New to Humidors

[guenzak]

I had a hard time keeping the humidity down in my humador. It would go up to 78 to 80. Recently I read that some humidifiers have a sliding adjustable front to control the amount exposed so I decided to try putting some clear tape over part of the humidifier. Worked great. Now my humidity is steady at 72. I would like it closer to 70 but that will come.

I was also reading in CA's new book "The Cigar Companion" (great book btw) that they recommend temp and humidity to both be 70. If you are keeping the humidor in a garage and the temp is in the 80's I think that may also be a large part of your problem. I would bring it inside where it can be kept closer to 70 degrees

[RadZilla]

Actually I probably wrote that wrong. The temp outside is high 80's to mid 90's right now.
My hygrometer reads 60. Sorry.

[Island Epicurean]

I recently had a similar problem with one of my humidors. Place a bowl of distilled water in the humidor and close the lid. This will let the wood soak up all the moisture it needs. Leave the bowl of water in there for a few days and the humidity should rise up.