HELLLP! I spilled water in my new humidor box!

[Coincrazed]

Hey guys,

So I had put a bowl of distilled water in my new humidor box a few days ago. Well today when I was checking the RH of my other humidor, I carelessly picked up the new humidor box, forgetting about the bowl of water, and heard the sploosh! Of water spilling. I opened the lid and realized I had spilled a good amount of water on the bottom of the humidor.

I used several paper towels to blot up the mess and returned the bowl of water. But did I just ruin my humidor? I feel like such an idiot...... I'm really worried the wood is going to crack.

Thanks.



John

 

[JG358]

Id pull the bowl of water, toss in a boveda or two depending on size of the humidor and see where the RH settles at.

 

[Coincrazed]

Id pull the bowl of water, toss in a boveda or two depending on size of the humidor and see where the RH settles at.

I don't have any Bovedas, I do have a Drymistat humidity stick....... You think that will that work? And you don't think the wood will crack?

 

[JG358]

I don't have any Bovedas, I do have a Drymistat humidity stick....... You think that will that work? And you don't think the wood will crack?

Then I'd just toss a hygrometer in it and see where it settles. I wouldn't stress over it, I used to pour water in my desktops to season them... never had one crack.

 

[JG358]

LOL shoot me your address, I'll fix your beveda problem.

 

[Glassman]

Cracking would come from getting too dry, after getting too wet.
If you dried the excess, it should balance out and be fine.
A bigger worry would be it being too saturated for too long leading to mold..

 

[Bondo 440]

At least it was distilled water.... ( lower chance of contamination. ) Another suggestion is if you have SILICA based cat litter around.. NOT the clay type.
This will suck moisture out of the environment pretty quick. Don't dump it in the humidor. Put it in a bowl and rest the bowl inside, and close the humi. In this application, it will draw the humidity out of the air. The wet wood will "breathe off" to replace the dry air. Just a suggestion.

You may wish to actually rest the container on the lid, and close it upside down, if the bottom is what is soaked.

 

[mjones9630]

Pat dry with a clean towel and give it a couple days to even out. You shouldn't have any problems. I'd let it go for at least a week before putting sticks in it though, just in case the rh% is too high. Don't want to risk mold...

 

[Coincrazed]

Thanks a lot for the advice guys. Im relieved my blunder isn't as serious as I first thought. I really appreciate all the insight!

 

[Bondo 440]

Hey. In case this happens again, the vendors here have a humidor registration program. PM me your address, I'll mail you the form.

 

[Coincrazed]

Hey. In case this happens again, the vendors here have a humidor registration program. PM me your address, I'll mail you the form.

What is a registration program for? I'm confused.

 

[bwhite220]

What is a registration program for? I'm confused.

It helps them to decide what kind of additional deals to offer based off of what people have in their humidors. Pretty sweet.

 

[Bondo 440]

What is a registration program for? I'm confused.

This is referring to a running gag here, Coin. They say you register your humidor, then they mail-bomb you cigars.
I was actually joking. But I'd look into @JG358's Bodevas. At least just to try 'em out.

 

[Jay_Habanos]

This is referring to a running gag here, Coin. They say you register your humidor, then they mail-bomb you cigars.
I was actually joking. But I'd look into @JG358's Bodevas. At least just to try 'em out.

Aka the “Banana in the tailpipe program”!


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[MyFathersKeeper]

This is referring to a running gag here, Coin. They say you register your humidor, then they mail-bomb you cigars.
I was actually joking. But I'd look into @JG358's Bodevas. At least just to try 'em out.

Bruh... You had it! Teed it up perfectly.

 

[JG358]

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[Coincrazed]

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Thanks a lot man. I really appreciate you sending some Bovedas. Never used them before. I'll remember this, dude.