How long should beads last? I know I have seen something on here before suggesting they lose there properties after a while...but how long is that. Thanks in advance.
I think 5 years is the typically quoted length of time; after that, they still work, but they begin breaking down and falling thru the holes of the humidifier and onto your sticks
That's about what I thought but my humi has been staying low for the last couple of weeks. This winter has been different than the last few...now that global warming has turned, lol. My 65 beads are running 62/63 which isn't an alarm but just being cautious since I am out of town a lot and I have not been checking nor smoking as often. The hygro is good btw, I had to replace the battery a few months ago and it has been recal'ed. Thanks again.
No problem. You could always add more beads to compensate, but 62 ain't that bad for cigars by any means. So long as it stays above 60RH or begin wild swings, I wouldn't worry too much
If your 65% beads are at 62-63 you probably need to charge them again. I had that same problem and this worked for me.
If it's occurring in the winter, it could very well just be reduced humidity in his house; when the humidity drops in your house, it means the beads need to release more humidity since the humidity in your humidor leaks out much faster than it would if your house were more humid. Sometimes the beads can't compensate faster than the humidity leaks out, in which case you either need more beads, or learn to live with 2-3% less humidity than is ideal.
If your 65% beads are at 62-63 you probably need to charge them again. I had that same problem and this worked for me.
If it's occurring in the winter, it could very well just be reduced humidity in his house; when the humidity drops in your house, it means the beads need to release more humidity since the humidity in your humidor leaks out much faster than it would if your house were more humid. Sometimes the beads can't compensate faster than the humidity leaks out, in which case you either need more beads, or learn to live with 2-3% less humidity than is ideal.
Definitely. My 65% beads are very difficult to keep at 65% in the cold, dry Michigan winters. I recently purchased some 70% beads because I'm lazy and don't like charging my beads every couple days, lol.
Probably just the beads breaking down from bumping into each other and rubbing on the mesh bag; you could just empty your mesh bag into a cooking strainer and roll the beads around in there to get the dust off
Thanks for all the info and the congrats. It's good to see that some of y'all are still on here. I need to check in more often. Always good people and great discussions.
I have the beads in the mesh bags and the dust is permeating through the bags and onto my hands.
I keep mine in pouches I made with white panty hose (they were my favorite pair too), and I get the same thing sometimes when I spray mine down. I spray straight through the panty hose and I usually have to move them around with my fingers to make sure I'm getting the ones in the middle of the pouch. I'm pretty sure this is just the beads breaking down from rubbing up against one another when I do this.
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