To recharge or not recharge..that's the question.

**LawDog2006** · 04-26-2009, 06:53 PM

Alright, this may just be a newb being a newb, but bear with (yes I searched the forum and didn't find anything on page one - see newb being lazy newb).

I've had my humi 1/4 filled for the last few weeks and have had a good 67%Rh going (it's been using Heartfelt beads). Well I finally got enough smokes to fill it completely (thank HeftySmokes and the awesome newbie sampler), and now the Rh has dropped to about 55%. I figured that this was just a factor of the smokes pulling in some of the humidity and it would take a little while to get up to the 65 or so that I like to keep them at. However, it has been 4 days and they RH is still down.

So, should I recharge the beads or show I be a patient newb and relax? I don't want these great smokes to go stale.

Thanks for the help wise and learned forum brothers and sisters.

**bigwhiteash** · 04-26-2009, 07:10 PM

You can spray them with distilled water and stir, repeat until about half of the beads are clear.

Should bring things back to normal for ya!

**Eville** · 04-26-2009, 07:15 PM

If the majority of them are still clear, just wait. If that is not the case, do as BWA said.

**LawDog2006** · 04-26-2009, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by Eville

If the majority of them are still clear, just wait. If that is not the case, do as BWA said.

Well I none of them really appear clear. I assume they won't be as clear as glass but was thinking they would be opaque enough to see something in the middle or the other side.

**Eville** · 04-26-2009, 07:29 PM

I believe the ends do come off. When they are wet, they are pretty much crystal clear.

**ggiese** · 04-27-2009, 08:43 AM

The ends do come off - they are just plastic caps.

The dried beads look frosty - wet beads look fairly clear.

When it's time to recharge - spread the beads out on a paper towel, and spray them generously with distilled water (you'll hear them cracking on popping - and some may fracture). You can pick up a small sprayer at a local craft store for about a buck. Load them back up into the tube and close the end. Whallahhh!!!