Humidor issues.

[CigarNut]

Originally Posted by itzfrank

...I decided to do the flashlight check and sure enough, on the left side a little bit of light comes through. Is this the problem I've been looking for and how can I fix it?

This is indicative of a leak, which will prevent the humidor from maintaining an RH.

As some have said you can ignore this and not worry about the RH, or you can seal up the leaky area. While you are sealing the humi put your cigars in a tupperware or rubbermaid container. They will keep fine there.

You could try taking it back to where ever you bought it and try to get one that has a better seal. Or, you can try sealing the leak with some wood glue -- nothing too caustic as you don't want to infect the wood with any bad odors (or flavors).

Let it dry and give it time to air out any odors from the glue, re-season it, and try again. You may find that there are additional leaks -- this is the problem with less expensive humidors.

I like a nice wooden desktop humidor -- love the spanish cedar, but my last two humidor purchases were Coleman coolers. Can't beat the price.