humidification difficulties
StogieBrogie
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Hey guys,
I have a small desktop humidor (~50 ct?) that has worked fairly well until this winter. Lately I am having a hard time keeping the humidity above 65%. I only have about 3 stoges in there at the moment because I am wary to buy more with the humidification so out of whack. I have a puck and a humitube in there that I charge with PG solution regularly but it doesnt seem to help, and what's weird is that i haven't had to charge the tube in a long time. I figured the cold PNW winter air and our new furnace may be affecting it so I put a humidifier in my room; I know this is probably a big no-no, but the only way I can keep the humidity up is by cracking the humidor a little and pointing the humidifier directly at it (the wood doesn't get wet but it lets some very humid air in). I just recalibrated the hygrometer a few days ago and am still having this problem.
Any ideas why this is happening? Do I need to add more cigars or some beads? I dont want to have to point the humidifier at it too much longer
I have a small desktop humidor (~50 ct?) that has worked fairly well until this winter. Lately I am having a hard time keeping the humidity above 65%. I only have about 3 stoges in there at the moment because I am wary to buy more with the humidification so out of whack. I have a puck and a humitube in there that I charge with PG solution regularly but it doesnt seem to help, and what's weird is that i haven't had to charge the tube in a long time. I figured the cold PNW winter air and our new furnace may be affecting it so I put a humidifier in my room; I know this is probably a big no-no, but the only way I can keep the humidity up is by cracking the humidor a little and pointing the humidifier directly at it (the wood doesn't get wet but it lets some very humid air in). I just recalibrated the hygrometer a few days ago and am still having this problem.
Any ideas why this is happening? Do I need to add more cigars or some beads? I dont want to have to point the humidifier at it too much longer
Comments
More cigars will help, the more sticks you have in there, the less space the humidification devices need to humidify. However, even sitting at 63%, 62% is just fine. My guess is the lack of sticks, is your biggest issue. Yes, winter can be rough on a humidor, especially one of the smaller ones. Get some sticks in there, and see if your issue doesn't go away.
Edit: I just saw Lee's post. I forgot to mention, ditch the puck!