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Brand New Humidor: Getting It Ready With Conflicting Advice
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I just bought a new Xikar 75 Count Humidor, and hope it will do a good job replacing my old humidor. The old one must have something wrong with the seal, as it just doesn't hold humidity for over an hour. I have a Credo unit in it along with a jar of xikar crystals, but I can't get it to stay above 50 to save my life.
Anyway, now that I have a blank slate, I want to do the right thing so I can avoid having a bunch of dry, brittle cigars. I asked the gentleman at the cigar shop: "what should I do at the beginning to make sure this humidor works perfectly?" He told me to ignore what the instructions say and wipe down the inside with distilled water. The instructions say to avoid that at all costs and to just add the xikar humidity unit and wait a few days.
After a few hours, the hygrometer reads 50. Now, I'm not impatient, and if it takes a few days to get up to 70, that's fine with me. I did the whole salt-in-a-bottle-cap routine to calibrate the hygrometer, so that should be all set.
After having a bum humidor I want to make sure I do this right. Can anyone offer advice on getting a brand new humidor working perfectly? I really, really appreciate it.
I just bought a new Xikar 75 Count Humidor, and hope it will do a good job replacing my old humidor. The old one must have something wrong with the seal, as it just doesn't hold humidity for over an hour. I have a Credo unit in it along with a jar of xikar crystals, but I can't get it to stay above 50 to save my life.
Anyway, now that I have a blank slate, I want to do the right thing so I can avoid having a bunch of dry, brittle cigars. I asked the gentleman at the cigar shop: "what should I do at the beginning to make sure this humidor works perfectly?" He told me to ignore what the instructions say and wipe down the inside with distilled water. The instructions say to avoid that at all costs and to just add the xikar humidity unit and wait a few days.
After a few hours, the hygrometer reads 50. Now, I'm not impatient, and if it takes a few days to get up to 70, that's fine with me. I did the whole salt-in-a-bottle-cap routine to calibrate the hygrometer, so that should be all set.
After having a bum humidor I want to make sure I do this right. Can anyone offer advice on getting a brand new humidor working perfectly? I really, really appreciate it.
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Permalink Reply by Nathan Burke- Not An Expert on -
Here it is
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Permalink Reply by Buddha Kalutika on -
Take the time to properly humidify the cedar by wiping it down and letting it slowly absorb until it maintains around what you want. This could take 12 hours. This could take two days. Depends on the humidor and depends on how dry the wood was to begin with.
Remember that it is a good idea to re-season a humidor during the winter months at least once. I am actually doing that today.
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Permalink Reply by Clay, the watcher... on -
I think it's broken, send it to me : )
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