heartfelt care...

LiquidChaos66

I get my beads this week, I got distilled water and a spray bottle for misting them. How do you gents take care of your beads? I've seen people soak them, I've seen people spray them, I've seen people sit them in a Tupperware container with a wet sponge... would love to hear recommendations and ideas from ha heartfelt bead vets!

kuzi16

i just spray em down. had em since 2006. no issues.

jlmarta

I've explained a number of times why one isn't supposed to use the beads as a humidifier. Use a humidifier for that purpose. Let the beads do the job they're intended for.... Just sayin'...

ejgorman

I read the instructions, which said something along the lines of 'wet the beads until about half of them are clear' and I've had no issues since I set up my cooler.

LiquidChaos66

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LiquidChaos66

Sorry for any double postings... got a new samsung tablet and it seems to have a mind of its own sometimes lol

jlmarta

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LiquidChaos66

So my beads are 65% RD and my humidification currently in my humidor is 70% ... should probably have humidification closer to the RH level of the beads for better efficiency? That's if I go that route .

jlmarta

LiquidChaos66

Hmm mm mm might give that a shot

ejgorman

LiquidChaos66

It is really interesting concept I will say.

The3Stogies

I used to just put a shot glass, or 2, of water in the humi and let the beads do their thing. Once things looked good take the shot glass out. Read somewhere that you don't want to wash the "pixie dust" off the silica beads.

Lee.mcglynn

Here's what I do...I get a brick of boveda 65's I take how ever many I need to use out...put them in my cooler shut the lid and don't worry about anything

LiquidChaos66