Puros Y Vino Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I opened up my largest humidor and noticed a musty smell to it. I immediately removed all the cigars and rotated them and checked for mold. Nothing wrong with the stix themselves. I went to refill my humidifier bricks when it hit me. These things stink like dirty dishwater!!! I've had this humi for over a year and have always used distilled water, no solution. What do I do now? My cigars have a slight mustiness to them but not too noticeable. I've let them air out for over an hour. I'm tossing the humidifiers. No sense in ruining 300+ cigars! What humidifier solution should I replace them with? I placed four Drymistat sticks in to build the humidity again? This is a fairly large humidor. Dimensions are about L*W*H (20*14*12) inches. Any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Beads or similar silica desiccant - add water only as needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habanos2000 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Beads, beads, beads. I'm never turning back. I have a pack of 65% beads in a coolerdor and the humidity level is as steady as a rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigcars Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 *I had the same problem with mine and consulted the good folks on this forum. They told me to simply dry box them all for awhile and they should return to good as new shape. It worked. I was horrified, stricken, thought my lovely and wonderful habana aroma was done. But they came back in about 2 months or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc8436 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Heartfelt Beads. Once you go beads, you never go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aes8 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Has anybody mentioned beads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Has anybody mentioned beads? Better mention it again to ensure the message is clear... Get BEADS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danclough Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 on second thought, beads might be a good way to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JY0 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Have you considered using beads? I've had great results with 65rh Heartfelt Beads in my desktop humi's. Vinotemps and Coolidors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirill Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 This might sound crazy, but I feel for completeness sake one should also mention beads as a possible solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac77 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I have beads that I can get to you today or tomorrow at the latest. PM sent Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puros Y Vino Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 Thanks everyone. I'd hate to bead this thread like a dead horse but I do have some beads laying around from a "frigidor" experiment that didn't work out. I'm dry boxing as of last night. The smell has pretty much subsided. I check the humi every 3-4 days so I guess I caught it soon enough. Cheers all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cohiba Stevie Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 No but seriously.... Have you tried beads yet? :rotfl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfunkyg Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Hey, there is these things called Humidity Beads that hold a perfect 65% percent RH really well. You should check them out! I used Heartfelt beads with great success but I know Mark at Cigarmony also carries some as well. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXDOC Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Hey, there is these things called Humidity Beads that hold a perfect 65% percent RH really well. You should check them out! I used Heartfelt beads with great success but I know Mark at Cigarmony also carries some as well. G The reason that the beads perform so well is that they contain propylene glycol.....which is used in the pharmaceutical industry and animal feed industries to inhibit the growth of bacteria and mold....I would speculate that those folks that use beads rarely have problems with mold growth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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