Conservagel issues

[jesseboston81]

I've never seen Heartfelt or shilala's beads, but Conservagel seems to be pretty close to what I imagine those are like. It's not an actual gel, but it's chunks of silica gel. By seasoning with hot water I meant running the tap at a hot setting and putting a bowl of that hot water in the wineador.

[bscottskangum]

Originally Posted by jesseboston81

By seasoning with hot water I meant running the tap at a hot setting and putting a bowl of that hot water in the wineador.

Eek...distilled water brother

[jesseboston81]

Originally Posted by bscottskangum

Eek...distilled water brother

I've heard this a lot, and I understand how the impurities in nondistilled water can mess with someone's humidification system of choice, but I'm confused about how tap water versus distilled water makes any difference when using nothing other than simple evaporation to transfer moisture from water in a dish to air/wood. I mean, it's only the pure water that evaporates, right?

[bscottskangum]

Originally Posted by jesseboston81

I've heard this a lot, and I understand how the impurities in nondistilled water can mess with someone's humidification system of choice, but I'm confused about how tap water versus distilled water makes any difference when using nothing other than simple evaporation to transfer moisture from water in a dish to air/wood. I mean, it's only the pure water that evaporates, right?

I would be more concerned with the chemicals that are in the water affecting your cigars over time, plus tap water could encourage mold growth

[CigarNut]

Originally Posted by jesseboston81

I've heard this a lot, and I understand how the impurities in nondistilled water can mess with someone's humidification system of choice, but I'm confused about how tap water versus distilled water makes any difference when using nothing other than simple evaporation to transfer moisture from water in a dish to air/wood. I mean, it's only the pure water that evaporates, right?

It's not the evapuration part of the equation that's the problem -- it's the water that your gel (or beads) are sitting in. The imurities and spores in some tap water (even chlorinated water) can cause mold (or algae, moss, etc.) growth in your media (gel in this case).

[jesseboston81]

Originally Posted by CigarNut

It's not the evapuration part of the equation that's the problem -- it's the water that your gel (or beads) are sitting in. The imurities and spores in some tap water (even chlorinated water) can cause mold (or algae, moss, etc.) growth in your media (gel in this case).

I understand, like I said, how tap water can mess with the humidification system of choice--gel, beads, etc. But if I just put a bowl of tap water in my humi to season the wood through straight evaporation and then take it out, could that cause problems? for belaboring this point, but I'm confused about the science.

[markem]

Originally Posted by jesseboston81

I understand, like I said, how tap water can mess with the humidification system of choice--gel, beads, etc. But if I just put a bowl of tap water in my humi to season the wood through straight evaporation and then take it out, could that cause problems? for belaboring this point, but I'm confused about the science.

Most likely, no affect. If there is a bunch of ozone, chlorine or similar evaporative in the water, then it may (probably a big may) make a slightly noticeable impact. However, if you leave the water to sit after filling the bowl for, maybe, 30 minutes, most of that will be gone anyway.

Direct contact, as you point out, is the no-no and you aren't doing that.