New beads in humi - RH SPIKED!!! - update

LiquidChaos66

So I got the 65% heartfelt beads and saturated (distilled water) half the beads in each tube. Put the tubes in my humi with only one of my previous dr. RH jars. I wake up this morning to find my RH level at 76%!!!!!! Wtf!?!? Anyone have any ideas as to what is goin on?

jlmarta

LiquidChaos66

Here is the thing. I only saturated the tubes no more than 50%. My Dr. RH jars (2) are at 70% RH. My bead tubes are still only half saturated and I removed one if the jars. Why would it spike to 76% instead of absorbing humidity? I purposefully left beads dry to avoid over humidification and room to absorb.

LiquidChaos66

Logistically why would something set to emit/absorb to a specific humidity level make the humi spike an additional 6%? Releasing an excess seems to be what they aren't supposed to do.

Bob Luken

rsherman24

Lee.mcglynn

Here's my question...if your going from 70 to 65 why add any water? Shouldn't the beads absorb the excess moister and be charged doing so?

LiquidChaos66

jlmarta

LiquidChaos66

Yeah they are drying out right now on my dresser. I don't hav a hair dryer at home so it will be a while before they dry out. Im just overly eager to get my cigars taken care of that I just did what I did thinking that it would be ok. My train of though was there was enough dry to bring the RH down slowly and smoothly. But no. It went the wrong direction.

Bob Luken

jlmarta

LiquidChaos66

It was the first response! Lol he did tell me. And I didn't listen. Lol

rsherman24

Listen the the FOG's!!!

honorknight7

LiquidChaos66

I'm still confused as to why having a 70%rh jar and my 2 65%tubes was able to spike my RH level so high. They are all "programmed" to stay at a specific level... so why?

jlmarta

LiquidChaos66

The sticks were mostly dry... the humi has been without humidification for a day. Popped the sticks in and it's holdin steady at 67% gonna pull one out and let it get down to 65% then watch it and see when the second one should go back in .