question about beads and humidification
I am using a foam hunidifier and have already been victim to one of its main downfalls. My humidity is hovering in the high 70s.
I need to get beads and soon to help maintain a nice steady 70%.
First question is ...which beads.
ive seen 60% 65% 70%...id like 70, but which is optimal?
Do you need to refill beads or the beads are good to go for a while and you just need to refill with distilled water?
How many beads, how big of a humidifier do you need? I have the southport medium humidor cherry, its a 75ct
I need to get beads and soon to help maintain a nice steady 70%.
First question is ...which beads.
ive seen 60% 65% 70%...id like 70, but which is optimal?
Do you need to refill beads or the beads are good to go for a while and you just need to refill with distilled water?
How many beads, how big of a humidifier do you need? I have the southport medium humidor cherry, its a 75ct
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Which kind of bead depends on your region; here in Florida, humidity is always high, year round, so I go with 65% beads to drag the RH down to around 67%; if you live where the humidity is always low, go with 70% to keep the RH up
As for refilling, use ONLY distilled water ($1 for a gallon at Walmart); and you just refill as needed
How many beads you needs depends on the humi; for a 75ct, you shouldn't need more than a quarter. But go to the Heartfelt website and use their calculator - whatever amount it tells you to use, double it, then buy that amount
+1 on everything xmacro said. This is exactly what I did when I set up my cooler in November. I use 67% and it had kept it at an exact 67% all winter and early spring. The only thing I have had to do had been to squirt the beads with some distilled water from a spray bottle every once in a while. I'm in the process of changing out my gel containers in my three small humis to the beads as well. I have bought both the heartfelt and conservagel beads. Both work the same so it just what you want to spend on them.
im sure i will eventually invest in a nice digital temp/hydrometer, just not yet.
and as for the digi hydro. that will come with time.
i feel that with the beads, distilled water, and a good seal on the box. I dont really have much to worry about other than to use cellophane or not
i got 70% humidity beads and i had it submerged in distilled water for about 10s, then i let all excess water out.
i dried the whole case off and then i gently placed it into my humidor and left it at that.
i woke up today and the humidity reading is 80%. All signs lead to the hydrometer being off and i suppose i just need confirmation from all you gents
The way I like to charge my beads is to place a vessel, a small dish or bowl, with distilled water in it next to the beads and let them absorb what they need. Overnight seems to work long enough. This way the beads take what they need and aren't over-saturated. They also seem to not need charging as much this way.