Humidor Help

[Confederado]

I've just noticed white fuzzy mold growing on the iside of the lid of my humidor! What's up with that, and what can I do about it? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

What is the relative humidity inside the humidor? Are you using distilled water?

[T.G]

Growing right above or next to whatever you are using to humidify the humidor I'll guess.

Wipe the humidor down with a cloth moistened with an ammonia/distilled water mixture, then leave the humidor open for a bit to allow it to evaporate and the wood to give off some moisture, then set it back up (no need to re-season) and lower the humidity.

[CigarNut]

Take your cigars out and put them in a ziplock with a good hygrometer. If you don't have a good hygrometer, go get one. Then do what Adam said:

Originally Posted by T.G

Growing right above or next to whatever you are using to humidify the humidor I'll guess.

Wipe the humidor down with a cloth moistened with an ammonia/distilled water mixture, then leave the humidor open for a bit to allow it to evaporate and the wood to give off some moisture, then set it back up (no need to re-season) and lower the humidity.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by CigarNut

Take your cigars out and put them in a ziplock with a good hygrometer. If you don't have a good hygrometer, go get one. Then do what Adam said:

Thanks Michael. I'm glad at least one of us is awake this morning. I need more coffee...

[68TriShield]

An Ammonia water mixture? Not on a bet Adam

[T.G]

Originally Posted by 68TriShield

An Ammonia water mixture? Not on a bet Adam

To each their own Dave, but it will kill the colony, it won't harm anything, it will evaporate clean leaving no residue, and, unlike the often tauted alcohol, it can't cause debonding or gassing issues with the glue used to attach the thin cedar veneer liners to the less expensive humidors.