Brakes80
Friday, June 12, 2015 8:54:25 PM
My humidifiers keep falling off their sticky pads/magnets and caused a little mold growth on an empty tray. 2 questions: a) how can I get rid of the mold, b) I super-glued the sticky pads down. Is that ok?

Thanks.

spectresquad
Friday, June 12, 2015 9:01:00 PM
Two things on the mold. One is chlorox, the other would be try distilled white vinegar.

On the humidifier problem, have fun trying to find stuff that sticks. I use double stick carpet tape on small humidifiers, but after a while, and for my more important stash, I use nothing but Bovida packs.

Good luck I am sure some other fogs will have other suggestions.

SmokeMonkey
Friday, June 12, 2015 9:15:30 PM
I agree with specter - ditch the humidifiers and go with novena packs or heartfelt beads. Makes everything easier.
kombat96
Friday, June 12, 2015 9:19:42 PM
Clean your humidor out. Fine grit sandpaper, then reseason.

Beads +1 on that

99cobra2881
Friday, June 12, 2015 9:38:21 PM
Boveda packs and done. Recharge them in a ziploc with a dish of distilled water when they get crunchy. Mold can't grow in distilled water. It'll take about 10 days to recharge the boveda pack.
edin508
Friday, June 12, 2015 9:54:52 PM
Beads = done with issues.
Mr Roso
Friday, June 12, 2015 10:00:12 PM
Velcro stickies work the best. But if you're serious about the hobby, time to upgrade to beads.
KingoftheCove
Friday, June 12, 2015 11:32:31 PM

My humidifiers keep falling off their sticky pads/magnets and caused a little mold growth on an empty tray. 2 questions: a) how can I get rid of the mold, b) I super-glued the sticky pads down. Is that ok?

Thanks.

Brakes80 wrote:

You may not be aware of this, but any Tatuajes, Fuentes, LFDs, and Padrons are VERY susceptible to mold, even if you don't see any on the cigars.

You need to have a specialist inspect them all...................carefully, before returning them to that humi.

I normally charge a bit for this service, but since you're new here, I'll make an exception.

So, if any of the above mentioned cigars were in that humi.................send them to me immediately.

Brakes80
Sunday, June 14, 2015 3:26:40 PM
Thanks for the help, guys.
99cobra2881
Sunday, June 14, 2015 3:30:57 PM
I forgot to mention try the 65RH boveda packs. Get some 69 rh for winter. And if you don't have one get a digital hygrometer.
Palama
Sunday, June 14, 2015 3:39:29 PM

Boveda packs and done. Recharge them in a ziploc with a dish of distilled water when they get crunchy. Mold can't grow in distilled water. It'll take about 10 days to recharge the boveda pack.

99cobra2881 wrote:

If you need to recharge them faster, you can put them into the container of distilled water. From what I understand, the "paper" is not really paper and has some wet strength so won't breakdown. I've done this and it only takes 3, at the most 4, days to fully recharge. Once the packs seem recharged, take them out and air dry. After a few hours, you should be good to go.