Temp fluctuation in desktop humi

[poloboy7]

I have a desktop humidor and it has been experiencing some temperature fluctuation, due to the drastic weather changes in northern california. On some days it has gotten as high as 71 and yesterday is hit a low of 63. Is such a large temperature range going to harm my cigars? Thanks for the help.

Yuri

[Nely]

You are safe for now. What you have to worry about is extreme temperatures, idealy you would want to keep you cigars more or less around 70*. I don't like to go above 75 cause you'll be risking beetle hatchings. try keeping your humidor in a cooler room, or just under an AC vent, it worked for me. You may want to try to keep your AC running around 72-73*. Hope that helps.

[Uniputt]

Yup, Nely's right.

Temperature is not nearly as critical as humidity. (Unless you start going over 75 degrees for long periods of time......then the beetles could potentially become an issue.....)

As long as your sticks are being kept at normal indoor temperatures, I doubt they will have any problem.

[poloboy7]

Sounds good thanks for the advice. Could I have beetle problems even if I freeze my sticks upon arrival?

[Danimal]

is a temp of 63-65 ok?

[RPB67]

65 is O.K. I wouldnt let it go below that for a long time though. I age cigars and I keep my humidor or atleast I try around 65/65. Sometimes the 70/70 is a little to moist for me.I have an entable not that easy to move. If you see temp going up just move the humi to a cooler room. If running to warm move to a warmer room. You have the advantage you can pick humi up and move it.

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by Uniputt

Yup, Nely's right.

Temperature is not nearly as critical as humidity. (Unless you start going over 75 degrees for long periods of time......then the beetles could potentially become an issue.....)

As long as your sticks are being kept at normal indoor temperatures, I doubt they will have any problem.

Uni,

What do you consider "long periods of time"? I live in southern California and don't usually turn on the AC unless the indoor temp gets above 80 F. For example, yesterday the indoor temp (and my humi temp) was around 76.
I guess what I am trynig to determine is if this could be an issue. I am a newbie and don't want to learn the hard way.

Thanks.

Peter

[thill]

Originally Posted by pnoon

Uni,

What do you consider "long periods of time"? I live in southern California and don't usually turn on the AC unless the indoor temp gets above 80 F. For example, yesterday the indoor temp (and my humi temp) was around 76.
I guess what I am trynig to determine is if this could be an issue. I am a newbie and don't want to learn the hard way.

Thanks.

Peter

me too--as i am reading this i am looking over to my temp guage and reading 75.2* in the room. the humidor says 74*. We only have a window AC, so the temps are usually around 75. and this is the coolest room. i could possibly move it to the basement, but the humidity is higher down there, which could cause another problem..........

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by thill

me too--as i am reading this i am looking over to my temp guage and reading 75.2* in the room. the humidor says 74*. We only have a window AC, so the temps are usually around 75. and this is the coolest room. i could possibly move it to the basement, but the humidity is higher down there, which could cause another problem..........

Humidity is much more important than temp. If your humidity is in the 65%-70% range, don't move to the basement. I spoke with some local herfers and they don't do much of anything with temperature fluctuations into the mid to high 70s. My plan is to turn on the central AC when it gets to 80 and keep my fingers crossed.

[Moglman]

Originally Posted by pnoon

Humidity is much more important than temp. If your humidity is in the 65%-70% range, don't move to the basement. I spoke with some local herfers and they don't do much of anything with temperature fluctuations into the mid to high 70s. My plan is to turn on the central AC when it gets to 80 and keep my fingers crossed.

As mentioned by Uniputt, long periods of higher temps can raise the beetle issue, or at least the potential [cringe]. I found *this thread* to be very useful. If you can remove the possibility of beetles, then longer stretches of higher temps won't be a problem, as long as the Rh is properly maintained.

[JDO]

This is something I have been concerned with lately.
Buffalo has been in the 85-90 degree range for the last week or so.
If you know anything about Buffalo you know that this is VERY unusual.
My house is very old and I don't have AC so the temp inside has been getting up to 84. I have tried different things to keep the temp in my humidor down but the only thing I can do is put them in the basement. That just messes up my humidity though.

I love the heat, but I almost wish it would go back down a little.

[kenstogie]

I knew that temp was an issue for the beetles but is the RH an issue too. Thats what I'm getting. they (beetls) kinda concern me.
Thanks
Ken

[LasciviousXXX]

Well I'll chime in with my opinion as I've dealt with this problem a lot when I was first setting up my fridgeador.

Yes, the optimum temp range is in the low to mid 60's IMO and we should all strive for that if possible. However many Gorillas worry about possibly beetle problems if their temp goes too high. In my experience, and things I've learned from a lot of the older gorilla's, is that it takes both high temps AND high humidity to create the perfect conditions for Beetles to hatch.

I have heard (and remember this isn't the final word) that both of these conditions need to be met in order for them to hatch. If you just have one of them high then yeah the probablility is more likely for a beetle problem however both need to be established for them to really get going.

If I were you I wouldn't worry about a slightly higher temp if your RH is low, however if you have both high then you migh want to invest in a cooling unit, fridgeador, cooleador, or just a higher AC Bill

Good luck to all and I hope this info helps a bit.

[kenstogie]

Originally Posted by LasciviousXXX

Well I'll chime in with my opinion as I've dealt with this problem a lot when I was first setting up my fridgeador.

Yes, the optimum temp range is in the low to mid 60's IMO and we should all strive for that if possible. However many Gorillas worry about possibly beetle problems if their temp goes too high. In my experience, and things I've learned from a lot of the older gorilla's, is that it takes both high temps AND high humidity to create the perfect conditions for Beetles to hatch.

I have heard (and remember this isn't the final word) that both of these conditions need to be met in order for them to hatch. If you just have one of them high then yeah the probablility is more likely for a beetle problem however both need to be established for them to really get going.

If I were you I wouldn't worry about a slightly higher temp if your RH is low, however if you have both high then you migh want to invest in a cooling unit, fridgeador, cooleador, or just a higher AC Bill

Good luck to all and I hope this info helps a bit.

Muchos Gracious, Amigo BOTL.
Ken