Question about humidors with drawers

mmccartneydc

Hey all,

I am a complete newb (pridefully) and my father in law gave me a 200 count humidor.  Needless to say it is definitely on the empty side, but my question is about the seal.  I have seasoned it and the humidity is holding at 73.  My question is, without a lid to hear the "whoosh", how do I know if there is a good seal? Also, should I even care if my digital hygrometer stays consistent at 73.  Thanks to any info.

Dr M

doromath

mmccartneydc

Thanks doromath, I will try that with a flashlight tonight! I read somewhere that an open seal can lead to high readings. I took the foam thing out and im holding steady at 71 now. Cigars are safe from what Ive heard!!!

Smokindaddy

It's a good thing you have a digital hygrometer as well. When you get a chance and if you have not already I would calibrate both hygrometers by doing the salt test. It's a fairly simple thing to do and the instructions can be found on google. Personally I would never trust a analog, the digital may be a few points off which could be why it's reading high. Also most solid wood humidors will have a good seal, some just will not but it's the glass tops you really have to be careful of. Hope this helps.

mmccartneydc

Thanks Smokindaddy, I will do the salt test today. My humi has a glass top and 3 drawers. Hopefully, it is stabalized now and will stay within optimum range

doromath

mmccartneydc

danielzreyes

Is your humi the Napoleon ll?

doromath

Good choice on the beads. I run beads and two Drymistat tubes in both my humis. The Drymistats were my starting humidifiers and they didn't work bad at all. Now I use them to help keep the beads moist over time (some guys here use a small dish of distilled water near the beads for the same purpose). The tubes are good at putting out humidity, but you can't beat the beads for taking it out.

mmccartneydc

danielzreyes:

Is your humi the Napoleon ll?

Had no ideas, as this was a gift, however I did look it up and it appears to be the exact same. Do you know anything about these?

mmccartneydc

doromath:

Good choice on the beads. I run beads and two Drymistat tubes in both my humis. The Drymistats were my starting humidifiers and they didn't work bad at all. Now I use them to help keep the beads moist over time (some guys here use a small dish of distilled water near the beads for the same purpose). The tubes are good at putting out humidity, but you can't beat the beads for taking it out.

Thanks for all the help, right now I am staying at 68degrees and 71rh consistently, so hopefully I should be ok for a month or so until I can get some beads.

danielzreyes

mmccartneydc