Humidor Advice with Bovedas

[Ekirn]

I need some advice with my humidor. I seasoned it for 14 days using the 84% Boveda seasoning packs and i removed them after the period and my hygrometer was reading 78%. I replaced the packs with (3) 69% bovedas Saturday morning and shut the lid. Sunday morning (24 hours later) i checked the hygrometer and it is reading 72% what should I do....since it is a wooden humidor I was expecting the reading to be no higher than 69%.
Just some background info, the hygrometer was calibrated using the Boveda calibration kit and it was dead nuts on.
The humidor is a medium Ashton Savoy 25-50 count and the seal passed the dollar bill test.
Should I wait another day before putting my cigars into it?
Any advice is appreciated

 

[Xingpao]

Im no expert like @sofc but it seems to me that perhaps the boveda is still working out the excess humidity and im guessing you are fine to throw them in and relax.

 

[IronW]

Give it a couple days, usually takes two to three days to stabilize.

 

[DRed409]

It will balance with your sticks... This is normal, I had the same issue with the Daniel Marshall. It holds 64-65 with 65 bovedas in it. As a precaution don't smoke the sticks you put in it for a few days after it stabalises or drybox first.

 

[knw247]

I need some advice with my humidor. I seasoned it for 14 days using the 84% Boveda seasoning packs and i removed them after the period and my hygrometer was reading 78%. I replaced the packs with (3) 69% bovedas Saturday morning and shut the lid. Sunday morning (24 hours later) i checked the hygrometer and it is reading 72% what should I do....since it is a wooden humidor I was expecting the reading to be no higher than 69%.
Just some background info, the hygrometer was calibrated using the Boveda calibration kit and it was dead nuts on.
The humidor is a medium Ashton Savoy 25-50 count and the seal passed the dollar bill test.
Should I wait another day before putting my cigars into it?
Any advice is appreciated

Throw the sticks in and let it stabilize.

 

[knw247]

Throw the sticks in and let it stabilize.

And I forgot to tag @sofc he lives for these questions

 

[sofc]

And I forgot to tag @sofc he lives for these questions

Go buy a modem or something.

 

[Hari Seldon]

I agree with everybody else. The wood is probably releasing moisture in to the air of your humidor at a faster rate than the bovedas can absorb it. No big deal, it will stabilize in time. It also probably means your humidor has a good seal, so congrats!

 

[Ekirn]

Just want to thank everybody for their help with my humidor question. It has been 3 days since my original post. Just an update.....my humidor has been holding steady at 67% with 69% Boveda's in it and 30 cigars in it.

 

[jj16361]

It will balance with your sticks... This is normal, I had the same issue with the Daniel Marshall. It holds 64-65 with 65 bovedas in it. As a precaution don't smoke the sticks you put in it for a few days after it stabalises or drybox first.

Isn't 65 bovedas just a bit of overkill?

 

[egledhill]

Isn't 65 bovedas just a bit of overkill?

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[knw247]

I use Boveda in my Winos.

 

[sofc]

Isn't 65 bovedas just a bit of overkill?

I'm guessing he meant 65% not 65 of them.

 

[jj16361]

I'm guessing he meant 65% not 65 of them.

I know, I just thought it was funny

 

[DRed409]

I know, I just thought it was funny

Wrong... I bought the bulk pack of bovedas because ... Why not?

 

[vinonut]

Just echoing the final solution here, along with some personal observations.

I seasoned 2 - 14x10x6.5 humidors with Boveda 84% for two weeks. Replaced with 72%, and loaded them up with sticks. Initial readings dropped right away to 72-73%. Using less than the recommended bags (4), with 2 on the upper tray and two on the bottom. Humidors stabilized at 70-71%. Have since dropped all bags to lower level, standing up the 4 bags between the two adjustable dividers. Humidors now stabilized at 68-69%. Since this is well under the 72% rating, I'm not sure if this is due to relocation of the bags or the addition of new sticks.

When new sticks arrive, I partially open the sealed 5-pks, and place 20-25 into a large freezer bag with a 69% Boveda bag and seal it. Then, add them as replacements to the humidors when possible. (FWIW, I'm not sure what the actual % rh my shipments are, so as an experiment, I've put the 5-pks UN-sealed into a freezer bag with a 69% Boveda pk to see. Right on 69%! BUT, I've had some odd smokes lately (canoeing, relighting, plugs, odd burns, soft cigars, etc), so was curious to see what would happen if I opened the 5-pks to "let them breathe". Jury is still out on that one.