Moldy Humidor brick

[Hollandpugh]

hey guys, im in a bit of trouble it seems again.

I looked in my humidor this morning and was taking out the (im not sure what to call it), sponge brick, to add more water to it and i noticed a bit of mold on it. I have been using distilled water. Does this mean that my humidor is infected along with my cigars? I took the brick out and i am going to isolate it for up to a week and let it dry out. I will most likely buy another one, preferably two pucks. the stock bricks are terrible i have heard and need to be upgraded..

 

[grateful1]

hey guys, im in a bit of trouble it seems again.

I looked in my humidor this morning and was taking out the (im not sure what to call it), sponge brick, to add more water to it and i noticed a bit of mold on it. I have been using distilled water. Does this mean that my humidor is infected along with my cigars? I took the brick out and i am going to isolate it for up to a week and let it dry out. I will most likely buy another one, preferably two pucks. the stock bricks are terrible i have heard and need to be upgraded..

Toss it and get beads.

 

[bfreebern]

Toss it and get beads.

Yep - Heartfelt Industries

 

[Napa_Smokes]

Is this the same humidor that you where just seasoning? How long have you had it?

Toss the flora brick thing and get beads or the puck.

 

[BlindedByScience]

Pitch the foam and get some beads from Viper (Heartfelt).

 

[NullSmurf]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest you toss the brick and get beads.

Until they arrive, use a wet paper towel in a bowl or open ziploc bag. You'll be fine.

 

[PortlandZinMan]

Like what I read - just ordered 2 new ones from Heartfelt to replace the foam jobs in my 2 desk humidors.

 

[IBQTEE1]

hey guys, im in a bit of trouble it seems again.

I looked in my humidor this morning and was taking out the (im not sure what to call it), sponge brick, to add more water to it and i noticed a bit of mold on it. I have been using distilled water. Does this mean that my humidor is infected along with my cigars? I took the brick out and i am going to isolate it for up to a week and let it dry out. I will most likely buy another one, preferably two pucks. the stock bricks are terrible i have heard and need to be upgraded..

If worse comes to worse go to a B&M and explain the situation. They got me a new one from Ashton but now I have the gel.

 

[Hollandpugh]

ya napa its the same humidor i was seasoning.. i purchased it from cigarextras.com.. im not sure if that was such a reliable place to buy from but my order was in perfect shape.

I followed some directions i found earlier on google for seasoning it and i think i might have gotten the cedar too wet, but there is no warping and it is still pretty dry. I got the cedar pretty wet for around 3-4 days, once or twice daily. I am replacing my hygro ASAP with a better one. i hope that it is just the stock hgro that is throwing my RH off.. i have a shot glass filled with distilled water in there right now trying to get it to maintain a solid 70%. i will order some heartfelt 70% beads soon when i get the time to do it.

 

[half full monty]

ya napa its the same humidor i was seasoning.. i purchased it from cigarextras.com.. im not sure if that was such a reliable place to buy from but my order was in perfect shape.

I followed some directions i found earlier on google for seasoning it and i think i might have gotten the cedar too wet, but there is no warping and it is still pretty dry. I got the cedar pretty wet for around 3-4 days, once or twice daily. I am replacing my hygro ASAP with a better one. i hope that it is just the stock hgro that is throwing my RH off.. i have a shot glass filled with distilled water in there right now trying to get it to maintain a solid 70%. i will order some heartfelt 70% beads soon when i get the time to do it.

You might want to consider getting some 65%'s while you're at it.

 

[rectifythis]

Toss the brick, get the beads, and please capitalize when necessary.

 

[Gonnagal]

I hate the same problem, got the beads and never looked back. When you do get the beads I would recommend getting something to place them in. So when you add water it doesn't go all over you Humi, you could just do what a lot of people do and just place them in little bowls.