My new humi-care pack
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I just recently bought the 10th anniversary sampler and I got the humi-care pack and digital hygrometer to go with it. After reading the directions, which is a first for me, I soaked the humi-care pack in distilled water for what I planned to be 4 hours like it states. After about two hours I check on it and there is no water left in the pan! All that is in there is a big pile of gel! The humi-care pack blew apart and the contents are now way to big to fit back in the plastic case. What should I do? Is there a way to fix it?
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Hmmmmm.... The crystals or "gel" will shrink back down, but I'd stay away from them at all costs just for I wouldn't want that stuff touching my cigars.cturnbull:I just recently bought the 10th anniversary sampler and I got the humi-care pack and digital hygrometer to go with it. After reading the directions, which is a first for me, I soaked the humi-care pack in distilled water for what I planned to be 4 hours like it states. After about two hours I check on it and there is no water left in the pan! All that is in there is a big pile of gel! The humi-care pack blew apart and the contents are now way to big to fit back in the plastic case. What should I do? Is there a way to fix it?
AND if you are talking about the little humi-pillows then just order more stuff, and you'll get more pillows!!!
If you are NOT talking about the shipping pillows, then may I suggest reading the directions again, I'm not the guru of humipaks, but I've only had to soak something for about 20 seconds, not 4 hours... -
Ya I was a little skeptical when I saw 4 hours... but it stated to soak it that long to ensure complete saturation. This is a plastic case with a metal mesh screen and crystals inside. Then the directions said it will only take 15 minutes to refresh it as needed. I don't have it in the humidor it is in a plastic bowl on some newspaper right now. I wonder how long it will take for the crystals to shrink back down?
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It depends on what your ambient humidity is in your house right now...cturnbull:Ya I was a little skeptical when I saw 4 hours... but it stated to soak it that long to ensure complete saturation. This is a plastic case with a metal mesh screen and crystals inside. Then the directions said it will only take 15 minutes to refresh it as needed. I don't have it in the humidor it is in a plastic bowl on some newspaper right now. I wonder how long it will take for the crystals to shrink back down?
Wisconsin has been hit with some pretty steady rain, and I've had a jar of gel with the lid off for over a week, and the thing is still half full.... so just depends -
An extreme advice I have tried to 95% success... Put them in the microwave and microwave on high for 1min... Take them out and let them aerate... You can microwave for 30 sec intervals instead... Other stuff I have done that has worked - fried them in a pan... yes.... you read right... i have fried beads in a pan... the water evaporates... most of them stay intack, but some gel gets on the pan.... so... yeah.... try the microwave solution... or put them in a high heat low humidity environment... like ur oven... and 4 hours is something i have never EVER heard of... even brand new these beads take seconds to soak in moisture... no way to take 4 hours to set up... anyway... good luck!
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Hmmm wish i would have seen this sooner. Picked up a few cigars and also ccom humidification set.
It came with instructions that said " For best results, submerge the entire humidifier in distilled water for 4 hours. This process allows total saturation, causing the crystals to fully expand."
Well they expanded right out of the container in about 3.5 hours. The plastic case came apart and I have a bowl of crystals. Not sure if I should let them shrink back down or just stuff in what I can get to fit into the case. -
Let em shrink.... I would rather have a BUNCH of underfilled crystals that still maintain Rh, then 1/4th of OVERFILLED crystals that may put off too much moistureBTJR99:Hmmm wish i would have seen this sooner. Picked up a few cigars and also ccom humidification set.
It came with instructions that said " For best results, submerge the entire humidifier in distilled water for 4 hours. This process allows total saturation, causing the crystals to fully expand."
Well they expanded right out of the container in about 3.5 hours. The plastic case came apart and I have a bowl of crystals. Not sure if I should let them shrink back down or just stuff in what I can get to fit into the case. -
Whoa, you guys are getting a bit dangerous with your drying methods, just take a hair dryer to them. It'll dry back out and then just throw em back in the container and refill.
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I tried the microwave method, nuked them for 30 seconds then let them sit until they cooled.
So far I'm not thet that crazy about this humidifier. First I followed the directions and the container poped open. Put the crystals in a bowl and then in my humidor for 2 days (seasoning the humidor anyway). Today i get the crystals to shrink down to where i could get them in the container. I mounted the humidifier on the lid and the magnet on the container after a while comes off and the humidifier falls into the humidor. Not having good luck with this.
