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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:07:00 PM EDT
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Quoted: Mrs Pointblanke bought me a new humidor for my birthday. I calibrated the hygrometer and put a cup of water in it for a week or so. Humidity reached 70% and I figured all was well. I put a boveda 72% in it along with my cigars. It has now dropped below 60%. What can I do to get this rectified? First, wipe down the insides with distilled water and soak it to a degree. Next, add a few packs and see if you can’t bump up the number. Third, add more packs if your cigars are on the drier side of things. Chris |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 5:53:45 PM EDT
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Don’t trust an analog hydrometer to read accurately. Get a digital one to make sure it’s accurate.
If you open it a lot it will low humidity. Wipe distilled water on a couple surfaces to bump it up. It wasn’t stabilized when you added the cigars is all. |
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Posted: 4/22/2022 12:07:50 AM EDT
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When I seasoned my desktops I used the 84% Boveda packs for about 2 weeks (until the RH held steady according to calibrated digital hygrometers.) Next I swapped them out for 69% packs and waited about 48 hrs or so to make sure they held steady at the new lower RH. Only then did I add the cigars. They did fluctuate a bit after adding the sticks but settled down pretty quickly.
Hope this helps. |
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Posted: 4/22/2022 12:14:45 AM EDT
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Boveda calibration check. Make sure your reading is accurate. BTW, my analog works fine.
https://bovedainc.com/question/how-do-i-calibrate-my-hygrometer-3/ |
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Posted: 4/24/2022 3:13:34 PM EDT
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I wipe down the insides, then put a shot glass in there for a few days. I follow that up by a boveda 84% for a day or two and then put in a 72%.
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Posted: 4/30/2022 8:57:35 AM EDT
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All of this helps a lot. Thanks everyone!
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Posted: 4/30/2022 9:35:18 AM EDT
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Mine took about 3 months to "stabilize". That meant adding humidor fluid every week.
Now I only need to add it every couple months. |
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