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Skystorm82 · 07-31-2007, 04:33 PM

When you first start to season a new humidor....does the RH start out high and then level off towards the end of the 2nd week?

I just received my humidor yesterday and checked last night and again just now. The RH is holding steady at about 83%. I did calibrate the hydrometer...it was 2% off on the salt test so I adjusted it before putting it in the humidor.

I have a small dish with distilled water sitting in the bottom of the humidor. Attached to the lid is 2 of the large rectangle beads from Viper....the humidifiers that came with it, I wet and put in the bottom next to the dish. Overkill?

famousbaddave · 07-31-2007, 04:42 PM

I think it's safe to say it's seasoned...

Skystorm82 · 07-31-2007, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by famousbaddave

I think it's safe to say it's seasoned...

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not?

It's been barely 24 hours...I take it that's not normal then.

famousbaddave · 07-31-2007, 04:56 PM

Sorry, that was sarcasm.

Don't worry about the humidity right now. Let it sit for two or three days before even worrying about the humidity.

Skystorm82 · 07-31-2007, 05:01 PM

Ok thanks

Kilobyte · 07-31-2007, 05:10 PM

In the summertime, humies season themselves.

xrundog · 08-01-2007, 03:43 AM

Once the RH reaches the desired level, no matter how long (or short) a time it takes, the humidor is seasoned. Take the water out now. With bead humidifiers, RH should go down pretty quickly.

07-31-2007, 04:33 PM	#1
Skystorm82 Starting Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Socal Posts: 63	How high does the RH go when you first start to season a hum When you first start to season a new humidor....does the RH start out high and then level off towards the end of the 2nd week? I just received my humidor yesterday and checked last night and again just now. The RH is holding steady at about 83%. I did calibrate the hydrometer...it was 2% off on the salt test so I adjusted it before putting it in the humidor. I have a small dish with distilled water sitting in the bottom of the humidor. Attached to the lid is 2 of the large rectangle beads from Viper....the humidifiers that came with it, I wet and put in the bottom next to the dish. Overkill?

07-31-2007, 04:42 PM	#2
famousbaddave Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,345	I think it's safe to say it's seasoned... __________________ "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." Sir Winston Churchill

07-31-2007, 04:56 PM	#4
famousbaddave Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,345	Sorry, that was sarcasm. Don't worry about the humidity right now. Let it sit for two or three days before even worrying about the humidity. __________________ "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." Sir Winston Churchill

07-31-2007, 05:10 PM	#6
Kilobyte Herf Meister Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 5,248	In the summertime, humies season themselves. __________________

07-31-2007, 05:01 PM	#5
Skystorm82 Starting Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Socal Posts: 63	Ok thanks

08-01-2007, 03:43 AM	#7
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	Once the RH reaches the desired level, no matter how long (or short) a time it takes, the humidor is seasoned. Take the water out now. With bead humidifiers, RH should go down pretty quickly.