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What is the temperature in the house and in the humidor? Temp and RH work together. Somewhere on here there was a chart showing the relationship between temp and RH.

Test your hygrometer. Follow the directions you can find on the forum.

If it's reading 80% around 70 degrees, you don't want to add something with more moisture in it. Take the paper towel baggie out and, if you're confident that the hygrometer is reading correctly, you could add some pieces of spanish cedar.

I have had problems with high RH living in the south and sometimes remove all my humidifiers to keep the RH down. You might do that as well.

Stop the presses, you did the opposite of what you shoudl have done. You only put the towel or extra stuff in, if you want to add humidity. Taking it out is different and more difficult becuase it is hard to do gradually.

Take out any and all humidification systems asap. You can keep the lid closed as your cigars are moist enough that they will act almost as a humidification device on their own. Take out the towel too. Then it is a waiting game. Gradually you will see RH lower. Also, if you have not already done so, run out to the store and pick up a digital hygrometer to more accurately read the RH. Once RH falls below 70 you shoiuld gradually start adding humidification pieces.

Another tip to lower RH is after you take out any humidification assistants, pick up some spare cedar from the cigar shop. Pieces of old boxes, sheets that cover the cigars, anyting. Add those to the inside of the humidor and it will start obsorbing some of the moisture. A dry clean spunge will work also. After a few days in there take these out. Their purpose is to start to suck up any excess moisture.

I'm kinda shocked that more of you dont use Boveda Packs. Boveda packs are two-way. They lower and raise as needed.

Do yourself a favor and get some. Cigar.com would be wise to carry them as well. They sell themselves.

They are around $4 anywhere you get them. You can get 65% 69% or 72%. They even have 85% for seasoning a humi. They say they are good for 3 months, but if you are using a cooler or a humi for aging, I've found they last much longer.

Humidity gets high....they absorb it. Too low...they raise it. I have too many expensive cigars to risk, and I have had great results with these brainless humi packs.

It sounds like a pitch...so.... I am in no way connected with this company or product.
I just have thousands of cigars to care for. 8)

Bulz said:

It sounds like a pitch...so.... I am in no way connected with this company or product.
I just have thousands of cigars to care for. 8)

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Good advise to some extent -
Why not go with the Bead medium from Heartfelt industries?
They never stop working, have all the different rh presets?

If my humidor jumped above 65% I'd add some dry media and it will draw out any extra moisture -
same basic idea as the packs you mention, but you only need buy them once!

http://www.heartfeltindustries.com/Beads.htm

Bulz said:

I'm kinda shocked that more of you dont use Boveda Packs.

Humidity gets high....they absorb it. Too low...they raise it. I have too many expensive cigars to risk, and I have had great results with these brainless humi packs.

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This maybe a good idea for the right now -
If you have access to one I'd say use it ASAP.
Maybe also kitty litter - (the right kind)
I think there is a thread here on it if you do a search.
I'd bet a small bowl of it would drop the RH pretty quick.
You don't want mold it will do nothing for your smokes.

Another thought would be find a cooler place for them.
That should change teh RH quickly as well!

I use the boveda packs when I gift cigars to people without humidors as well as in the bag I keep my selections for the day in.

They are indeed a fantastic product.

Since we in the Northeast and other colder areas of the country have to deal with this every year at this time for a few months, remember, when the heat goes on, the humidity in your house in fact, goes down.

CC- I know what you mean, and yeah there are many ways to get the job done nicely.

The easiest for me right now is the brainless approach. No adding or adjusting, just tossin in a fresh 69%pack and letting it do it's thing.

It's an easy answer to an irritating problem. The best solution would involve monitoring the temp as well.

I have climmax, super absorbant polymers, special foam credos, auto hygro, oasis humidifyers..but none are as simple as opening a Boveda.

I have climmax

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I'd use that dry & it will be fine in a day.
If you do use the Bovida I'd use 65% not 69%
I never let me cigars go above 65%
I think they smoke and taste better!
Right now my cabinet is set at 60% I drop it for the winter!