Winter Humidor Humidity?

[tsolomon]

My cooler did drop a little, but with a pound of beads and additional water that was easliy corrected. My 3 humidors have all dropped from around 63-65% to just under 58-60% and I have been adding water almost everyday trying to get the RH back up. I moved the humidors from the basement to the bedroom where the RH is a little higher. I'm thinking of switching to 70% beads for the winter if I can't get them stabilized above 60%.

[s15driftking]

Originally Posted by tsolomon

I'm thinking of switching to 70% beads for the winter if I can't get them stabilized above 60%.

my thoughts exactly

[awsmith4]

Originally Posted by s15driftking

my thoughts exactly

If you can't get them stabilized it most likely has to do with the seal on the humi, or you open it too often. I live within 20 min of the OP and have no problems with the humis with Heartfelt of Shilala beads.

[s15driftking]

Originally Posted by awsmith4

If you can't get them stabilized it most likely has to do with the seal on the humi, .

idoubt it




only did its normal one degree fluctuation over the period of 14-15 hours...

gotta be the winter weather!

that beyotch was sealed!

[tenbaseg]

Originally Posted by s15driftking

idoubt it




only did its normal one degree fluctuation over the period of 14-15 hours...

gotta be the winter weather!

that beyotch was sealed!

LOL!

I have the same humi with a little over 1lb of 65% heartfelt beads. I haven't charged the beads in mine for over 8 weeks. I have two hygro's and the RH hovers around 66% all the time. The top shelf is about 1-2* higher.

I have my in the bottom of a closet to prevent the temp from rising with the heat on in the winter. It stays about 60* in there.

The only other thing I've done is to seal the area around the analog hygro to prevent leaks.

[tsolomon]

Originally Posted by awsmith4

If you can't get them stabilized it most likely has to do with the seal on the humi, or you open it too often. I live within 20 min of the OP and have no problems with the humis with Heartfelt of Shilala beads.

I'm going with option #2, you open it too often.

[s15driftking]

Originally Posted by tsolomon

I'm going with option #2, you open it too often.

yes, i'll jsut have to be more finnicky with it this time of year!!

[Whee]

Definitley drier here in northern illinois this time of year. My desktops, tend to trend lower because i do like to look. My coolers stay pretty consistent, mid 60s with my heartfelt 65%'s. I don;t open the coolers much.

In the summer, I don't charge the beads much at all. The air definitely sucks the water out of everything.