Just got a Emerson 8 bottle wine cooler (thermo electric type) and have gotten the temp right on but still can't seem to get the humidity level above 50%. I have loaded my humidification pucks from my other humidors and have a jar of the humi-care crystal gel humidification in there too, I don't know if I should keep adding to it or if there is another problem. Any ideas?](*,)

Seriously - try beads. You need to figure the approximate volume in square inches and then buy the recommended amount of beads. Of course you could never have too many so I tend to go double the recommended amount. My box stays stable in the heated low humidity house in the winter and in the high humidity of the summer.

My vinotemp had a drain hole at the bottom.

But I do recommend stepping up to at least a 28ct one. The ambient rh in the cigars help to regulate themselves! So less spiking. But do keep some beads in there. I have about 2 pounds in my 48ct, use a woman's stalking - anything that allows for maximum surface area.

I use 70rh alcohol solution on my silica beads (it's really all the same, just matters how you load the beads, in terms of solution) and it works great.

Bartles & James....dang you must be old. 🌫 Sun Country brand wine coolers were pretty good to. 😂

Too small for stability when empty. Pack it with boxes of cigars! The greater the mass inside, the more stable it will become.

Remember, relative humidity (RH) is what you are measuring.

What is the temperature? Any condensation?

PC