Humidity sky rocketing....

[hendu3270]

I'm not trying to be a smart-ass, but maybe just open the humidor more often until the RH comes down and stabilizes?

As a guess as to why, it sounds typical of too much water/PG solution on sponge humidifiers or crystal/gel humidifiers. Lots of people soak those humidifiers, and then the humidifier can never absorb moisture, and can only release moisture.

Good luck!

Didn't sound like a smart-ass comment to me. I've tried that. I've actually left it open for a couple of days and then closed her back up and within a few days it was right back up where it began. I wonder if removing one of the humidification devices would bring it down as well. hmm...

[bigwhiteash]

I'm going to put in another suggestion for the Rh beads. go to heartfeltindustries.com, they have a handy calculator on their home page that will help determine how much you will need, They also offer tubes and boxes to hold them, but a lot of people simply use a small dish or two.

Once you get them charged, just watch for your humidity to drop a few points as a clue that you need to spray them with a bit more distilled water.

As for now, removing one or both humidifiers would be a good start, just keep a close eye on Rh

I would also recommend re-testing your hygrometer, just to eliminate it as the problem.

[FunkyCold5]

1. Retest our Hygrometer. Salt test to see how off it is.
2. Check the location of the humidifiers. If it's right against the Hygrometer, you will get a higher reading.
3. Definitely upgrade to beads. If your hygrometer is still off, then it's broken. Beads are dead on. Just keep the beads clear (leave some white, so it can obsorb excess moisture).
4. Leave no space. Fill your Humidor with as much cigars as possible. The closer you get to max capacity, the better the humidor will keep it's RH.

Good luck.