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Old 04-17-2014, 06:36 AM   #2414
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Default Re: Beginner Questions (Ask Them Here!)

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Originally Posted by CdnStogie View Post
"Your a smart motha *****'er, that's right the metric system" - One of my favourite movies of all time... hehehe... (Pulp Fiction)


Anyways - Prior to opening it, both internal digi and built in humi were reading 65%. (I have the 65% beads)

I just went through (see some of my other posts) re-seasoning, and also taping the rim of my humidor to fix the seal leak... I believe I ha(ve)(d) it fixed.

This was only 2 days ago when I completed my re-seasoning, my new sticks came in the mail yesterday and I then filled er up as shown above.

I checked last night before going to bed and the humidity rose back up to 60% on the built in and 63% on the Xikar.

This morning it was 62% on the Xikar and 61% on the built in.

I am assuming I am good for now? I am watching over it on a daily basis to ensure that it did infact get properly seasoned and the numbers stay above 60%.

What is your opinion? New smokes could have been dry and are holding down the RH? Should I take them out and just put them in a tupperdor? During the whole reseasoning, seal issues I had them in a tupperdor and that thing is damn well fool proof.... If I keep having issues with the seal on this I am going to throw the humidor in the garbage, cry myself to sleep the next night and go and buy a coolerdor....

....At least I can then tell the girlfriend why I need to buy more cigars this way
60-65% ish is fine, IMO.

It can take time for the humidity in a humidor to adjust after adding/removing large quantities of cigars. Also, celophaned cigars tend to acclimate more slowly, so I wouldn't obsess over it.

A common point of leakage on glass top humidors is the molding that holds the glass in place. A lot of them are just nailed in place and aren't sealed.
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