Humidity Problem

[Sweet_Leaf_PDX]

I think a picture of your humidor would be helpful here...

Most people around here keep their cigars at 65% RH, and I would not be too concerned about your cigars if the humidity does not dip much below the high 50's.

I don't have experience with the Heartfelt beads, but other people here do.

It does sounds like you have a sealing issue. If your humidor has glass then you should run a bead of sealant around the edge of the glass. Your beads may have been just working overtime to keep the humidity up in there, and then run out of juice around the time you got the EP Carillo sticks.

[bobarian]

There is a sticky on seasoning your humidor. Please retread. I see no evidence that your humidor was seasoned properly. In step 3 you said you left the water in for 10 days. But that may not be enough, the humidor needs to be able to maintain a constant humidity before adding beads or cigars. If there is a leak this will be masked by the addition of cigars and beads.

[markem]

Originally Posted by bobarian

There is a sticky on seasoning your humidor. Please retread. I see no evidence that your humidor was seasoned properly. In step 3 you said you left the water in for 10 days. But that may not be enough, the humidor needs to be able to maintain a constant humidity before adding beads or cigars. If there is a leak this will be masked by the addition of cigars and beads.

Bob is wise in the ways of the raindrop. The sticky is beautifully done but amazingly easy to screw up, at least for me. Even if you know that you are doing it right, print it out and have it nearby.