I have three drawer humidor. Which drawer should I put my humidification device in top middle bottom. I guess I am wondering if water vapor rises or falls

well what kind of humidification device do you have?

himid air (i think) sinks. Im not 100% on this because i have a humidification device on each level of my multi level humidors. I use beads. A little on each level seems to keep it consistant throughout the humidor.

a few other people i know say that the bottem level (using 65% beads) has an RH of 65-68 and the top an rh of 63- 65 if they keep the beads in the middle of the humidor
If you have enough humidification in your humidor it should be good no matter where you put your device. play around with it. there will not be enough variance to "ruin" any cigars. keep the humidification on the top one week and the hygrometer on the bottom. move the hygrometer around and see where its higher or lower RH.
try the humidification on each drawer and move the hygrometer around also.

get to a point where you are happy with the results. Just know that a one to three point difference from top to bottem shouldnt be a big deal.

if you find that some do better in 63% RH keep em where it is dry. If you have cigars that do better at 68% RH keep them where the RH is higher.

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Thanks for your help

How many cigars do you have in your humidor? On each shelf? Cigar.com tends to send a Humi-Care Water Pillow with larger purchases (i.e. 10+ sticks in an order)... sorry Cigar.com if I'm ruining a benefit I've received that isn't the status quo... here, how about this: SO, THE LARGER THE ORDER YOU MAKE, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET ONE OF THOSE WITH IT!! (See that? I've used strategic reverse psychology to get your customers to buy more cigars! You can send my check with my next order.....) My point is that the Humi-Care Water Pillows work really well. Depending how your like your sticks, those seemingly-small pillows regulate the humidity to about 69%-70% with very little maintenance. I'd say once a month or so (more often if you open your humidor more than once every other day) you can reload them by dipping them in distilled water. They are good for about 2-3 reloads before you should replace them. But at 10 for $15, they don't kill your wallet. Try some out. You could probably get away with one on the bottom, one on the top, and your humidification device in the middle. Hope this helps!

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So I just ordered the Evanston Heritage Humidor and I hear that the heartfelt beads are the way to go. That humi holds about 70 cigars but I am unaware of any drawers or levels that it may have. My question would be is a pound of 60% beads in a bag be enough or too much? Should I get two half pound bags or tubes? Any help would be appreciated.
-Matt

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Waaaay too much. Heartfelt recommendations are 1 oz per 50 ct (roughly), so 2 oz will probably do you. But my experience with the tubes is that they do not offer enough surface area to release moisture very rapidly. That said, I also live in an arid climate. If you are down south, you might be all right.

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I am in Central area of IRAQ. LOL So if I get about a half pound and put it in a bag I should be good?
-Matt

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Waaaay too much. Heartfelt recommendations are 1 oz per 50 ct (roughly), so 2 oz will probably do you. But my experience with the tubes is that they do not offer enough surface area to release moisture very rapidly. That said, I also live in an arid climate. If you are down south, you might be all right.

too much yes, Waaaay too much, maybe not. I have 5 oz in my 50 ct. and about a pound in each of my 150cts. It is a bit over kill bit i have to rehumidify less often.

in the winter using the foam i was refilling every other day or so. now i refill ever 10-12 days or so. when the heater isnt on i refill every 30 or so days.

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kuzi16:

too much yes, Waaaay too much, maybe not. I have 5 oz in my 50 ct. and about a pound in each of my 150cts. It is a bit over kill bit i have to rehumidify less often.

in the winter using the foam i was refilling every other day or so. now i refill ever 10-12 days or so. when the heater isnt on i refill every 30 or so days.

5 oz in a 50 ct.? And what do you use to hold them? It seems like that your humidor would have a good bit of space taken up by just beads, especially the 150 with a pound in it.

I am thinking of getting rid of the tubes, and seeing if I cannot find a shallow glass pan to put some in on one side of my top tray. I really think that part of my problem is that the beads in the middle of the tube cannot release their moisture fast enough.

If you can Kuzi, pm me a pic of your setup, I'd really be interested in seeing what other folks use for their humi's :D

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i have made a small boxes that take up less room than youd think. they are only slightly larger than coffin boxes. I made each of them out of old cigar boxes. the 150 count has two levels. i have the bulk of them on the lower level and the rest in the upper level. I only recharge the top beads.

the 50 ct even has room above the beads. on the first 2 layers of cigars i can only fit a toro or shorter (6 in) but above that i can fit up to a 7.5 in cigar. in the 150cts i can fit a toro where the humi boxes are and up to an 8in cigar where it is not. on the top level of the 150 cts i have the boxes going in the other direction and it devides the humi in half so it doesnt really matter.

it really doesnt take up much room at all and the surface area of the beads is very large (making them more efficiant.) In the 150cts i can also place cigars over the boxes because the top has one inch open and one inch closed. (4 openings 3 "closed areas") I think its all about how its arranged. I dont just toss em in there. I organize. I think though that one of my boxes is too big and i may have to make a bit more efficiantly sized one soon.

I also only use my larger humidors to age cigars so they get opened less often. the 50ct is what i smoke out of.

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Kuzi...now you got me thinking. I have two empty C.com Torpedo boxes. If I can get to a bandsaw, I'll cut off the bottom then reattach it. The lids are sliding, so I'll keep the top intact, than cut some slits into the lids to release the moisture, but still provide a shelf to rest the cigars on.

But please, post a pic of your set up! I'd really like to take a peek at your 150, since that is what I have.

Hmmm, I sense a new thread that needs to be opened :P "Show Us Your Humi"

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i dont have a digital cam.... ill see if i can borrow a friends.

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Sweet! :D I'll be looking forward to it.

And a guy I work with has a full on woodshop, he makes and sells Adirondac chairs, so I hope to get mine done soon. When I do I'll post a pic as well...if I can find a digital camera too :P

I think we are the last ones without, Kuzi lol

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Do any of you use the cigaroasis products in your humidors.