Humidity and refilling

[McPhenius]

What is truly the optimal humidity to try and maintain in your home humidor? I have read on some websites that 70% is optimal, but alittle less or more is ok. I read in a post to keep it in the low to mid 60's and that 73% is "too high."

I live in close to Miami, so the weather here is hot and humid most of the time. We run our A/C in the house at about 76-77 degrees. My home humidor temp is usually around 75 degrees in a room that is dark, along with window shades down. It is not in direct light and I figure it's the best place in our house for it. The humidity level (if my Thompson digital guage is accurate... Doing salt calibration now), is about 72-74%. The only time it dips into the 60's is if I leave the lid open for several minutes. But when I close it, the level rises.

Also, being new, I read that you should refill your humidifiers when the humidity dips into the 60's and maintains that percentage. I filled my humidifiers (with distilled water) two weeks ago when I got the humidor. The humidifiers feel very light, but like I mentioned above, the level is usually at 72-74%, so I haven't bothered to refill.

Thanks

[mauied1101]

What is truly the optimal humidity to try and maintain in your home humidor? I have read on some websites that 70% is optimal, but alittle less or more is ok. I read in a post to keep it in the low to mid 60's and that 73% is "too high."

I live in close to Miami, so the weather here is hot and humid most of the time. We run our A/C in the house at about 76-77 degrees. My home humidor temp is usually around 75 degrees in a room that is dark, along with window shades down. It is not in direct light and I figure it's the best place in our house for it. The humidity level (if my Thompson digital guage is accurate... Doing salt calibration now), is about 72-74%. The only time it dips into the 60's is if I leave the lid open for several minutes. But when I close it, the level rises.

Also, being new, I read that you should refill your humidifiers when the humidity dips into the 60's and maintains that percentage. I filled my humidifiers (with distilled water) two weeks ago when I got the humidor. The humidifiers feel very light, but like I mentioned above, the level is usually at 72-74%, so I haven't bothered to refill.

Thanks

Welcome to the forum.

Generally, folks keep it between 60-70. Any higher and you run the risk of mold. There is a correlation between temperature and humidity, i.e. depending on your temperature above 70, you should adjust your humidity under 70, etc.

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