I hope this message finds you guys well. I was hoping to get some advice from you guys about an issue I’m having with a new cabinet humidor my wife got me in December.
When I first got the cabinet, I seasoned it twice over about a week by wiping it down with distilled water and installing a Cigar Oasis Magna 3 humidifier. I let it run for a week or so set at 67%. Within a day, the humidity was holding strong at 66 or 67%. When it would drop, the Magna would kick on for a few minutes and shut off again as designed. It would only kick on 2 or 3 times a day so life seemed good. I started slowly adding cigars which had been stored at 65% for sometime. After I added all my cigars, everything remained good for about 2 weeks when my problems started.
We had a sudden drop in temperatures in my area which I’m assuming is part of my problems. Even though the interior temperature of the cabinet more or less stayed the same, I noticed a sudden drop in the humidity level of the cabinet. It would drop into the low 50% and the Magna was running constantly trying to keep up. I know colder environmental temps can play havoc on humidity but I figured I had a good door seal so didn’t think it would affect it that much with an active humidifier. I decided to do a little experiment.
I completely sealed the door to the humidor to check my seal and apparently it wasn’t as great as I thought. As soon as I sealed the door, the humidity began to rise again. To combat this, I purchased a roll of 1/16” neoprene rubber door trim to install on the back of the door and along the inside of the door frame so there is rubber to rubber contact all the way around. I seem to have a solid seal now but now I have a different problem that has me confused.
If I do not have my Magna turned on, the humidity just passively from the water reservoir tank will raise the humidity to about 60%. So you would think if I turned the Magna on, it would help push the humidity up to the mid 60s where I have it set but the exact opposite happens! As soon as I turn the Magna on, the humidity starts to drop again. I just don’t get it. Is the outside temperature affecting the humidity that much and why the hell does it drop when the Magna is running? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
When I first got the cabinet, I seasoned it twice over about a week by wiping it down with distilled water and installing a Cigar Oasis Magna 3 humidifier. I let it run for a week or so set at 67%. Within a day, the humidity was holding strong at 66 or 67%. When it would drop, the Magna would kick on for a few minutes and shut off again as designed. It would only kick on 2 or 3 times a day so life seemed good. I started slowly adding cigars which had been stored at 65% for sometime. After I added all my cigars, everything remained good for about 2 weeks when my problems started.
We had a sudden drop in temperatures in my area which I’m assuming is part of my problems. Even though the interior temperature of the cabinet more or less stayed the same, I noticed a sudden drop in the humidity level of the cabinet. It would drop into the low 50% and the Magna was running constantly trying to keep up. I know colder environmental temps can play havoc on humidity but I figured I had a good door seal so didn’t think it would affect it that much with an active humidifier. I decided to do a little experiment.
I completely sealed the door to the humidor to check my seal and apparently it wasn’t as great as I thought. As soon as I sealed the door, the humidity began to rise again. To combat this, I purchased a roll of 1/16” neoprene rubber door trim to install on the back of the door and along the inside of the door frame so there is rubber to rubber contact all the way around. I seem to have a solid seal now but now I have a different problem that has me confused.
If I do not have my Magna turned on, the humidity just passively from the water reservoir tank will raise the humidity to about 60%. So you would think if I turned the Magna on, it would help push the humidity up to the mid 60s where I have it set but the exact opposite happens! As soon as I turn the Magna on, the humidity starts to drop again. I just don’t get it. Is the outside temperature affecting the humidity that much and why the hell does it drop when the Magna is running? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.