The thing with that Garen is that even if he had an incomplete seasoning the first time, by keeping a humidification device in there he would be completing the seasoning process. I've had a problem similar to this in the past, and it was caused by not having a sufficient amount of my humidification device, beads in my case.
Personally, I like Hygroset hygrometers as they are adjustable to give a perfect reading. And they are reasonably priced as well. If you follow this link you will be taken to the item I'm referring to. I've got four of them, and they all work great
Personally, I like Hygroset hygrometers as they are adjustable to give a perfect reading. And they are reasonably priced as well. If you follow this link you will be taken to the item I'm referring to. I've got four of them, and they all work great
Joe, I have a hygroset II the round one. I hate it, won't use it bc that round knob is impossible to work for me. If you like them I'll send it to you.
I've got 2 of the round ones, and I don't even know what you guys are talking about. What was the problem setting it?
The dial on mine was a sonofabitch, to be frank. It would not adjust to the proper setting, it either went to high or too low when I attempted to adjust it. Could be the luck of the draw and I just got a good one.
Well I just got a new hygrometer, a Little Havana Hygrometer, and boy it's small and narrow, fit right on the lip under the glass of my glass top, and it read at 75 RH from the kit, and seems to be working very well in the humi. I'm going to have to get another one for sure.. Just thought I'd share..
Hope this isnt thread busting but i'm up in Fallon Nevada for a few weeks worth of work. The air up here is uber-dry and i cant gey my humidor(with xicar 70% gel-crystals) past 58. You can open it up and literally watch the needle fall.. At home it maintains 67-70 extremely consistent. Anyone else run into this? Do yo just compensate with more beads or give the top a wipe ith distilled water. Again this is a properly seasoned humi that has been consistent for bout 4 months until i bought it up here.
Well my humi seems to be a little high right now, about 72/71. It was staying steady at 67 for some time. And my other one, with one puck with mostly charged beads and 2 other trays filled with dry beads and it's about 74.. I don't get it, I'm wondering if it's that my house is just more humid.. though we haven't put the heat on..
Hey guys I just got my new humidor in and I am just curious about charging my humidifier its the rectangle one. I know if you put too much 50/50 in it, it will not have enough room to soak up the extra humidity in the humidor, so my question is how do you know how much is enough???? any response would be appreciated
Thanks for the help... The more Ive been researching tonight the more it sounds like the beads is the easiest and most care free way to go. ill probably just charge my foam for now untill i can get me some beads.
Well my humi seems to be a little high right now, about 72/71. It was staying steady at 67 for some time. And my other one, with one puck with mostly charged beads and 2 other trays filled with dry beads and it's about 74.. I don't get it, I'm wondering if it's that my house is just more humid.. though we haven't put the heat on..
I hate when it gets that high. The connecticuts and natural wrappers are kinda ok, but the maduros... they just tunnel again and again on me if the RH is too high.
As to the other poster talking about dryness and having trouble holding the humi RH, i have something of a similar problem in my house. I use beads now, and up in my bedroom, it dances between 61-63% RH, whereas down in my utility room, i can keep it a constant 65%. I know its more humid down there, but...theres something to be said about the ambient enviornment a humidor sits in and the effect it has within.
Its my opinion that if you can keep them above 61% RH, they're still ok..a few % lower and the wrapper starts flaking and such. This is just my taste but im happiest when theyve been soaking at 65%, no flaking, no bitterness, no tunneling, no lighting issues, a just right porridge...
Id love to hear if others agree with me on that one.
Hey Folks,
I went through the seasoning of my humidor. I filled up the humidifiers with a 50/50 as well as put in 2 shot glasses with distilled water and let it stand for a week (then removed the shot glasses). I calibrated my digital hygrometer to 75% (36 hours with a calibration kit). My humidor (with the 2 humidifiers) is now reading 76%. I live in Michigan (just stating that the ambient is dry here right now). Is it possible that the 2 humidifiers are putting out too much humidity? What steps do I want to take to bring the humidity down to the 70% figure? I have my cigars in there now - is it hurting them being in for a bit in this 76% atmosphere (~2 days now). Help is appreciated.
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I hate when it gets that high. The connecticuts and natural wrappers are kinda ok, but the maduros... they just tunnel again and again on me if the RH is too high.
As to the other poster talking about dryness and having trouble holding the humi RH, i have something of a similar problem in my house. I use beads now, and up in my bedroom, it dances between 61-63% RH, whereas down in my utility room, i can keep it a constant 65%. I know its more humid down there, but...theres something to be said about the ambient enviornment a humidor sits in and the effect it has within.
Its my opinion that if you can keep them above 61% RH, they're still ok..a few % lower and the wrapper starts flaking and such. This is just my taste but im happiest when theyve been soaking at 65%, no flaking, no bitterness, no tunneling, no lighting issues, a just right porridge...
Id love to hear if others agree with me on that one.