So, I did what Kevin suggested and let the coolerador air out for about four days. Ambient RH in my house in the low 60s.
Closed it back up and waited a few days before checking it. Back up around 73%.
So, I got frustrated, turned it off, took every box out and opened them up to the room air. Still low 60s. I left them this way for four days. I even laid out the two 3/4 pound bags of beads.
I put it back together again and closed it up and turned it on. Waited a full seven days before checking it. 73% again.
I started to think maybe Heartfelt had mistakenly sent me 70% beads instead of 60% and emailed to ask. No response.
So, I figured if they were 70% beads and I put my 65% beads back in, it should show some change. Three days and still 73%.
F-----g frustrating. Meanwhile my desktop rolls along right at 60%.
The beads do not look wet. They're almost all opaque. So, I was wondering. Are they not working maybe because they need to be a little damp to work? Sort of the way a chamois needs to be damp to dry your car?
Or are the beads overwhelmed and need a hair dryer-ing?
Is it possible the cooling unit is causing a problem? Although everything worked fine for a couple of months.
Help me, please...(grown man breaks down and sobs with face in hands, shaking uncontrolably).....