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04-28-2006, 03:34 PM | #1 |
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Does the humidity vary a lot between parts of a humidor?
I've got a desktop humidor with one tray and space below it, and I've been using a perforated plastic tube with Heartfelt beads, just setting it on the top shelf. The hygrometer has always stuck to around 65%, so I figured everything was fine.
But the cigars in the bottom seem a little dry. So as an experiment, I moved the beads to the bottom section, and now the hygrometer, which is sitting on the top shelf, only reads 58%. Could there really be this much variation between the two levels of the humidor? I mean, the tray is only a couple of inches above the bottom of the humidor. |
04-28-2006, 05:28 PM | #2 |
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I've noticed that on many of the newer humidors, the tray fits in pretty tight. So you put cigars in the tray and the bottom is effectively sealed off from the top. Put a small tube in the bottom.
All they gotta do is leave a little space on either side of the tray when they build it. |
04-28-2006, 06:23 PM | #3 |
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most trays do have holes/slots in them though, and it would not take much to equalize humidity on the top vs the bottom, even if you had cigars filling the top tray
I usually have my humidification devices in the bottom since the top is going to be more humid than the bottom. Prob doesnt make much difference in a desktop though |
04-28-2006, 09:53 PM | #4 |
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There are some pretty big holes in the bottom of the tray, so I don't think it's creating much of a seal.
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04-29-2006, 04:54 AM | #5 | |
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04-29-2006, 07:23 AM | #6 |
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When asked I also recommend that the beads be kept in the bottom of your desktop humi. You will get a little better balance that way.
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04-29-2006, 01:41 PM | #7 |
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I already tried moving them to the bottom, but now the hygrometer only reads 60% humidity on the top shelf, and it's taken a day and a half with the humidor closed the whole time to get that high.
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04-29-2006, 01:58 PM | #8 | |
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Or you can leave it alone and RH in the top may go up a couple points over time. |
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04-29-2006, 02:08 PM | #9 |
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I agree with the others that the top shelf is effectively sealed off. I had a typical desktop humidor with a single tray. Even though the tray had slots for air exchange, those are rendered useless if they are covered with cigars. If the beads are kept up top, the the bottom is cut off; if the beads are kept on the bottom then the top is cut off. My solution was to not to use the tray. But if you are going to use the tray you should keep some beads on the bottom and the top.
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04-29-2006, 09:48 PM | #10 |
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Well damn. I guess I'm going to have to find another container to put some of the beads in.
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