Danger High humidity! 90% Help!

Ok, guys I am a newbie and I have a question for all the knowledgable people here. I have about 45 cigars in a nice glass top humidor. I ordered a Xikar 50ct crystal humidifier and when it came in the mail it was a 100ct. I contacted the seller and they would not return. So I charged it with Xikar solution. I also got a new xikar digital hygrometer and salt tested it for 12 hours and calibrated it to 75%. I put it in the humi and a day later the reading is showing 90%. Is this normal? Will it stabilize on its own? Or do I need to get a new humidifier for smaller humidors. I installed it thinking that when I did opened the lid to get a stick out it would charge back to the appropriate RH since it is larger. Please help! Thank you.

Be sure the crystals in the humidifier are not saturated to the point that there is free-standing water, otherwise the water will just evaporate into nearly 100% humidity and the over-saturated crystals will not have any capacity to absorb it.

Well when I charged the humidifier with the Xikar solution I poured it in and let it sit for a few minutes then flipped it over and drained the excess and wiped it away. That is what the instructions said. Is there a better way?

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Originally Posted by jrm6012

Ok, guys I am a newbie and I have a question for all the knowledgable people here. I have about 45 cigars in a nice glass top humidor. I ordered a Xikar 50ct crystal humidifier and when it came in the mail it was a 100ct. I contacted the seller and they would not return. So I charged it with Xikar solution. I also got a new xikar digital hygrometer and salt tested it for 12 hours and calibrated it to 75%. I put it in the humi and a day later the reading is showing 90%. Is this normal? Will it stabilize on its own? Or do I need to get a new humidifier for smaller humidors. I installed it thinking that when I did opened the lid to get a stick out it would charge back to the appropriate RH since it is larger. Please help! Thank you.

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Depending on where you live you could open the humidor for a few hours and let the RH drop or if you live in a high humidity area stick it in the fridge for a while. That should buy you enough time untill your beads arrive.

Paddy beat me to it, get Heartfelt beads. They're idiot proof. Not only will they add humidity, they absorb excess humidity as well. I would recommend the 65% variety. Once you figure them out, and it doesn't take much figuring, you won't even need a
hygrometer. They are that good.

Doc.

I agree with the beads, they are the best hing since sliced bread.
In the mean time, I would take the crystal outand see what that does for you...maybe even cover most of the opening of the jar with saran wrap and put it back in. Just gotta figure something out until the beads get there. If you are sure you want to keep cigar for more tan a few days, the beads are where it is at.