Question regarding balance between humi temperature and RH level

[DB17210]

Thanks guys! I just ordered the Extra Large 65% Rh (BLUE Cap) Heartfelt Humidity Tube. Hopefully this will make it so I can spend more time enjoying my cigars, and less time tinkering w/my humi

[VancouverMark]

Thanks guys! I just ordered the Extra Large 65% Rh (BLUE Cap) Heartfelt Humidity Tube. Hopefully this will make it so I can spend more time enjoying my cigars, and less time tinkering w/my humi

That's the exact one I have in my Cuban Crafters 150ct humidor and it works great.

Mark

[craig]

Published peer-reviewed research shows the current generations of tobacco beetles are mostly inactive and mostly do not hatch below 65 degrees F. (Search for the link to the research paper, I've posted it before.)

It used to be 70 degrees F decades ago (1930's research IIRC), but evolution works .

[DB17210]

Well I got my tube in the mail this weekend, but was a little over zealous hydrating it so I now need to dry them out in the oven or w/hairdryer and try again. I made the mistake of hydrating w/the syringe they sell dirrectly into the tube (through the holes around the tube), but since the tube itself is pretty white/opaque I went well past the recomended 4-5 teaspons. Once I get them dried out tonight I was thinking my next attempt would be to soak a paper towel w/distilled water and then pour the 70% of beads I want to hydrate onto it until they are clear. However this seems like a lot of extra work, and I immagine will result in some spillage transfering back and forth from the paper towel. I read this method on BOTL forum when I googled how to dry out my beads, and correct hydration. How do you guys hydrate?

Regarding drying them out... The packaging says in an oven, but not above 120 degrees. My oven doesn't even have a setting that low.
Any suggestions you guys have would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

[Paddy]

Thanks guys! I just ordered the Extra Large 65% Rh (BLUE Cap) Heartfelt Humidity Tube. Hopefully this will make it so I can spend more time enjoying my cigars, and less time tinkering w/my humi

As your addiction grows out of control, buy a pound of both 70% & 65%. purchase the tubes seperatly. I use the 65 in the summer months ( when it's humid as hell ) and 70 in the winter ( when it's bone dry ). I had a hard time keeping my humidity up at 65 in the winter so I changed to the 70%. It runs at an even 67 % all winter long.

[Mizicke5273]

I would just use a spray bottle and spray them until most are clear. That is the easiest way.

[DB17210]

I would just use a spray bottle and spray them until most are clear. That is the easiest way.

Thanks. Do you have yours loose in some sort of container so that you can spray dirrectly onto the beads, dump them out of the tube, or spray through the tube?

[Mizicke5273]

I just spray the tube and bags.

[DB17210]

Thanks for the help guys! I think I got my beads dried out, and then re-saturated them w/only 4 teaspons. I only applied water (distilled) on about 3/4 of the surface area. I'm using 65% beads. Is it normal for the RH level to run high (around 70-72%) for a day or 2, and then drop down and level out? Thanks

[VancouverMark]

I have seen my 65% beads as high as 72% and then they drop down slowly. Once they my gauge reads about 60% I add some more water.