Humidor Rh level driving me crazy! Any ideas?

Dashingmad

undulac

I am having the same problem with one of my humidors which happens to be my nicest and best. My three others are holding at 68% - 70% but my main one keeps saying 60%. I have more than enough beads in there along with 6-7 humi pillows and it won't budge. Origianlly I thought the digital hydrometer was off but I went in there last night to grab a stick to smoke which was without cello and the bands slid on and off with ease. Now I'm nervous. I could use some help too. Also, the dollar bill test passed and all 4 humi's are in the same space.

crzydimnd68

This time of year the air is dry as hell.I purchased some beads for my humidor that was reading 56% here in Arizona.I have had the beads now for a few weeks and am reading 67% consistently.I would give them a try.You can buy Conservagel or Heartfelt bi directional beads or look into Cigar Mechanic beads in puck or brick containers for smaller humidors. http://www.cigarmechanic.com/default.html

laker1963

undulac:

I am having the same problem with one of my humidors which happens to be my nicest and best. My three others are holding at 68% - 70% but my main one keeps saying 60%. I have more than enough beads in there along with 6-7 humi pillows and it won't budge. Origianlly I thought the digital hydrometer was off but I went in there last night to grab a stick to smoke which was without cello and the bands slid on and off with ease. Now I'm nervous. I could use some help too. Also, the dollar bill test passed and all 4 humi's are in the same space.

If you have any room and can safely do it, try placing a small dish of Distilled water in your humi. I do this inside my coolerdor when the beads need some help keeping up. It will help charge your beads at the same time as adding some moisture to the air inside your humi. Might help, it works in a coolerdor.

blurr

JY001

I had the same issues until I switched to beads. They work great.

laker1963

JY001:

I had the same issues until I switched to beads. They work great.

Not all the time they don't. I use 2 pounds of beads in my coolerdor and still have to add water at certain times of the year. Don't make the mistake of not checking your RH just because you use beads. They are IMO the best solution to RH control, but they are NOT flawless.

bigharpoon

A lot of people have their beads in a bag, I keep mine in my daughter's old playdough containers with the tops removed. This way I can overcharge them a little bit and have a small pool of distilled water in there too. It works great and I don't have to find extra room in my humi when the RH plummets like it is now.

undulac

bigharpoon:

A lot of people have their beads in a bag, I keep mine in my daughter's old playdough containers with the tops removed. This way I can overcharge them a little bit and have a small pool of distilled water in there too. It works great and I don't have to find extra room in my humi when the RH plummets like it is now.

I use quite a few old perscription bottle so it's the same idea and they are soaked, but I don't have to fill them that often. For some reason, the sticks just aren't sucking up the water. I'm going to try one with just distilled water and see how that goes and I'll wipe it down a little.

letsgowithbob

Just a thought to everyone with the super low humidity issues, with a RH of 55, you might want to try to raise the humidity slowly. If you try to rehydrate to quickly you might damage your cigars. Maybe put the water in only for a few hours at a time to bring up the humidity slowly.

Garen B

Try getting a 1/2 lb bag of Conservagel beads, some nylon stockings and a spray bottle of distilled water. Throw the beads in 2 separate stockings, mist them until they are charged and then place the bead bags in opposite ends of the humi, or if you have a shelf, one on the shelf and one sitting on the bottom. The nylon allows more of the beads humidify the area, more so than the jars or pucks will allow.

Garhead

My two overflow 20 counts have taken a hit the last few weeks with this cold dry weather in northern VA we've been having. Actually had to take all my cigars out of the 2 and put them in tupperdores and ziplocks. Reseasoned both for about 3-4 days, put a digital in there for 24 hours to make sure it was maintaining the humidity and they were all good. Hopefully they'll stay that way for a while until it warms up and humidity increases.

Krieg

nocca

have you tried to re-season your unit ?

Dashingmad

Hawk55

Have either of you ever tried re-seasoning your humidor. Some people recommend doing that especially in the winter.

Vision

Bump... Seeing as I am having some RH issues.

catfishbluezz

What issues? Nothing a reseasoning and Kitty Litter can't help Proper seasoning for a week is the best advice my friend, along with beads. Season correctly with no wipe down, and you should have no issues.

ehehat

Dustin walked me through seasoning and using kitty litter. The seasoning process was a little different than anything I found on the web but it has been rock solid 65-67 since. This man knows what he's doing.

Vision

*Petey*

catfishbluezz:

What issues? Nothing a reseasoning and Kitty Litter can't help Proper seasoning for a week is the best advice my friend, along with beads. Season correctly with no wipe down, and you should have no issues.

+1 on the reseasoning. I had some issues last winter after years of stability and all it needed was to be reseasoned.

Rhamlin

Sponges work fine. I know lots of people who keep a good supply of the stuff it's real cheap at craft stores. Just keep an eye out for mold. Throw them out at the first hint of mold.id recomend some 50/50 solution with them though it will better regulate your humidity.

ZAP