Yes, another humidity question

[Taylor224]

I trolled older posts hoping to find an answer.  As dumb as this sounds, I have a sound hole humidifier (Music Nomad) in the 214 (work guitar) damping nightly.  I also have 3 Humidipaks, 1 under the headstock, and the double pouch by the neck.   RH is stuck at 45.  Not bad, I was hoping for 50-55.  Is it possible the Humidipaks are “borrowing” from the Nomad sponge, kinda cancelling each other out so to speak.

Matt

[Frettingflyer]

Yes, it is possible. Humidipaks (or the equivalent Boveda?)can be purchased in different RH amounts, yours could be 45? I have extended the life of packs in the past by using an oasis soundhole humidifier, either not depleting the humidipak as quickly or maybe actually recharging a little bit.
In any case, a 214 will be quite happy with 45%, and just keeping it humidified to any consistent level(in the safe range) will allow for a setup that works wherever the woods will settle at that level.
Now I look back on my late teens and 20’s and wonder how my guitars survived with no humidifiers in Maine, but they did.
I bet that 214 is bringing great joy to you and your coworkers, what a great idea.