Temp vs Humidity.

[SKUZZ]

So my wineador is pretty much busted if it’s on it’s at a decent temperature but my humidity is only around 57-62 and usually on the lower end of that. If i leave it unplugged my humidity gets back to 65 but since I do t have AC the temperature fluctuates between 75-85. Which is the lesser evil. 

[BoliDan]

Id be more worried about those temperature swings. Youre going to get consistent inconsistency. 58% is actually pretty good smoking at a good consistent temperature, imo.

[cigaraholic]

Your not storing or aging your cigars at 85 degrees your baking them. 65 degrees @ 58 rh is the way to go.

[NSXCIGAR]

If your temp is 65° or below 57-62 rH is fine. 

[JohnnyO]

Beetles tend to hatch when 80F+ temps are achieved. John

[Ash Bridges]

This thread was super helpful in understanding the relationship between temp and rH

[PigFish]

11 hours ago, SKUZZ said:

So my wineador is pretty much busted if it’s on it’s at a decent temperature but my humidity is only around 57-62 and usually on the lower end of that. If i leave it unplugged my humidity gets back to 65 but since I do t have AC the temperature fluctuates between 75-85. Which is the lesser evil. 

First-off mate... welcome to the forum.

There is a lot of discussion about this here, and I can imagine just about every cigar forum.

Most home built wine cooler humidors, and considering those that make them commercially don't make a consummate product in most cases; one that actually handles even near swings from a given set point, you are likely better off with the unit unplugged.

Lets get back to basics. What do the cigars tell you? Forget for the moment the cliche comments. How do your cigars smoke?

While like many I don't tend to like a lot of swings in the environment of my cigars, the settings themselves should provide for a decent smoking experience. (MHO)

Each humidor, and each ambient will drive cigars to a certain equilibrium moisture content. That EMC will vary with cyclical nature of your ambient and how well your humidor protects your cigars from that ambient.

Lets take a hypothetical position of a smoking optimum, mine in this case as 60rH and 70F. If you move the temp to 80, and use a factor of 3 to 1 for rH you get an equivalent (theoretically) EMC at 63rH and 80F. Again, while I am not crazy about the range, and I do prefer to store cooler myself, I find no reason why you cannot find a very good smoking experience from what you are experiencing.

All MHO... -the Pig

[cfc1016]

Something often overlooked is a small drain plug at the bottom of wine coolers. If that it not sealed tightly, the unit will not hold consistent conditions. Look for a hole. Make sure it's plugged. Re-assess.