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The puck has beads in it though. Should I just but a pack of loose beads and put them in something?

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Did you over saturate the beads?

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That's possible. But would that really boost the humidity up almost 30%?

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If the container can't give off much humidity and the beads are already OVER saturated, where is all the moisture to go?

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I don't know. I guess that was a stupid question.

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The only stupid questions are the ones not asked. :tu

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I'm not sure about that! Sometimes when you're in the company of experienced people, you tend to feel kind of stupid haha

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You gotta learn some how right? :tu

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I know what you mean. Sometimes they tend to make you feel stupid with their responses but don't take it personally. We're here to share our knowledge with eachother and help eachother out................at least I am.

Try to use the search and google as much as you can. If you can't find anything then post away.

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So what humidification system are you actually using? where did you get from?

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I am currently using 65% Heartfelt Humidity beads from heartfelt industries. I purchased them online.

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If you haven't had a chance check this thread out all about beads:

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=618


I know it's a lot of reading but it should help.

Your beads should be somewhere around 70% wet and 30%dry or 70% clear and 30%white. If there all clear then they are over saturated.

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Ammonia can react with certain metals. I wonder if this is where your issues are arising from?

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So this is basically what my tupperware container looks like. Nothing fancy but I am in school at the moment so this is what I have until I fix my humidor. I unsaturated some of the beads from the puck and the humidity is now reading 75, which I assume will go down a little when I add cigars? Anyway is this sufficient?

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:tu

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I would hope that you do not have that much ammonia in a single cigar -- it might kill you...

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So I started seasoning my humidor (brand new) and the hygrometer fresh out of the box read 70% and after 24 hrs in the humidor it reads 80%. How many days until I can call the hygrometer to be reading the humidity right?

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The Stickies at the top of each section are a wealth of information.

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=619

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=620

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Thank you :tu

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I just not sure if there is another chemical that reacts with metals which is found in cigar smoke. I understand that cyanide is in cigarette smoke, and if its in cigar smoke as well it may be what's reacting with you filllings. It dosen't take much to dissolve a tiny bit of metal, and that would cause the metallic taste.