Anyone Here Keep Their Humidor at 75/60?

[hypersnyper694788]

So you guys are saying that you can compensate for a higher temp with a lower RH. Well when I put freeze packs in my humidor to try and get the temp down it will bring the RH down too. So it will go down to like 63RH and 75 degrees. Thats about as low as i can get the temp. So is that a good place to be at? Around 63/75

[ashauler]

So you guys are saying that you can compensate for a higher temp with a lower RH. Well when I put freeze packs in my humidor to try and get the temp down it will bring the RH down too. So it will go down to like 63RH and 75 degrees.

You have it backwards......if you keep the moisture level constant, and lower the temperature, the RH will rise.

ETA: If you search around on here, there is a chart somewhere that shows the relationship of temp to rh.....shelby07 posted it, iirc.

[choinga]

I think is the chart you are referring to. You'd have to reduce the amount of moisture in the cabinet to attain the lower RH%, but from what I've read if you can't get the temprature down in your cabinet (say below 75 degrees) you're better off lowering the RH. IE; 75 degrees - tune to 60% RH.

Temperature, water vapor pressure and relative humidity required to equal 70% RH at 70 degrees (13.15mmHg).

Temp, Water Vapor Pressure, Relative Humidity

66 16.37 80.33%

67 16.95 77.58%

68 17.55 74.93%

69 18.17 72.37%

70 18.79 70.00%

71 19.45 67.61%

72 20.11 65.39%

73 20.81 63.19%

74 21.51 61.13%

75 22.25 59.10%

76 23.00 57.17%

[hypersnyper694788]

I think is the chart you are referring to. You'd have to reduce the amount of moisture in the cabinet to attain the lower RH%, but from what I've read if you can't get the temprature down in your cabinet (say below 75 degrees) you're better off lowering the RH. IE; 75 degrees - tune to 60% RH.

Temperature, water vapor pressure and relative humidity required to equal 70% RH at 70 degrees (13.15mmHg).

Temp, Water Vapor Pressure, Relative Humidity

66 16.37 80.33%

67 16.95 77.58%

68 17.55 74.93%

69 18.17 72.37%

70 18.79 70.00%

71 19.45 67.61%

72 20.11 65.39%

73 20.81 63.19%

74 21.51 61.13%

75 22.25 59.10%

76 23.00 57.17%

Hmm so considering the temp inside my humidor i need to really get the RH down.

[TachyCoventry]

Hmm so considering the temp inside my humidor i need to really get the RH down.

If you submit to Mr Choinga's theory. I prefer my own experience and that says that if I can keep my humidor at 73 degres and 69 RH it's all good. Since I can do that even while living in Florida, I'm going to say whatever to that huge list he provided.

[hypersnyper694788]

If you submit to Mr Choinga's theory. I prefer my own experience and that says that if I can keep my humidor at 73 degres and 69 RH it's all good. Since I can do that even while living in Florida, I'm going to say whatever to that huge list he provided.

If i could do that i totally would. But my house was built in 1950 and insulation is slim. Keeping my AC at only 78 my electric bill was $277 last month. Thats pretty high for a house thats only 1026 sq ft . So getting the temp down in the humidor is not very easy especially since its a built in shelf unit. I have to keep opening it to keep the RH below 70. I guess while my temp is above 75 i will try to keep the RH below 67. Once the weather becomes a less hot and my house can keep a cool 75 with out killing my wallet, it will become much easier to keep the levels where they need to be. Still the sticks smoke right and taste good so im ok with it. Once that changes ill start to worry.

[mail man]

Just curious, but have you calibrated your hygrometer...just to make sure it reading correctly?

[choinga]

If you submit to Mr Choinga's theory. I prefer my own experience and that says that if I can keep my humidor at 73 degres and 69 RH it's all good. Since I can do that even while living in Florida, I'm going to say whatever to that huge list he provided.

LOL, it's not my 'theory'...I didn't 'invent' RH.

That said, keep your stoges at whatever works for you - if the foot squish test passes, your wrappers aren't cracking, there are no beetles eating your cigars and they smoke well - then keep them where it's at.

I'm at 74 degrees and 67% and am happy with it.