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avid toker · 10-06-2002, 10:23 AM

Too little time to do a search.
Quick question.......why is my humidor keeping a 72%-74% RH in my 3 month old humi.
I followed proper break-in procedures for the humi (dish of distilled in humi for a week until 70%) and calibrated my Prometheus digital hyrgometer (salt test) which read the expected 75% humidity.
I have a large humi w/about 225 cigars currently in there. I've done all the tricks, 50/50 PG & distilled, etc. RH always reads around 74%. When I take the humdifiers out (2 large credo type units) the humidity still reads 72%.
My guess is the cigars are too moist. Currently with no humidifiers and leaving the humi open for 6 hours, the RH is back up to 69% and rising.
Note, I live in MD and humidity outside is currently 55%. How should I proceed?

10-06-2002, 10:23 AM	#1
avid toker Club Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Somewhere out there! Posts: 1,991	Too little time to do a search. Quick question.......why is my humidor keeping a 72%-74% RH in my 3 month old humi. I followed proper break-in procedures for the humi (dish of distilled in humi for a week until 70%) and calibrated my Prometheus digital hyrgometer (salt test) which read the expected 75% humidity. I have a large humi w/about 225 cigars currently in there. I've done all the tricks, 50/50 PG & distilled, etc. RH always reads around 74%. When I take the humdifiers out (2 large credo type units) the humidity still reads 72%. My guess is the cigars are too moist. Currently with no humidifiers and leaving the humi open for 6 hours, the RH is back up to 69% and rising. Note, I live in MD and humidity outside is currently 55%. How should I proceed? __________________ Most people hate the taste of beer - to begin with. It is, however, a prejudice that many people have been able to overcome. - Winston Churchill

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