Hello all. A newbie and this is my first post here.
Is there any danger to using an open container of water to humidify a humidor, other than the obvious issue of the container spilling?
I have salt tested my hygrometer at least 6 times over the past month and every time it reads dead on 80% so I know it is not accurate but it is at least very consistant.
I was able to get the humidor up to about 65% (reading 70% on the hygrometer) with the humidor full of cigars but now that there are only about 20 cigars in it I cannot get it to hold even 60%. I do have a another order coming which will fill the box again but it will get empty again.
The box holds maybe 80-100 cigars and I now have a small humidification device of unknown type (2" tube filled with distilled water and a membrane with adjustable vent at one end), two fully loaded water pillows out of their protective bags and a shot glass half filled with distilled water sitting open in the humidor and am getting close to 65% but without the shot glass and the water pillows in their bags I can't get it over 60%.
Like I said, short of spilling the water, is there any danger of the cigars getting over humidified in this situation as long as I keep an eye on the situation. That is, will the cigars actually soak up more moisture than the hygrometer reads inside the box?
AS a side note, about how long does it take for cigars to adjust to the climate in the humidor? For example, if a box is sealed from cigar.com and in transit, in an airplane and traveling through the desert (I live in AZ - no humidity) for a few days and drop to say 40 or 50% (I don't know I am just guessing), how long should it take to get them back to 65%?
Sorry for the long post, I figured since it was my first I ought to make it a doozy.
Is there any danger to using an open container of water to humidify a humidor, other than the obvious issue of the container spilling?
I have salt tested my hygrometer at least 6 times over the past month and every time it reads dead on 80% so I know it is not accurate but it is at least very consistant.
I was able to get the humidor up to about 65% (reading 70% on the hygrometer) with the humidor full of cigars but now that there are only about 20 cigars in it I cannot get it to hold even 60%. I do have a another order coming which will fill the box again but it will get empty again.
The box holds maybe 80-100 cigars and I now have a small humidification device of unknown type (2" tube filled with distilled water and a membrane with adjustable vent at one end), two fully loaded water pillows out of their protective bags and a shot glass half filled with distilled water sitting open in the humidor and am getting close to 65% but without the shot glass and the water pillows in their bags I can't get it over 60%.
Like I said, short of spilling the water, is there any danger of the cigars getting over humidified in this situation as long as I keep an eye on the situation. That is, will the cigars actually soak up more moisture than the hygrometer reads inside the box?
AS a side note, about how long does it take for cigars to adjust to the climate in the humidor? For example, if a box is sealed from cigar.com and in transit, in an airplane and traveling through the desert (I live in AZ - no humidity) for a few days and drop to say 40 or 50% (I don't know I am just guessing), how long should it take to get them back to 65%?
Sorry for the long post, I figured since it was my first I ought to make it a doozy.