More noob questions

[Stannah]

Firstly can I start by apologising for all the nuisance questions I?ve posted on here.

I was having an issue yesterday with my hygrometer calibration. I managed to find an airtight container to calibrate it in yesterday. It maintained a steady 75%.

I?ve had a Boveda seasoning pack in my glass top humidor since Wednesday morning so only 48hrs. I?m going to leave it in there for the recommended 2 weeks.

I put my hygrometer in there before I left for work and it was sat at 69%

Is 69% a good humidity level to have after 48hrs for one of these packs. Also after the 2 weeks what would be the level I should expect to see?

Thanks.

[SHAMZ84]

I would say leave it for a a week at least....48hours isn't long enough to be seasoned property with a boveda

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[thedame007]

I agree with Sham, a week should be long enough - you have to remember that the wood will be drinking up as much moisture as it can hold, but this is a slow going process - indeed, the internal environment may look stable at the moment, however the wood will still be sucking moisture out of the atmosphere - I believe if this is a Boveda seasoning pack it will be an 80+ RH one? Therefore at the moment 10+RH is being gobbled up. Putting the cigars in there early will obviously result in the humidor sucking moisture from the cigars, and making any regular 69- RH boveda struggle to cope - drying out quicker (more money) and less stability.

Patience.

[puropunch]

i don't know is this is the 'done thing' and i did read it can shock the wood. But. When i got my new cabinet i wiped all the wood down with a distilled water and polypropylene glycol solution, filled the tray that come with it with the same solution and left it for 10 days. Then i put three 69 packs in. seems to be holding steady enough.

[Mike72]

Is 69% a good humidity level to have after 48hrs for one of these packs. Also after the 2 weeks what would be the level I should expect to see?

You should be round 84% or a little less depending on the humidor seal.

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[Stannah]

I agree with Sham, a week should be long enough - you have to remember that the wood will be drinking up as much moisture as it can hold, but this is a slow going process - indeed, the internal environment may look stable at the moment, however the wood will still be sucking moisture out of the atmosphere - I believe if this is a Boveda seasoning pack it will be an 80+ RH one? Therefore at the moment 10+RH is being gobbled up. Putting the cigars in there early will obviously result in the humidor sucking moisture from the cigars, and making any regular 69- RH boveda struggle to cope - drying out quicker (more money) and less stability.

Patience.

Yeah it’s an 84% one.

Im not putting any cigars in it until I’m happy it’s right. However long it takes.

I just wanted to Ed to see if I was going in the right direction with it.

[thedame007]

Yeah it’s an 84% one.

Im not putting any cigars in it until I’m happy it’s right. However long it takes.

I just wanted to Ed to see if I was going in the right direction with it.

No harm in asking questions, hell we have all been there

You are indeed going in the right direction

[Emaresee]

slow n steady wins the race here...

[mrnutt]

Slow and steady as other have said isnthe thing to do, I used the 84% seasoning packs, left them in the humi for full 2 weeks. Was sitting steady and then took those out and stick in the 69% ones and let them sit for a few days till the readings were steady and then the sticks went in. I then monitored the readings like a hawk and worried but now a few mo the on as long as the RH is sitting between 60%-70% then all should be fine.

i do like to open up the humidor and rotate the sticks around every 10-14 days helps keep things going ok it seems

[TJCoro]

Season of the Witch!

i don't know is this is the 'done thing' and i did read it can shock the wood. But. When i got my new cabinet i wiped all the wood down with a distilled water and polypropylene glycol solution, filled the tray that come with it with the same solution and left it for 10 days. Then i put three 69 packs in. seems to be holding steady enough.

With the exception of using the poly stuff, this is exactly how ol? don TJ seasoned all his desk top type units. This was prior to moving most of his puros to his massive unit, of course.

Now, according to his field notes, the trick is to lightly moisten the cedar sides and components with distilled water. This can speed up the seasoning process for those who just can?t wait a week to get up and running.



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[Stannah]

Should I expect to see a humidity level around 84 after using one of these packs for 2 weeks?

[mrnutt]

Should I expect to see humidity level around 84 after using one of these packs for 2 weeks?

after 2 weeks mine was holding around 79% and my hygro's under read by 2% so it was actually 81%

I think as long as its the higher 70's and is steady and holding after the 2 weeks you should be fine

[Stannah]

after 2 weeks mine was holding around 79% and my hygro's under read by 2% so it was actually 81%

I think as long as its the higher 70's and is steady and holding after the 2 weeks you should be fine

Mine hasn?t gone above 71% and it goes down to about 68% when it gets cooler over night.

Think I may have a leak somewhere

[puropunch]

it sounds like you might. can you post details of your set up? location, type of humidor ect? sure the guys on here will get to the bottom of the issue

i wonder if it's just too hot at the moment and the moisture if getting lost..

[PeeJay]

An easy way to check for a leak is to put a lit torch inside the humidor in the dark and see if you can see any light escape .... so long as you don't have any glass in it obviously