problems with humidifier brick

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benjamin

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so a little while ago i was fortunate enough to receive a bomb from GrtndpwrflOZ containing one of the humidifying bricks that uses a sponge to hold distilled water.

then, footbag bombed me with a humidor; i seasoned the humidor for a few days with an open cup of distilled water until it held at 65%, and then swapped the brick in and took the cup out. didn't put the cigars in yet, cause i wanted to make sure the humidity was holding.

well, it's not. my hygro (which i salt tested and it read perfectly) says it's 84% in there, and i have no idea why. when i put water on the brick, i poured distilled water on the whole thing; was that the right thing to do, or should i have only wet half of it? i'm not sure what to do to get the humidity to go down...help?
 
benjamin; I have the brick sponges to . when you seasoned the humi you wet the sponge as in pour distilled water on a plate not loads, put the sponge in the water wring the sponge and do the same on the other side shake off exess water put it in the little case and back in the humi leave for 24hrs. if the temp is high you could have too much humidity

1. you could put in the cigars and they will soak up some of the moisture.
2. if that is with the cigars in leave the humi for 2 days and see if it drops:2
 
If you can afford it, ditch that brick and get a small tube of beads from Heartfelt Industries. Those bricks are way too finicky and inaccurate.
 
Ditch the brick. Send Shilala a PM and get some of his beads. The best beads out there IMO. I have tried others and nothing compares.:2
 
so i took the sponge out and let it sit out to dry for a few days...no change. i'm scared to put it in my humi cause i don't want my cigars to get moldy/beetley...unless you guys think that the cigars would absorb enough of the moisture to have it balance out?
 
The floral sponges should be used with 50-50 propylene glycol and water. If you use just water, the humidity will be too high. If one loaded with 50-50 dries out, you can add just water back as the propylene glycol will still be there or you can rinse it out and resaturate with 50-50.
 
Your best bet is to buy a half a pound of 65% beads from Heartfelt Industries. They are very cheap and do all of the work for you. You wet about 70% of the beads with distilled and when the humidity is too high, the dry beads suck the excess humidity, and when the humidity is too low, the wet beads add humidity back. I have beads for all 4 of my humidors.

I tried screwing with the foam back when I was new, but the humidity was never consistent.

Bottom line, get beads and everything will be fine. :tu
 
beads & foam........It is my findings that they all vary.
I inquired about beads and their ability to absorb or "re"absorb moisture in the air and it was found that they do not do this.

If someone can show me where it is explained how <insert chemical make up> beads reabsorb moisture please help a brotha out. I am not talking about someone taling about beads but a scientific study on the particular material used to make beads. I would LOVE to know that they have this ability.

I use both the beads and the bricks. It all depends on how many cigars you have and the amount of room you have left in your humidor.

perhaps someone should show me how to use the damn things correctly.

Just my opinionated opinion.

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GrtndpwrflOZ said:
If someone can show me where it is explained how <insert chemical make up> beads reabsorb moisture please help a brotha out. I am not talking about someone taling about beads but a scientific study on the particular material used to make beads. I would LOVE to know that they have this ability.
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Beads are hygroscopic and release or absorb water vapor depending on the conditions. Read this for more information:

http://www.apsnyc.com/pdf/silica_gel_SW_2003.pdf
 
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