Uh... Problem..

CigarNut · 09-12-2010, 08:40 PM

It coult be lots of things; did the ambient temperature or humidity around the humidor change?

Maybe the humidor did not get closed all the way -- check the area around the lid to see if some debris has gotten in the way.

It also maybe that with changes over time your humidor has developed a leak, so if all else fails you might do a leak test on the humidor itself.

dwoodward · 09-12-2010, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by CigarNut

It coult be lots of things; did the ambient temperature or humidity around the humidor change?

Maybe the humidor did not get closed all the way -- check the area around the lid to see if some debris has gotten in the way.

It also maybe that with changes over time your humidor has developed a leak, so if all else fails you might do a leak test on the humidor itself.

UGH so frustrating. I don't know what happened, but I put the bag back in the humidor and the hygrometer is reading 60% again. I don't know what is going on? How does a leak just form?

icehog3 · 09-12-2010, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by dwoodward

UGH so frustrating. I don't know what happened, but I put the bag back in the humidor and the hygrometer is reading 60% again. I don't know what is going on? How does a leak just form?

Seal dries up.

Wood warps.

Several potential reasons.

kugie · 09-13-2010, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

Seal dries up.

Wood warps.

Several potential reasons.

Screws fall out....
The world is an imperfect place

icehog3 · 09-13-2010, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by kugie

Screws fall out....
The world is an imperfect place

Meh.

bobarian · 09-12-2010, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dwoodward

UGH so frustrating. I don't know what happened, but I put the bag back in the humidor and the hygrometer is reading 60% again. I don't know what is going on? How does a leak just form?

You can't expect beads to instantly raise your Rh. If your smokes are at 60%, they will be fine. It may take up to a week for the beads to raise the humidity to 65%. And depending on the ambient humidity, every time you open to check the humidity may drop.

dwoodward · 09-13-2010, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by bobarian

You can't expect beads to instantly raise your Rh. If your smokes are at 60%, they will be fine. It may take up to a week for the beads to raise the humidity to 65%. And depending on the ambient humidity, every time you open to check the humidity may drop.

I have a window on top to look in.

But I mean the ambient RH just dropped like seemingly overnight...

Last night before I went to sleep tho, I moved as many cigars out of my humidor into the humidor I just seasoned, which currently is resting at a nice 69%. Of course, not all could make the trip so I still have some in my larger humidor, but I wanted to save the integrity of as many as I could while i get this problem solved.

I just checked and the RH in my larger humidor is at 61% after the night. Can I just put a bowl of water in there to speedy up the process or something?

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