I bought a 40-capacity humidor off of CBid, which came with a humidifying unit and an analog hygrometer.
It only had a small instruction card, merely telling how to activate the hygrometer and how to use the humidifier. I did as it said and I couldn't get my humidity to stay above 65%! The humidifier was full, the seal on the humi was airtight, so I couldn't figure out why.
My local tobacconist told me to get a rag and rub distilled water into the wood, let it set, do it again a few hours later, and repeat that a few times.
I followed it, and finally got it to 70%, but it still stayed kinda low, usually around 68% to 70%, never over.
At that time, I only had a few cigars in it...then came the tidal wave! I ordered around 40 cigars from CBid and put them in my humidor and now the humidity has taken a huge plummet. Last I saw, it had crept up to a little over 60%.
My humidor is starting to piss me off. What is the problem? The day I put those cigars in, I had just refilled the humidifier before I loaded the humi up. How can I get my humidor to return to normal?
I've heard people talk about curing or seasoning your humidor, which I know involves letting a wet sponge or a few shot glasses of water (distilled, of course) evaporate in the humidor for several hours. So should I take out the cigars and devote a day to seasoning it? Or is there another trick.
All I want is my humidor to stabilize at about 70%. It has stabilized, but its stabilized on the lower end of acceptable humidity, and I'd like it a little higher. Should I just ignore the hygrometer, since I've been told most analogs are just cheap and don't give a real accurate reading of the humidity? What can I do!?
Please, all you experienced humidor experts. Give me your insite and share some good tips. Be as detailed and descriptive as you need to be! Please help!