As the title states, I'm concerned about my Heartfelt beads I have in my desktop humidor.
I purchased the nice stainless humidifier with 65% beads. I've never used anything but the Heartfelt supplied syringe and distiller water.
Should I be worried about the discolored beads?
I have a message in to Heartfelt but with the holidays I doubt to hear anything for a bit.
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Quotedddddmorgan - 1/1/2015 3:46 AM
As the title states, I'm concerned about my Heartfelt beads I have in my desktop humidor.
I purchased the nice stainless humidifier with 65% beads. I've never used anything but the Heartfelt supplied syringe and distiller water.
Should I be worried about the discolored beads?
I have a message in to Heartfelt but with the holidays I doubt to hear anything for a bit.
(If this pic is too small to see p.m. me and I can send you a big clear pic)
Well snap!! I'm having trouble uploading the pic, any volunteers to help? Please and thank you ;-)
Don't worry about the discolored beads...unless they're green mold color that it. Mine turned sort of brownish after a while because they picked up some of the volatile oils in the cigars. As long as they work like they should I wouldn't worry too much about them.
Ken is correct, the discoloration is normal. I've been using K/L lately, and the same thing happens to it.
My beads are the color of a seasoned cellophane. No worries mine still work fine
Phew!
Thanks for the input, I'm relieved, no green or black just some brownish/rust colors.
Makes sense that they would absorb the oils.
I have had that happen with a couple of the jell jars do that but they still work fine and they smell like a good cigar too.
I have one of the Xikar sticks and the gel is a nice yellow/brown color after about 7 years. Still seems to work fine.
I noticed that when my humidity drops a couple points in my one humidor the KL is that color it's really telling me time to change out for new. For some reason the KL doesn't regulate the humidity as well for me when it's been in there for a long period and turns that color. The minute I change it out I am good to go again for months, just something I came across.
I have some beads in mesh bag in my humi. They were laying on top of cigar box and beads started to get some colour. I wanted to be sure that they stay good and don't get clogged up or anything. So i put thin plastic sheet between the beads and cedar. No colouring after that.
Same thing happens to mine.