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73% Humidity????Help!!!
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mav2112 Offline
#1 Posted: Mon, Jul 19 2004, 5:23 PM EST
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Ok, I'm such a newbie....things seemed so much easier with a small Humidor (10-15 cigars)....See humidor temperature thread...thanks for all the help there. I was consistently at 63% humidity in my large humidor (75+...I like the big ring gauges.) and tried to gently bump it up..to no avail. Now hoever I have managed to get it up to 73% and damn near had to ring out my evening smoke (La Gloria Cubana Series R) in order to smoke it....how do I correct this???!!? HELP!!
P.S. Thanks for the input and patience.
puskarich Offline
#2 Posted: Mon, Jul 19 2004, 6:26 PM EST
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Propylene Glycol should bring it down. I get mine from Wal-Mart. Also, a small bag/container of rice will bring it down too.
usahog Offline
#3 Posted: Mon, Jul 19 2004, 7:10 PM EST
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leave it open air for a day or so.. and what puskarich said...

many varianves could be in line here,

how often do you refill you Humistats?

how many cigars per size humi?

whats my middle name (scratch that one)

switch to climax beads... workin for me

Hog
dave97402 Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, Jul 19 2004, 7:30 PM EST
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Mav...alot of times too if I get my humidifier too wet and humidity climbs, I just take out the humidifier and set it out for a day, try again, if still too much do it again for a day. I find the humidor will hold the humidity pretty good even without the humidifier for a few days.

Dave
mav2112 Offline
#5 Posted: Tue, Jul 20 2004, 2:26 AM EST
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Thanks guys, I will take the elelment out for a bit and go from there.
Homebrew Offline
#6 Posted: Tue, Jul 20 2004, 4:35 AM EST
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Russel(A.K.A. usahog) posted,
"switch to climax beads... workin for me"
I agree wholeheartedly. The other advice is right on, but the beads are the best.
Later
Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)
Charlie Offline
#7 Posted: Tue, Jul 20 2004, 7:53 AM EST
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What USAHog and Homebrew said........!

C
AVB Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, Jul 20 2004, 8:08 AM EST
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Did you cal your hygrometer?
cigarsmokin Offline
#9 Posted: Wed, Jul 21 2004, 3:34 AM EST
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I prefer my humi's to sit around 73%, I think I read somewhere that in most of the Islands that these gars come from the hum level is anywhere from 75 to 80%. I beleive if its good there why not here.

cigarsmokin
GB
TBWCW Offline
#10 Posted: Wed, Jul 21 2004, 9:22 AM EST
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73% isn't bad for storing them, but not good for smoking them. I'd get a little concerned if it got much higher than that -- I've had some cigars split from too much moisture at 75+%.
bustabust359 Offline
#11 Posted: Thu, Jul 22 2004, 3:48 AM EST
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My humi tends to fluctuate, albeit very slowly, between 70 and 74 percent. I haven't had any problems yet, knock on wood (spanish cedar, that is).
jd1 Offline
#12 Posted: Thu, Jul 22 2004, 6:25 PM EST
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Hope it's not too late.
If you bring the humidity down too fast the wrappers will also split because the filler will have a higher humidification reading (the wrapper reading will be lower). Starting with taking the humi device out is a start. Good luck.
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