Thoughts on my Humi situation

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gmill880

Is the Humi properly seasoned ? Could that be part of the problem ...you can't rush seasoning ...

Jetmech_63

Ditto that. I tried rushing a seasoning job once and it had me pu;lling my hair out screwing w/ my r/h. Also, are you using a calibrated digital hygro?

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phobicsquirrel

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I feel pretty confident about my hygro even though everything can break eventually but mine is actually a Oregon Scientific Weather Station Hygro. I like this little device because it comes with a nightstand display so I can see the temp and humidity in my Humi from a totally different floor in the house. I keep my humi downstairs where the temp is a constant 68-70 degrees but I do most of my work upstairs where the temp can get up to 78 on a hot day. Another great aspect about it is that I can record the highs and lows of both the temp and the humidity so even if my hygro is reading the proper temp and RH when I check it I can also see if there were any undesired fluctuations throughout the day.

Garen B

That's a really nice hygro you got TG, where did you get it? Back on topic, did you do the dollar bill test on all three sides that don't have the hinges? Dollar bill test is where you take a single and stick half of it over the lip and close the lid on it, if it pulls free, you have a bad seal, if it has some resistance, doesn't budge or tears, you have a good seal.

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On the other hand I guess my seal can't be horrible because when I season it with a bowl of water it holds at 72-75% humidity. Then when I place 65% beads in it that are 100% charged it holds at 69% humidity for 48 hours before dropping 1% each day thereafter. So I'm assuming weather stripping may be to thick of a fix and that I may need something slimmer to correct the issue. Any suggestions? I know this is tough to answer without seeing the issue first hand but any help is appreciated.

bnccna2

I have heard of people using painters tape on the lip of the seal before. It's not very pretty but they say it works great.

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I got some nice weather stripping from Lowes. It's only 3/8 of an inch thick and about 3/4" tall. only 1/2 of the 3/4" is sticky, therefore you stick the bottom half to the lip of the seal and let the top half fold back so when you shut the lid the folded half will attempt to spread back out against the lid creating a solid seal. It was $5 for 17 feet

Russ55

Does it fall to a certain RH and stay there, or just keep plummeting? How full was the humidor when it had cigars in it?

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