What am i doing wrong???

[bobarian]

Take out the beads. Let it sit for 24hours and take a reading. If you dont trust the salt test you can get a Boveda Test kit for under $10 at your local shop or online. If after calibrating and reading your Rh without the beads if its still too high then dry out 90% of the beads and then put them back in. It will take 7-10days for the beads to absorb the excess Rh and you want it to go slowly. Too fast and you may damage some more delicate wrappers. The only problem I see with those beads is they do not state the Rh that they have been set at, other than that they should be fine.

[bigdix]

Originally Posted by bobarian

Take out the beads. Let it sit for 24hours and take a reading. If you dont trust the salt test you can get a Boveda Test kit for under $10 at your local shop or online. If after calibrating and reading your Rh without the beads if its still too high then dry out 90% of the beads and then put them back in. It will take 7-10days for the beads to absorb the excess Rh and you want it to go slowly. Too fast and you may damage some more delicate wrappers. The only problem I see with those beads is they do not state the Rh that they have been set at, other than that they should be fine.

---Wise words. I would listen if I were you...just my

Your hygro may indeed be off. I have the exact same hygro in my humi and when I tested it with a boveda pack, it turned out to be about 4 points too high. Instead of sending it in, I just take in the 4 points into account when setting the humidity. Although they advertise it as being perfect, it is merely a ploy from preventing you from actually testing it and seeing how off it is. Once you find out how off it is, it will stay that way. Mine has been perfectly 4 points off since buying it over a year ago.(I have tested it numerous times and it resulted in the same 4 point differential)

Originally Posted by bobarian

Take out the beads. Let it sit for 24hours and take a reading. If you dont trust the salt test you can get a Boveda Test kit for under $10 at your local shop or online. If after calibrating and reading your Rh without the beads if its still too high then dry out 90% of the beads and then put them back in. It will take 7-10days for the beads to absorb the excess Rh and you want it to go slowly. Too fast and you may damage some more delicate wrappers. The only problem I see with those beads is they do not state the Rh that they have been set at, other than that they should be fine.

Solid advice. I think the key is having patience while things hit equilibrium.