a couple of newbie q's for the experts

[gottalovecigars]

thanks a lot for the help. i am going to give it a few days without touching it and see what it levels out to.

the beads are a milky color right now, with an RH reading of 76%.

for it to be correct, it should be between 65%-70%...am i correct?

[Monk]

thanks a lot for the help. i am going to give it a few days without touching it and see what it levels out to.

the beads are a milky color right now, with an RH reading of 76%.

for it to be correct, it should be between 65%-70%...am i correct?

depends on the RH level of the beads you bought... for example, I bought 65% beats for my new Humi... the humidity was around 71% when I added cigars after the seasoning, so I didn't add much distilled water to the beads. Currently the humi is now down to 67% after a day and night, beads are absorbing some of the moisture... only add water to the beads if it drops 4-5% below its RH factor and then, only so that about 70% of the beads are moisturised.... then wait it out...

-W.

[gottalovecigars]

I think my problem is that I may have added too much water to the beads. I guess I will just have to be patient and wait for it to come down.

[Monk]

I think my problem is that I may have added too much water to the beads. I guess I will just have to be patient and wait for it to come down.

You can always give them a quick blow-dry on low heat (wave it back and forth so it doesn't concentrate on one area) to dry it out a bit.

-W.

[gottalovecigars]

good idea...thanks

[SuperChuck]

I think my problem is that I may have added too much water to the beads. I guess I will just have to be patient and wait for it to come down.

If you really think it's too high, put a shot glass of rice in there. It'll absorb some moisture...

[Monk]

If you really think it's too high, put a shot glass of rice in there. It'll absorb some moisture...

Not a bad trick at all.... I'll remember that one!

-W.