BOVEDA RH Confusion

[Swede]

I was told that wooden humidors are expensive and hard to maintain so I opted for glass jar tuppedors. I have recently gotten and calibrated an Oasis CALIBER V Hygrometer. I have also recently started the TRANSITION of my cigars from 69% RH to 62 %RH. For the last week my Hygrometer has maintained the reading inside at 66%RH without jumping the needle.As a sanity check I moved all my cigars to one jar, and placed a 62RH BOVEDA packet in [a different] jar alone with my hygrometer.

After 8 hours the reading on my hygrometer was still 66RH. (I have tested the calibration and it still goes to 75RH when in the calibration bag, same room same temperature.) I reached out to BOVEDA just to ask them what could be going on, and without responding they simply mailed me an additional 4pack of 62RH packets.

I appreciate the free packets!! But why didn't they get back to me with an answer? Does anyone know what might be going on? Are the Boveda packs themselves not very precise or do hygrometers deviate when they are too far from the calibration level?

Thank you!

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EDIT: Just to clarify. To test my setup I placed a 62 Boveda in my jar ALONE with my hygrometer for 8 hours and the reading stayed at 66RH. I showed the picture to Boveda with my question and they didn't respond but shipped me additional Bovedas. 

[zacca]

You do realize that the cigars themselves were at a certain humidity when you put them in, correct? They don't instantly equilibrate to 62 RH. You need to give it a good month for this to occur. 

It’s like having a pot of boiling water, dropping in a sack of cold potatoes, then wondering why the temp is lower than boiling point. 

Patience. 

[CaptainQuintero]

  Your talking weeks and months for changing your levels, sit back and relax with a stick!

[Chibearsv]

Two things:-

1. Take one of your BOVEDA packs and let it dry out some. You should feel some grit when you squeeze the pack. Then put that semi dry pack in with the cigars which should help bring the humidity down. You can also add a completely dry pack with a fresh one. Which has worked well for me to balance the RH level. Without that dry buffer, there's nowhere for that excess humidity to go if you only use a fully charged Boveda.

2. As others have said, give it time. Check each 30 days for improvement. 

[nKostyan]

That's right, the overcrowded Boveda can no longer absorb excess moisture.

[Tunkat92]

My 62% Bovedas run about 64-65% in a sealed container, its pretty consistent across all 8 of my tupperdors. So 66% seems about right.