Wine-ador RH fluctuation problem.

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Originally Posted by RGD

You guys are not doing anything wrong - as stated by the third post. It's not really anything that you need to worry about as long as your humidification recovers.
Keep in mind that in this short time you are not sucking out moisture from your smokes - they are in zero danger.
If your fridge is compressor based - you may notice a quicker drop than if you have a thermal electric unit - but again - it's no biggie, nothing to worry about.

Ron

RGD, Thanks for the words of encouragement.

The thing is I plugged in the cooler at 4:30 PM EST, RH dropped to 50. It is now 11:05 and my hygro's are still only reading 54 RH.

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One way to help the RH recover is to have plenty of air flow over the evaporator (the cooling plate in the back of the wine cooler). This plate is where the moisture is going. When the compressor is on, the surface of the plate is colder than the dew point, so water collects on it, sometimes forming a layer of frost. Lots of air flowing over the plate will reduce condensation while the compressor is running, and speed the evaporation of the water that does collect, restoring proper humidity. If water collects on the evaporator, then drips into the drain pan, that moisture is lost and must be replaced.

You could build a singles drawer that protects the cigars from the frequent fluctuations typical in wine coolers. Or, use the wine cooler for boxes only and keep your singles in a desktop humi.