Heartfelt beads - Page 2

WhiteMamba · 09-01-2014, 08:17 AM

I think I have to agree with Cigar Nut. Beads are meant to keep a 65% rh. When seasoning the rh in the humidor should get into the 80s which the beads would fight to keep it down. That being said beads aren't really meant to be used for seasoning. A damp sponge in a bowl is more effective.

AdamJoshua · 09-01-2014, 10:34 AM

Really going to have to go with Michael on this one, I don't think it matters how long you leave beads in a humidor they aren't going to season it, if anything wouldn't the humidor lower the RH set point of the beads, the fact the wood is absorbing the moisture and not releasing it ... ?

Also, beads are only effective to a certain point, I believe it's something like the top 2" of beads are about the active depth, most likely anything under that isn't really having too much effect on the RH, this is why people tend to put them in bags or in the tubes, so you get more active area out of your beads and not just the top couple of inches of them in a bowl. Before I had the bags I would actually cut the lid off a cigar box and fill that with beads and pop it in, that way the depth was only two inches and it was a wide surface area.

I am by no means an expert and again just my

Toshiba23 · 09-02-2014, 06:12 PM

The only problem with the sponge idea, doesnt the chemicals in it have the possibility of entering the beads and staying there, clogging the pores over time?

icehog3 · 09-02-2014, 06:25 PM

You only use the sponge until the humidor is seasoned and holding humidity, then remove it.

WhiteMamba · 09-02-2014, 06:27 PM

Use a clean new sponge and distilled water and their shouldn't be any chemicals.

Toshiba23 · 09-02-2014, 06:42 PM

Cool thanks for the replies guys. I know some sponges come like premoistened so I instantly thought of the chemical process it takes to keep them that way. Will 2 large sponges be enough for a small cabinet humidor 5 cubic feet?

longknocker · 09-02-2014, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Toshiba23

Cool thanks for the replies guys. I know some sponges come like premoistened so I instantly thought of the chemical process it takes to keep them that way. Will 2 large sponges be enough for a small cabinet humidor 5 cubic feet?

Sure.

Toshiba23 · 09-02-2014, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by longknocker

Sure.

thanks man

WhiteMamba · 09-02-2014, 07:12 PM

I would think the more the better. Anybody?

longknocker · 09-02-2014, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiteMamba

I would think the more the better. Anybody?

I Used Boveda Seasoning Packs On All My Humidors & They Worked Great. I Would Think Slow & Steady Would Be The Way To Season With Sponges.

09-01-2014, 08:17 AM	#1
WhiteMamba I'm scared of Neil. Join Date: Mar 2014 First Name: Michael Location: Catawba, NC Posts: 2,135 Trading: (28)	Re: Heartfelt beads I think I have to agree with Cigar Nut. Beads are meant to keep a 65% rh. When seasoning the rh in the humidor should get into the 80s which the beads would fight to keep it down. That being said beads aren't really meant to be used for seasoning. A damp sponge in a bowl is more effective. __________________ Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Romans 12:10

09-01-2014, 10:34 AM	#2
AdamJoshua Article 4 Free Inhabitant Join Date: Jan 2013 First Name: The Other Adam Location: Satellite Beach Posts: 14,787 Trading: (40)	Re: Heartfelt beads Really going to have to go with Michael on this one, I don't think it matters how long you leave beads in a humidor they aren't going to season it, if anything wouldn't the humidor lower the RH set point of the beads, the fact the wood is absorbing the moisture and not releasing it ... ? Also, beads are only effective to a certain point, I believe it's something like the top 2" of beads are about the active depth, most likely anything under that isn't really having too much effect on the RH, this is why people tend to put them in bags or in the tubes, so you get more active area out of your beads and not just the top couple of inches of them in a bowl. Before I had the bags I would actually cut the lid off a cigar box and fill that with beads and pop it in, that way the depth was only two inches and it was a wide surface area. I am by no means an expert and again just my

09-02-2014, 06:12 PM	#3
Toshiba23 Just in from the Storm Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 10 Trading: (0)	Re: Heartfelt beads The only problem with the sponge idea, doesnt the chemicals in it have the possibility of entering the beads and staying there, clogging the pores over time?

09-02-2014, 06:25 PM	#4
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 72,068 Trading: (60)	Re: Heartfelt beads You only use the sponge until the humidor is seasoned and holding humidity, then remove it. __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

09-02-2014, 06:27 PM	#5
WhiteMamba I'm scared of Neil. Join Date: Mar 2014 First Name: Michael Location: Catawba, NC Posts: 2,135 Trading: (28)	Re: Heartfelt beads Use a clean new sponge and distilled water and their shouldn't be any chemicals. __________________ Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Romans 12:10

09-02-2014, 06:42 PM	#6
Toshiba23 Just in from the Storm Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 10 Trading: (0)	Re: Heartfelt beads Cool thanks for the replies guys. I know some sponges come like premoistened so I instantly thought of the chemical process it takes to keep them that way. Will 2 large sponges be enough for a small cabinet humidor 5 cubic feet?

09-02-2014, 07:12 PM	#9
WhiteMamba I'm scared of Neil. Join Date: Mar 2014 First Name: Michael Location: Catawba, NC Posts: 2,135 Trading: (28)	Re: Heartfelt beads I would think the more the better. Anybody? __________________ Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Romans 12:10

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