So my humi is approx 1000 cubic inches, and I have a 4oz 65% heartfelt tube in there and a couple humicare pillows, and my rh sits right at 59%. the hygro is calibrated and the humi was recently re-seasoned.

should I buy more beads? should I buy a 70% tube? how much

i should point out that the humidity has dropped since adding more sticks.

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Shaun
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How "Clear" are the beads?

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In Tim's Beard we TRUST

quite clear.

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Shaun
Senior VP, Department of Redundancy Department

Does the humi have a good seal?
IF the humi kept quite well before than maybe a RE-Calibration (I know you already did it, but you never know)
Other than that I'd just give it time....

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With the temperature drop... I see you live fairly close to me being in Vancouver... my humidity has gone down too. I rode a perfect 65% all summer with a temp of 70 in the basement. Well now it's getting cold and my temp is decreasing as is my humidity...in the 61% range. I moved them upstairs to a little warmer spot and it came up 2%. I think this might be at least part of your problem. Or it could be something totally different:}

the temps in my apartment never go below 70. so i don't think that's it.

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Shaun
Senior VP, Department of Redundancy Department

More beads couldn't hurt. But if your humidor doesn't seal right, that could definitely be the problem.

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dennisking:

Every time you call in on your Ccom order, I suggest saying "All Hail the Beard" before you hang up. It's like a secret handshake.

I've done the dollar bill test and it's pretty firm pulling it out. seems fine to me.

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Shaun
Senior VP, Department of Redundancy Department

Could the sticks have been on the dry side? Maybe put the sticks in tuperwear or ziplocks for a night and see if the humidity comes back up.

I put the foam humidifier back in there earlier along with all the rest of the stuff. It's up to 63% now.

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Shaun
Senior VP, Department of Redundancy Department

TheShaun:

I've done the dollar bill test and it's pretty firm pulling it out. seems fine to me.

Shaun, do you know the RH of your apartment? Is the humie sitting above or close to a heat vent or register?
If you can pull that dollar bill through the lid then it isn't sealed well enough possibly.

I haven't seen it mentioned explicitly when discussing seasoning your humi but, make sure you also wipe the seals of the lid on both sides of the seal all the way aropund to ensure that the edge seal swells which will close up that seal so tight that the dollar bill will NOT want to come through the seal.

You know you can keep your sticks in tupperware or something similar until yuor humi is seasoned properly. Also, how often do you check your humi's RH / Temp.?

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Just did another bill test. There is plenty enough resistance that I was afraid of ripping my fiver. I'll try the wiping down of the seal thing. As far as checking rh, it has some glass, so I don't have to open it to check. And I have never even turned the heat on in the 1 1/2 years I've lived in this building. Hope it just needs more beads or something.

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Shaun
Senior VP, Department of Redundancy Department

TheShaun:

the temps in my apartment never go below 70. so i don't think that's it.

the temp inside means very little compared to the temp outside. if the outside air is cold it will not hold RH as well. heaters have humidifiers, but they are very unreliable and work questionably well.
even though the temp in my house never gets below 65 in the winter it takes much more distilled to keep my humi at 65%. I also use 2 - 2.5 times as many beads as i should for the humidors i have.

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TheShaun:

the temps in my apartment never go below 70. so i don't think that's it.

the temp inside means very little compared to the temp outside. if the outside air is cold it will not hold RH as well. heaters have humidifiers, but they are very unreliable and work questionably well.
even though the temp in my house never gets below 65 in the winter it takes much more distilled to keep my humi at 65%. I also use 2 - 2.5 times as many beads as i should for the humidors i have.

Yep - the cold winter air outside the house sucks up all the humidity inside the house, and then from your humidor. Always takes extra attention to keep the rH normal.

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dennisking:

Every time you call in on your Ccom order, I suggest saying "All Hail the Beard" before you hang up. It's like a secret handshake.

So it sounds like I'll need more beads even though I'm about 2x more than recommended as is, but they are 65% beads, so having the rh drop to 59-60% isn't much of a stretch. Maybe I should buy a tube of a higher rh. 70 or 75%. Has anyone ever combined separate tubes of different rh in the same humi?

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Shaun
Senior VP, Department of Redundancy Department