Can not bring the Humidy % up
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Jfire
BoM 9/9' 9/11' 8/12'
How many cigars are in it and how much was it. ALOT or most 100ct that are cheapies just are not built that well.
Altercall
I beat you all May '08 :)
The first question, did you season it? In other words, did you put the beads in there and get the humidity constant in the humidor before you put cigars in there. If you don't do that it's very hard to get the humidity up. The wood continues to suck in the moisture until it reaches a %. It'll suck moisture from the beads, cigars, whatever. You're going to have to rehydrate the beads every few days if the wood is really dry.
If you've done that, it might be a bad humi. Put a flashlight or dome light in it and close the lid. See if you can see any light coming out of it in a dark room. If you can, you don't have a good seal and some moisture is coming out. If its a dry climate this could be deadly to your humidity.
If you've done that, it might be a bad humi. Put a flashlight or dome light in it and close the lid. See if you can see any light coming out of it in a dark room. If you can, you don't have a good seal and some moisture is coming out. If its a dry climate this could be deadly to your humidity.
first thing is the hygro. you have to be sure its accurate before you can be sure that its 60%. what type are you using? if analog, then you need a digital. if digital, has it been calibrated? and how has it been calibrated. That needs to be answered first
I second this, while I do the salt test on most of my hygros. I still double check with a boveda.
Although you dont need the whole kit, get a boveda pack and put it in a ziplock bag....
Cigary43
Just Another Ashhole
All of the above and ensure that all of your equipment is accurate and seasoned.
Here's the thing with the Tube of Beads...they are a PIA to hydrate because they want you to use the syringe to hydrate beads in the tube...much easier said than done. You can't even see if the beads are hydrated in the middle where they can't be seen. I have 2 of these tubes and I take the cap off of one end and pour the beads into a shallow glass pan...spritz the beads until they are 75% hydrated ( you'll be able to see this and know for certain ) and then get a funnel and pour the beads back into the tube. Doing it this way will enable that it works effectively in your humidor. Beads are pretty good but for the past 4 months I changed over completely to ExquisiCat Crystals and they work better and they are easier to maintain..perfect 65% and for those I want a bit higher in RH I just spritz the credo a couple more times and they stay at 67%.
Here's the thing with the Tube of Beads...they are a PIA to hydrate because they want you to use the syringe to hydrate beads in the tube...much easier said than done. You can't even see if the beads are hydrated in the middle where they can't be seen. I have 2 of these tubes and I take the cap off of one end and pour the beads into a shallow glass pan...spritz the beads until they are 75% hydrated ( you'll be able to see this and know for certain ) and then get a funnel and pour the beads back into the tube. Doing it this way will enable that it works effectively in your humidor. Beads are pretty good but for the past 4 months I changed over completely to ExquisiCat Crystals and they work better and they are easier to maintain..perfect 65% and for those I want a bit higher in RH I just spritz the credo a couple more times and they stay at 67%.
calibrate your hydro.....after that let it sit in the humi for 24 hours to get it acclimated and see what your RH is.
I find that if you have a lets say a 100 count humi and you only have a couple sticks in it, it becomes difficult to contol the humidity. how many sticks do you have in your humi
I find that if you have a lets say a 100 count humi and you only have a couple sticks in it, it becomes difficult to contol the humidity. how many sticks do you have in your humi
thegoldenmackid
Why Can't I be a Lancero?
You are by no means the first one that has mentioned this as a method for stabilizing humidity... but it led me to thinking.
I understand that placing a few cigars in the humidor helps add objects to the humidor, which decreases the amount of air that is actually in the humidor. That obviously can help in bringing a humidor up in RH, but...
It makes little sense (from someone that is science-challenged) as to why that actually would help. If anything, adding some cigars that may or may not be properly humidified, and likely aren't sitting at exactly what the air in the humidor is at, would make the RH more unstable as the cigars, along with the cedar, would now need to absorb or give off moisture.
Any of the humidity wizards want to explain this...
OP, you are getting solid instructions. Remember, humidors are a matter of being thorough and taking your time. Rushing, or trying to rush, will only add to the actual problem.
never thought of it that way. I have also tried to take a small container fill it with distilled water and put it in the humi. another thing i have heard is that you can not mix distilled water with proplyene glycol. I have been told to stick with either one or the other
A couple of reasons. The cigars themselves, if at the proper humidity, are like little water pillows and will help keep the humidor at a constant and lessen the amount of time the humidification device will need to come back up after opening the humidor. The more cigars, the more little helpers that you have.
The other thing to consider is that the more cigars that you have in the box the less empty space you have thus less air exchange upon opening a humidor. Obviously this means less air to re-humidify. Again, the cigars have to already be at the proper humidity for the aforementioned be true.
That being said, what everyone has stressed here about the importance of seasoning and not introducing cigars until a humidor is properly seasoned is the golden rule.
Edit: You are correct, adding cigars to a humidor that isn't properly seasoned will only give you a humidor that is still sick and a handful of cigars that are ruined. My explanation addressed jmlampert23's quote which I thought you were questioning. I should have read the rest of your post.
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i should have been more clear. I was refering to a humidor full of cigars that are proper humidity.