Beads keep drying out

Enphrared

I seasoned my humidor by wiping it down, keeping a damp washcloth in for 24hr, wiping it down again, kept the cloth in for another 24hrs. Using a calibrated digital hygrometer the RH was steady at 78% and the washcloth wasn't drying out. So I put in some pre-charged beads and after a few days she stabilized around 70%. I put in about 8 sticks and everything seemed fine for about a week until the RH started to slowly go down. I checked the beads and they were almost dry. So I charged them and about 2-3 days later same thing. I'm looking for suggestions. I'm thinking I didn't season the humidor long enough.

zeebra

Did you check out that site I send you that was sent to me?

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laker1963

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laker1963

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cabinetmaker

laker1963

Enphrared

Surprised the manufacturer suggested using a syringe method if they're prone to fall apart. Thanks for your concern of my cigars!! LOL, they're safely put away in my smaller humidor. The glass seems to have a good seal with the wood, it doesn't have any slack, it's firmly planted. When the beads need to be recharged do you take them out of your humidor for a few days to charge up via the method you described? Laker, the container my beads came in doesn't come apart. I plan on picking up a 2 or 4oz tube within the week. When I wet the beads they all pretty much become clear. So I assume that they have all absorbed the water. These are beads I got from heartfelt.

cabinetmaker

I charge mine in the bathroom while I'm in the shower. They get full quick and no cracking.

laker1963

laker1963

cabinetmaker:

I charge mine in the bathroom while I'm in the shower. They get full quick and no cracking.

That would work great I bet. I wonder if it would work for the initial charge tho?

urbino

My first suggestion would be to get more beads. I haven't used them in a while, but my experience was that it takes about twice as many as the manufacturer's formula says.

j0z3r

How many cigars are in your humidor, or put another way, how full is your humidor? The more empty space in the humidor the more the beads have to humidify, and by reverse the more cigars you have the easier it will be to maintain humidity. Cigars act as mini humidifiers, meaning they absorb and release humidity. What I'm getting at here is that the beads may not be to blame, but that you simply don't have enough cigars in there...cigar.com has the perfect fix to that problem: MORE CIGARS!!!!!

Fourtotheflush

I dont think that 2oz of beads is enough for that humi!

Enphrared

j0z3r:

How many cigars are in your humidor, or put another way, how full is your humidor? The more empty space in the humidor the more the beads have to humidify, and by reverse the more cigars you have the easier it will be to maintain humidity. Cigars act as mini humidifiers, meaning they absorb and release humidity. What I'm getting at here is that the beads may not be to blame, but that you simply don't have enough cigars in there...cigar.com has the perfect fix to that problem: MORE CIGARS!!!!!

You are probably correct there. I'm sure you are in fact. I only have 8 cigars in there, and supposedly this thing is a 125ct box. I'm gonna do this "re-season" dealio for the next few days to kill that suspicion and then put em back in. Then, I'm gonna look at grabbing a couple of boxes of sticks to throw in there. Prolly do a 25ct for a week, watch it and then toss another one in there.

Goldy

I would recommend getting more beads, it sounds like they are underpowered for the size of your setup.

Enphrared

Goldy:

I would recommend getting more beads, it sounds like they are underpowered for the size of your setup.

Well I measured the inside of it and it was 870cu and heartfelt's site said that 2oz is good up to 1080. But maybe I should through a 2oz tube on the tray. hmmm

j0z3r

Enphrared:

Goldy:

I would recommend getting more beads, it sounds like they are underpowered for the size of your setup.

Well I measured the inside of it and it was 870cu and heartfelt's site said that 2oz is good up to 1080. But maybe I should through a 2oz tube on the tray. hmmm

I think urby mentioned this, but a good practice would be to take whatever Heartfelt says and double it. And check out the link laker posted, half the price of Heartfelt for the same beads, which of course means more beads for the same money plus a nifty mesh bag.

Fourtotheflush

j0z3r:

Enphrared:

Goldy:

I would recommend getting more beads, it sounds like they are underpowered for the size of your setup.

Well I measured the inside of it and it was 870cu and heartfelt's site said that 2oz is good up to 1080. But maybe I should through a 2oz tube on the tray. hmmm

I think urby mentioned this, but a good practice would be to take whatever Heartfelt says and double it. And check out the link laker posted, half the price of Heartfelt for the same beads, which of course means more beads for the same money plus a nifty mesh bag.

I keep approx 5 oz in ea of my about 40 ct humi's. They are keeping it steady freddy.

Garen B

Enphrared:

j0z3r:

How many cigars are in your humidor, or put another way, how full is your humidor? The more empty space in the humidor the more the beads have to humidify, and by reverse the more cigars you have the easier it will be to maintain humidity. Cigars act as mini humidifiers, meaning they absorb and release humidity. What I'm getting at here is that the beads may not be to blame, but that you simply don't have enough cigars in there...cigar.com has the perfect fix to that problem: MORE CIGARS!!!!!

You are probably correct there. I'm sure you are in fact. I only have 8 cigars in there, and supposedly this thing is a 125ct box. I'm gonna do this "re-season" dealio for the next few days to kill that suspicion and then put em back in. Then, I'm gonna look at grabbing a couple of boxes of sticks to throw in there. Prolly do a 25ct for a week, watch it and then toss another one in there.

Instead of jumping headfirst into a few boxes, hit up the daily deals here for a week or two. You'll get enough to age them if you want to and if you don't like them, you'll only have a few laying around the humi. Try getting into a few of the games and passes we have going on too. Variety is a good thing, especially when your just starting out.