are smoking fine. I just want to save my humi if its leaky/unseasoned, i payed a lot of money for it! (75 big bux!)