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Plugged Beads

robbiex0r

robbiex0r

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Or at least that's what I've discovered. While doing some routine humidor maintenance ( and trying to correct inconsistencies), the ever-helpful chat members pointed out that polyglycol will in fact plug your beads. Well, we are beyond the "shoulda read more" , period. After a helpful lashing from the chatroom, and my own investigation (results here, should anyone find this post in the future), I discovered that it was very likely I had plugged or ruined or at the very least, made my beads ineffectual.

So, the question now is: Can it be fixed? Can they be cleaned, blasted, dried, super rinsed, boiled? Can you unplug beads? I found a few references saying mixing PG and beads is a bad idea, but nothing to suggest what to do...you know.. if it happens by accident. :blush:

My finger is hovering over the button for a half pound of beads, and four 1-ounce tubes. And that will probably go through regardless of these answers, as I only "damaged" a little puck (and have been meaning to upgrade for a while).

Thanks for your input, and I hope this can be a resource to someone else too. Prevention is good, but being able to remedy a bad situation is equally as important.

-x0r
 
I can't believe you'd be stupid enough to make such a basic error. You're an idiot.

P.S. Robbie told me I had to be the first post.
 
Robbie, as much as I respect Viper I have to disagree. I've done some research on this myself and Dow Chemical says PG will not plug your beads.

Linky
 
Wow, I searched.. honest.

Move it along folks, nothing new to read here.

Thanks, Mike.
 
So, whats wrong with the beads then?

You mentioned inconsistent humidity...


Are you high son?
 
preembargo said:
Robbie, as much as I respect Viper I have to disagree. I've done some research on this myself and Dow Chemical says PG will not plug your beads.
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No matter what Dow Chemical says, adding PG (or non-distilled water) will clog the pores in the RH Beads and will render them useless.

The PG will clog them in the short term where as the non-distilled water will take a lot longer (depending on the amount of impurities) but eventually the impurities will clog the pores as well.

I hope this helps

~Mark
 
Robbie, I'll be in the chatroom soon to give you your lashing from me. :D
 
There has been a lot of banter back and forth on this.

I'm of the camp that, eventually, if PG is "continuelly" used on Silca gel beads it will clog the pores significally enough to reduce its effectiveness. That also includes using other liquids that will not have its impurities removed as in distilled water. With that said, IMO, several things need to be quantified. The amount of PG used, the amount of silica gel beads treated, and how long (# of times) used will be the determining factor on reducing its effectiveness for its useage.

Effectiveness for its useage.... I am not aware of anyone that has used so much PG on their beads that they have become ineffective for its useage. I know a few people have used the PG once or twice to condition unconditioned beads (KLH) but did not use it for an extended period of time and the beads are very much effective. If anyone has used PG for an extended period of time on their beads I would love a sample of them for some experimenting. I'm not advocating using PG in your beads but, IMO, a small amount of PG over a short time will not reduce their effectiveness significally enough to be concerned. It would be like putting reg gas in a high performance engine. Once or twice will not ruin it but over a long period it will take its toll.
 
Martin2D said:
I can't believe you'd be stupid enough to make such a basic error. You're an idiot.

P.S. Robbie told me I had to be the first post.
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Really? You can't believe that? I can't believe you can't believe robbie is stupid. Especially as much as you hang out in chat.
 
It's not that the beads themselves are plugged... I think it that where Robbie wants to put them is plugged... :0 :sign:
 
Just grab the string and pull them out real fast. You won't be plugged anymore.
 
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