Seasoning the humidor....in-season

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Originally Posted by indysmoker

that was taken out of a website (not my personal opinion) and I think it was an opinion by the author. You do boil hydrogen and oxygen and it does remove some hydrogen and oxgen atoms.


distilling is the process of boiling contaminants out....(like a hot spring)

osmosis is the process of pushing water through layers of filters to remove the finest of particles that boiling may or may not remove.

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You are correct to say 02 and H2 are boiled out. But when referring to distillation that is not the point. My misunderstanding.

When distilling, contaminants are not boiled out. Water is boiled however, but the point is to recollect the water vapor. Recollecting the vapor and allowing it to condense will give you pure water. That is why it tastes flatter than the reverse osmosis unit. The RO is not as pure.

Yeah I'm familiar with RO systems. Most labs use a similar system when they need to use lab grade water. However, it is a lot bigger with many more levels of filters.

yes..i had one that did 90 gallons per day...cost me 170 i think for the unit.......i really have little scientific background (i am a managment/econ guy) so I will not pretend scientifically which is better. But I have to say it is pretty moot.....
eddie

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Originally Posted by indysmoker

yes..i had one that did 90 gallons per day...cost me 170 i think for the unit.......i really have little scientific background (i am a managment/econ guy) so I will not pretend scientifically which is better. But I have to say it is pretty moot.....
eddie

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I'm not out to argue with you, just want to get things squared away. A lab grade filtration unit will cost around $1000. I think some of the smaller basic systems will run around $750. Water from the RO unit will be better than using tap water, but I would much rather use distilled water than the RO water.

But back to the original topic of the thread. Do you have to "Re-season" a humidor every year? It seems to me that if the RH inside the humidor is stable via whatever method or whatever moisture you use (Reverse osmosis or distilled or whatever) that there should be no reason to re-season.

Do we agree on this point?

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Originally Posted by Dru Lee Parsec

But back to the original topic of the thread. Do you have to "Re-season" a humidor every year? It seems to me that if the RH inside the humidor is stable via whatever method or whatever moisture you use (Reverse osmosis or distilled or whatever) that there should be no reason to re-season.

Do we agree on this point?

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I agree with that point and I apologize for getting us off on the Distilled vs. RO tangent. My bad! I did learn about beads though and if Viper's webpage were working, I'd be ordering some! :smiley4:

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Originally Posted by Dru Lee Parsec

But back to the original topic of the thread. Do you have to "Re-season" a humidor every year? It seems to me that if the RH inside the humidor is stable via whatever method or whatever moisture you use (Reverse osmosis or distilled or whatever) that there should be no reason to re-season.

Do we agree on this point?

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Yeah, if it isn't broken don't try to fix it. If the humidor dries out then by all means re-season it.

can i rub water on half of the humidorleave a damp sponge in there for 24 hours....take it out....let is sit closed for 24 hours....then do the other half....wiht now cigars touching the damp wood?
i do believe it needs to be seasoned but I dont have a cooler nor do i have another humidor

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Originally Posted by indysmoker

can i rub water on half of the humidorleave a damp sponge in there for 24 hours....take it out....let is sit closed for 24 hours....then do the other half....wiht now cigars touching the damp wood?
i do believe it needs to be seasoned but I dont have a cooler nor do i have another humidor

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Do you have beads?

yes

Your cigars won't dry out in a few days. If I were you I'd take them all out, wipe down the wood liberally, and let the humidor sit shut overnight. The wood should soak up all the water overnight. Then put your beads and cigars back in the next day.

now when i say beads...i bought the gel in the tubos...add water when line gets low

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OK guys, humidors don't "dry" out. If your humidor "drys" out, your cigars are also going to be dried out (and probably fucked too). To prevent this from happening, we place a humidification device inside of the humidor and ensure that there is a proper seal.

I can't believe this thread has gone soo far.

65 is hardly dried out....imho

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Originally Posted by cls515

Your cigars won't dry out in a few days. If I were you I'd take them all out, wipe down the wood liberally, and let the humidor sit shut overnight. The wood should soak up all the water overnight. Then put your beads and cigars back in the next day.

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I sure wouldn't do that...especially in the low winter humidity right now.

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Originally Posted by Shelby07

I don't know what the reverse osmosis does, but don't they use salt to soften water?

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I hope this answers your question Shelby..... Salt is used in a water softener, but the sat itself is not added to the water to soften it. The ions are used to clean the beads which hold the ions which create hard water.....

http://home.howstuffworks.com/question99.htm

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Originally Posted by drew_goring

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OK guys, humidors don't "dry" out. If your humidor "drys" out, your cigars are also going to be dried out (and probably fucked too). To prevent this from happening, we place a humidification device inside of the humidor and ensure that there is a proper seal.

I can't believe this thread has gone soo far.

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Actually mine did. I neglected it for some time, and when I opened it the wood had dried and and the beads actually were covered in oil from pulling it from the wood. All I did was re-season the wood and re-activate the beads. I don't think the beads are working as good as they were because they can't keep the humidity as constant as my coolidor can, but hey, they are still working ok.

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Originally Posted by indysmoker

now when i say beads...i bought the gel in the tubos...add water when line gets low

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These are beads:
http://heartfeltindustries.com/store/index.php?cPath=22

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Originally Posted by cls515

Actually mine did. I neglected it for some time, and when I opened it the wood had dried and and the beads actually were covered in oil from pulling it from the wood. All I did was re-season the wood and re-activate the beads. I don't think the beads are working as good as they were because they can't keep the humidity as constant as my coolidor can, but hey, they are still working ok.

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Sorry, I should have said a properly maintained humidor. If the wood dries out, that is the least of your worries. If that happens the smokes are probably pooched as well.