On the verge of giving up! Humidity problems.....

[ashauler]

Dry your beads until they are completely white........put them in the humidor and leave it alone for a couple of days, don't open it.
After a couple of days, check your beads to see if they are pulling humidity in and turning clear to one degree or another.
As mentioned above, keeping your humi somewhere around 75% full will help both to absorb RH and regulate normal fluctuations as you open / close it.
Above all, patience is the key. You don't want changes in your humidity to be drastic or fast.

[DanB6177]

something else i was thinking. How many beads did you put in the humi? You said you picked up two lots. For a smaller humi you dont need a ton of beads

[CoventryCat86]

Never mind...

I asked you where you live then found a previous post where you said you're from the UK. I thought your humidity problem may be a function of your climate however I see you've had this problem in the winter and the summer months in the UK. Your climate is essentially the same as mine in the northeast United States and in Nova Scotia so I don't think that's a contributing factor in your case.

Small humidors are like small salt water aquariums, they're a pain in the a$$ to regulate. It sounds like you have a fair amount of beads. How about trying to set up a small cooler as your humidor and seeing if you have any luck with getting the humidity to stay between 65 and 70%?

Just an idea....

Personally, I've never had a problem using beads but my humidors are located my finished basement where the humidity down there is almost 60% to 65% at all times. I have two large coolers set up with beads and I haven't added water in the past seven years.