My Siglo humidor

[sharks]

Hi all,

Hopefully you can give me some advice on my humidor?

I have recently bought my humidor, just a small one to start off with. Siglo brand..

I do have a few questions and hopefully someone here can point me in the right direction.

My current huimmidity is sitting at 65% and temp around 18c.

I just set it up yesterday morning so I am thinking it may still need to settle down abit.

I gave it a clean and followed the instructions etc but was hopeing it would be sitting around the

70% hummidity by now. I am trying not to open the box to many times to see the guages as I know I

am effecting whats going on inside. Should this be normal or is the Hummidity and temp ok for my cigars. Just want to make sure its ok before I start putting them in.

Its out of sunlight and in sitting in a glass cabinet atm.

Still no cigars are in it atm.

Thought about getting one of these

http://www.winesafe.com.au/WirelessHygrotherm.htm

so I dont have to open the box all the time to check the guages.

Your thoughts and opinions would be appreciated.

Just would like to know I am doing everything right.

Thanks

Sharks

[Ken Gargett]

65 to 70% seems good. 65% probably preferable. lots of posts on this if you check back.

[sharks]

thanks Ken

[habanablue]

Hey Sharks welcome to FOH!

What Ken said and I would suggest you ' Get the Puck' I put a mate of mine on to them the other day and they work a treat. Rob stocks 'em and the board will vouch that the product's owner N2adventure (Mark) has created a great humidity control device.

[smokem]

Before one even starts to read and worry about %RH, make sure you calibrate your hygrometer. Don't know if your humidor comes with a digital, but if not, I would recommend getting one.

[Colt45]

Sharks, I have to agree that 65% is preferable to higher. As has been mentioned, be sure of hygrometer calibration,

and do not fear a "lower" humidity - you'll be better off for it - 70% is fairly damp.

Personally, I'm happy with 62 to 67%, over the course of the seasons.

[sharks]

Thanks guys for all the info.

Yep got a digital hygrometer.

Just wanted to know from you guys I was on the right track.

Thanks again

Sharks