humidity beads

skuzzlebutt86

what is the difference between using distilled water and the humidity beads? are there any benefits to either one or any draw backs? i am a little new to cigars and am looking for a more consistent way to keep my cigars fresh.

nightmaremike31

nightmaremike31

nightmaremike31

laker1963

nightmaremike31

Hays

kaspera79

Thewelder

skuzzlebutt86

well thank you for all of the input and i will have to get some beads and mess around with what will work.

kingjk729

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh its Skuzzle Butt ........ he's coming right for us ......... kill him

The Cank

my damn beads are not absorbing enough humidity...... never had something be over humidified.... o well another pound of beads on the way.. 2 pounds of beads better do something

laker1963

The Cank:

my damn beads are not absorbing enough humidity...... never had something be over humidified.... o well another pound of beads on the way.. 2 pounds of beads better do something

If you put the Distilled water and the beads together in a sealable container of some kind, AND put the container in a room that is not too cold, the evaporated water will go into the beads. T^his may take a few days however.

The Cank

laker1963:

The Cank:

my damn beads are not absorbing enough humidity...... never had something be over humidified.... o well another pound of beads on the way.. 2 pounds of beads better do something

If you put the Distilled water and the beads together in a sealable container of some kind, AND put the container in a room that is not too cold, the evaporated water will go into the beads. T^his may take a few days however.

Sweet ! will give it a try

skuzzlebutt86

now if i had some 70% beads that dried out and i soaked them in solution to half clear, will they still hold the humidity at 70%? or will they vary the humidity more then they are supposed to?

nightmaremike31

laker1963

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TatuajeVI

During the dry winter months here, I find I have to charge my 65% rH beads 90-100%. And of course, more often than during the summer.

skuzzlebutt86

ok so i get not to use a solution but distilled water but you didn't answer the question of if 65 % beads dry out and i recharge them will they still maintain 65% rh?

laker1963

skuzzlebutt86:

ok so i get not to use a solution but distilled water but you didn't answer the question of if 65 % beads dry out and i recharge them will they still maintain 65% rh?

Yes

TatuajeVI

KCW

I filled four pill vials and charged them. My humi shot to 74% in two days. I took two of them out.

Fourtotheflush

I just ordered the conservagel beads. 1 lb

laker1963

Fourtotheflush:

I just ordered the conservagel beads. 1 lb

They work great Four... I have been using them for several months now in my coolerdor and they work very well.

Fourtotheflush

laker1963:

Fourtotheflush:

I just ordered the conservagel beads. 1 lb

They work great Four... I have been using them for several months now in my coolerdor and they work very well.

The main reason I ordered them is I cannot get my humidity over 62 in the winter. Up here its WINTAH! I dont mind smoking a cigar out of the humi at 62, but its the long term ramifications Im worried about.

laker1963

Fourtotheflush:

laker1963:

Fourtotheflush:

I just ordered the conservagel beads. 1 lb

They work great Four... I have been using them for several months now in my coolerdor and they work very well.

The main reason I ordered them is I cannot get my humidity over 62 in the winter. Up here its WINTAH! I dont mind smoking a cigar out of the humi at 62, but its the long term ramifications Im worried about.

So I take it you got the 70% beads?

TatuajeVI

laker1963:

Fourtotheflush:

I just ordered the conservagel beads. 1 lb

They work great Four... I have been using them for several months now in my coolerdor and they work very well.

I ordered a pound of these as well for my new humidor. Dude - placed the order at lunch on Tuesday - paid for ground shipping - they were here Wednesday at 10:30am. FedEx is frickin awesome.

Fourtotheflush

mine are due in mon or tue

skweekz

laker1963

xmacro

In addition to Laker's suggestions, you can figure out if the beads will work within a day or two by opening the door of the fridge for an hour or two and letting the RH plummet into the 50's or 60's - close the door and wait a day or so. If the RH spikes up and doesn't come back down after a day or two, you may have some water problems in the fridge that are providing too much humidity for the beads to overcome (they're good, but they need time to work - if humidity is being pumped in faster than they can absorb, you've got a problem)