Well I did a boveda test
Lee.mcglynn
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Just keep your eyes peeled for mold.
Aj
If you don't want to eventually scrub off outside lettering than place in sealed container next to the distilled water. If they are really hard & crusty you may have to actually soak them to start the recharging process
I've done it (recharged them) both ways. I've soaked them and that was really easy. But I was concerned that that way would somehow worsen the membrane over time. (Probably an unfounded concern but,...) So next time I tried it the other way inside one single container. Using bamboo skewers I rigged up a platform across the inside of a medium size cottage cheese container. I cut four bamboo skewers to fit across the middle of the container so that the bovedas would be supported above a one inch layer of distilled water at the bottom and also have clearance below the lid at the top. Then I put the lid on the cottage cheese container and give it a few days to a week and the bovedas absorb the water. They recharge slower but I like letting them recharge this way.
it makes me wonder, is the pore size of the membrane wearing out and allowing moisture to escape faster? or is there a humectant added to the original Boveda water that controls the rate of dissapation that is lost in recharging? Hmm............
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Btw---about how long does this method take in your guys' experience?
So, I have a question or two:
1. How many packs for a MOW or Cinco Vegas size humidor?
2. Assuming your humidor has been properly seasoned, how often do the packs need to be re-charged?
3. And it sounds like, from what I have just read, that they last for years? Is that correct?
The treason I am asking is that, for some reason, all of my gel humidifiers, new or old, are in need of charging every other day. And that is getting old real fast.
But I am on the Chuck Norris Recharge program..... BOIL THEM SUCKERS!
Aj
That is a nice set up Sherm. For mine I use bamboo skewers to create a platform that would perform the same function as your wire mesh.
Good info here, I didn't know you could recharge them. I thought they were filled with a PG based solution and mixing that and distilled water was a big no-no. You guys are saying it's a distilled water based solution inside bovedas?