I decided to basically split the 65 and 70 and keep mine at 67-68. All sticks are smoking great so I have no reason to change as of yet. I'm also very new as ou can probably tell though.
I guess my target RH if I had to pick one single reading would be 67%RH. But really I'm OK with anything between 65% and 70%. Any reading above 70% or below 65% requires an intervention on my part. As long as RH remains pretty stable, I'm happy. And most of the time my coolers are maintenance free. However, I have a few 50 count desktops that require more adjustment. My guess is that the seals are not great. I think they're ok for cheap 50 counts but they're not great. I think they are more susceptible to outside RH fluctuations. I'm looking to snag another "Southport Large" on the Sprint Sale sometime soon and consolidate my smaller humis into it. I already have one other Southport Large and I really like that one. BTW I use silica Kitty Litter in all my coolers & humis. I don't think I've spritzed any distilled water on my KL in the coolers in months. But I've done more spritzing in my smaller wooden humis, but lately I've used gel jars to bump RH upward. That technique takes a few days longer to get the desired bump in RH but I'm less likely to go above my target RH using gel jars to affect the the KL than if I spritz the KL with distilled water.
I have it set for 65%, but flucuates a few points depending on weather & fullness of humidor. Some brands seem to smoke better at lower rh levels than others, but all in all most smoke fine anywhere in the normal range.
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