Major Humidor Problems

[tommyb77]

Hey Guys;

I am sure you have been asked a million questions about humidor problems but I can not get mine to maintain. I cant seem to get it above 50-54%RH. I have a Siglo Vibrant Series 75 sticks humidor with about 77 sticks in it. I calibrated the hygrometer with a One Step Calibration Humidipak 75.5% RH. After 30 hrs it read 73% RH. I have The Puck-100/70%. I added the distilled water to The Puck and after a week they are still basically clear. I moved rooms and the same thing. So if my hygrometer calibrated correctly and The Puck beads are not turning white why is the humidor only maintaining a RH of around 50%? Any help would be appreciated.

[bigpoppapuff]

did you season the inside ???...

[bigpoppapuff]

Set up the Humidifier

Take the sponge and drown it in Distilled Water and brush all the wood in the humidor. Soak all the walls, be liberal, soak the walls! Don't worry, the wood can take all the water. If you have a tray or dividers soak these also. Once you have completed this; re-soak the sponge and place it in the middle of the Humi on a plastic bag assuring the sponge doesn’t touch the wood. Put your divider/tray in the humi then close the lid and let sit for at least 24 hours. If you have a divider and tray, place the divider in the tray, NOT on the sponge. Leave the lid closed the entire time. The reason you do this is to allow the cedar to soak in water.



If you just put the Cigars in humi without seasoning it, the wood will try to soak in the water and so will all the cigars. This means your humidification device will not be able to put out enough humidity to keep the humidifier stabilized. This can dry out your wood over time and ruin that wonderful humi you just purchased. This is why you season it.

[pub spears]

Should go without saying, but store your cigars in tupperware or ziplocks while seasoning the humi. For the -please remove from wrapper before eating folks. What is the temp?

[tommyb77]

Thanks for all the quick responses. To season the humi all i did was put a warm bowl of distilled water in the box over night and then wiped down the inside with distilled water. The temperature is around 20 degrees Celsius which is about 68 degrees Fahrenheit. So maybe i need to reseason the box. But if the wood was dry wouldnt the RH Beads be losing moisture and turning white?

[Dub's]

Thanks for all the quick responses. To season the humi all i did was put a warm bowl of distilled water in the box over night and then wiped down the inside with distilled water. The temperature is around 20 degrees Celsius which is about 68 degrees Fahrenheit. So maybe i need to reseason the box. But if the wood was dry wouldnt the RH Beads be losing moisture and turning white?

When all else fails...read the directions that came with your humidor !

[Dub's]

Hey Guys;

I am sure you have been asked a million questions about humidor problems but I can not get mine to maintain. I cant seem to get it above 50-54%RH. I have a Siglo Vibrant Series 75 sticks humidor with about 77 sticks in it. I calibrated the hygrometer with a One Step Calibration Humidipak 75.5% RH. After 30 hrs it read 73% RH. I have The Puck-100/70%. I added the distilled water to The Puck and after a week they are still basically clear. I moved rooms and the same thing. So if my hygrometer calibrated correctly and The Puck beads are not turning white why is the humidor only maintaining a RH of around 50%? Any help would be appreciated.

Im new here also but just wondered, how long did you "season" your humidor ? I let my humi sit about a week with just the cheapo humidifer that came with mine (i also heated up a bowl of warm distilled water & let it sit everyday)

I would also do a search within this site (i read it when i was setting up my humi) on, like bigpoppa said "setting up your humidor" !!