Thanks. I saw some older posts where some soaked them for 30-90 minutes first. I saw the spray bottle and indirect (water bowl) methods for recharging but not first time.
You can pour water directly on them - no problems. Over the course of years this may cause them to crack, but whether the beads are cracked or whole, they still work the same (no difference in performance according to Heartfelt)
Just my opinion... if you pour water over them you are more then likely going to over charge them. I would go with the bowl of water and some patience. Let the beads soak up the moisture naturally. Again JUST MY OPINION.
Heartfelt sent instructions with the 2 pucks and bag of beads I recently ordered. Spray bottles seem to be the best method. Heartfelt sells a syringe to water the pucks. They mention not to handle or flush the beads too aggresively because of some salts, or something, on the beads that can be washed away. Pixie dust maybe. About the time the beads arrived I bought my second humidor and let it set with beads, gel jars, open small containers of water and all the water pillows I could muster. Also took the sponge out of the humidors' humidifier and added beads to that as well. Checked occasionally and added distilled water when needed. After a few weeks everything seemed stable, removed the open water containers and a few pillows to make room and started stocking up. Just let it absorb at its own pace, time was not a factor. My original humidor got a new puck when the beads arrived and I just added a little water with the syringe from Heartfelt until the beads were mostly clear. So far so good. Good luck
I use the Conservagel beads. I put them is a rectangular tupperware and spray them. My instructions said to get about 70% of the bead to go clear. I guess that leaves room to absorb extra humidity.
Sounds like you are on your way. The only thing I would caution is to let that Hygrometer sit for a full 24 hours before you trust the reading. It may be saying 75% after two hours , but then again, it may be on it's way to 90%. The 24 hours will give you a correct reading and then you adjust to 75%.
Thanks laker. I did let it sit in there all night so it was in there about a good 12 hours. I put my other one in there now. Is 12 hours long enough to be accurate?
Thanks laker. I did let it sit in there all night so it was in there about a good 12 hours. I put my other one in there now. Is 12 hours long enough to be accurate?
You would be safer with 24. Some even go longer then that but if your hygrometer is worth anything it should be able to stablize within 24 hours. Putting in two is a good idea too, I do all three of mine at the same time always.
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