Anyone here use bacteriostat in their humi to prevent mold etc?

[scmguru]

I found a product that is used for room humidifiers called Bacteriostat which is designed to prevent mold, bacteria etc growth in the water reservoirs.

It says to add a capful per gallon of water..

I've never had any mold issues, but after reading all the Anejo mold horror stories etc..

I was wondering if this would be a good "preventative" measure to prevent mold by adding the treated water into the humidification element?

Any thoughts or experience with this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
mc

 

[Wurm]

Nooooooooooooooo chemicals will ever come that close to the temple of tobacco that I call my Humidor. Ever.

 

[jeht2000]

DON'T DO IT! I repeat don't do it. It will "kill" your cigars

 

[BlindedByScience]

Absolutely, positively, do not do it.

You get mold for one of two reasons; the RH is too high, or you got a bad batch of distilled water.

I had the second happen to me; I was replacing the humidifier wicks in my cabinet every month with 2-3mm mold spots on them. I'd disassemble and very fully clean the water tank each time. After the third set of wicks got bad, I pitched the water I was using and got a different gallon of distilled water. No mold, three months in.

No chemicals - !!!

Regards - B.B.S.

 

[MilesMingusMonk]

...but you could always trade some low-tox antifreeze infused Opus X with Lumberg ( aka Lumpy ) for some Dimethylbenzylammonium chloride and Dimethylethylbenzylammonium chloride infused Anejos.

 

[grateful1]

I found a product that is used for room humidifiers called Bacteriostat which is designed to prevent mold, bacteria etc growth in the water reservoirs.

It says to add a capful per gallon of water..

I've never had any mold issues, but after reading all the Anejo mold horror stories etc..

I was wondering if this would be a good "preventative" measure to prevent mold by adding the treated water into the humidification element?

Any thoughts or experience with this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
mc

Hmmm...it might be helpful?

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Sodium azide is often comparable with cyanide, as they give similar symptoms.[citation needed] Exposure to sodium azide has some or all of the following symptoms within minutes: rapid breathing, restlessness, dizziness, weakness, headache, nausea and vomiting, rapid heart rate, red eyes (gas or dust exposure), clear drainage from the nose (gas or dust exposure), cough (gas or dust exposure), skin burns and blisters (explosion or direct skin contact. Exposure to a large amount of sodium azide may cause these other health effects as well: convulsions, low blood pressure, low heart rate, loss of consciousness, and lung injury, respiratory failure leading to death.

or

Thiomersal is very toxic by inhalation, ingestion, and in contact with skin (EC hazard symbol T+), with danger of cumulative effects. It is also very toxic to aquatic organisms, and may cause long-term adverse effects in aquatic environments (EC hazard symbol N).[5] In the body, it is metabolized or degraded to ethylmercury (C2H5Hg+) and thiosalicylate.[1]

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But those could just be extreme cases.... ???

 

["K"]

DON'T DO IT! I repeat don't do it. It will "kill" your cigars

I am not sure I understand, care to elaborate?


Also, I am not sure about the proposed toxicity, after all, it is used in home humidifying units...
Inaddtion, those two chemicals listed by grateful1 are used in laboratory settings, where it it absolutely imperative that all organisms be destroyed/inhibited. Inadditon, that type of bacteriostat is commonly infused into many surfaces to retard bacterial growth, such as, on those baby changing stations in public restrooms.

What are the specific directions on how to use the bacteriostat? Meaning, does it say you can only use it on certain types of humidifiers, such as evaporative only? If it does, that could indicate that the bacteriostat is suppose to stay in the water supply while the water itself evaporates out, thus keeping the water supply clear of bacterial and fungal growth, while remaining out of the air.

There are different types of bacteriostats with varying levels of toxicity, however, as others have mentioned, I would still be very hesitant in using any near my cigars.

Inadditon, it could also eventually clog your beads, as in the case of PG solution.

 

[grateful1]

Party pooper!


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