Bought a dehumidifier - What a game changer!

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Hi everyone, 

I live in Toronto, which is quite humid during the spring/summer.  I have always stored my cigars in 2 wooden desktop humidors (Andorini brand).  50 count for Cubans/100 for non-Cuban. I keep those in my basement (I have A/C).

In the spring, my cigars always smoke pretty well, the RH in my humidors were about 65%.  However, as the spring/summer presses on, my RH in my humidors would creep up to 67% or sometimes 68%, despite using 65% Bovedas.  As a result, I would start having issues with relights, tight draws, etc. I tried 62% Bovedas, but it wouldn't do much to bring down the humidity in the humidors.

My ambient rh in the basement in summer would be about 65/66%.  Problem is I have ac, but I need to mostly close the vents or else it'll get way too cold down there.  summer temps in basement is around 65F

However, this year, I invested $200 in a room dehumidifer.  What a game changer!  My ambient RH is now about 50%, and as a result, my humidors are sitting nicely at 62%-64%.  The dehumidifier also adds a few degrees to the basement temp, keeping it at 68-70F.

I no longer struggle to get my humidor RH down anymore, and my cigars smoke perfectly.  Very happy!  

For those struggling to get their RH down, I highly recommend a room dehumidifer.  Bovedas can only do so much, I found out you have to bring down the ambient RH to allow Bovedas to do their thing.