Recharging Boveda

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Originally Posted by SeanTheEvans

I put mine in the microwave on HIGH with a wet towel for about 85 minutes, watching the whole time with my nose pressed against the glass door :fusmile:
@defetis , don't you know how to use SEARCH?

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I did search thats how I found out you can recharge them. It just isn't working to well some I described how I did it seeing if there was input I missed

I've also read you can get the newer brown ones wet with no worries. I probably wouldn't want to fully submerge them, buy misting would work, or just rubbing a little water on them to speed up the process. Good tip about increasing the heat!

Start recharging before they go dry and they come back in 2 weeks.
Dried out ones may not be worth the wait.
Buy twice what you need and rotate them sooner rather than later

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Originally Posted by c.ortiz108

I've also read you can get the newer brown ones wet with no worries. I probably wouldn't want to fully submerge them, buy misting would work, or just rubbing a little water on them to speed up the process. Good tip about increasing the heat!

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I think the heat/sunlight is what its been missing. Thanks for the tips

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Originally Posted by SeanTheEvans

I put mine in the microwave on HIGH with a wet towel for about 85 minutes, watching the whole time with my nose pressed against the glass door

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85 minutes, damn Sean!

My boveda packs typically last a couple months in my humidor. I just have 2 sets. Onefor the humidor and one to recharge.I only have a 50ct desktop humidor and I keep 3 packs in it, so it is cheap enough to have 6 boveda packs.

I just swapped them around last night actually. The ones that were recharging were more plump than a brand new one.

Really the key is that the membrane will begin to break down after some time has passed. The cube packs are listed as having a shelf life of two years, so I think it would be a good idea to toss them and buy new ones every two years.

@defetis - here's my setup. Large sealed bowl from Wally World, smaller one in bottom for distilled water and a rack from old refrigerator shelf or one of the closet ones would work. I've had 8-10 in at one time, but works best with 4-5 at one time. I stick it in a closet and turn / check them about every other day.

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Originally Posted by Bull

Start recharging before they go dry and they come back in 2 weeks.
Dried out ones may not be worth the wait.
Buy twice what you need and rotate them sooner rather than later

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NAILED IT! I didn't do double, but plenty enough that I can take a huge batch out and recharge til they're fluffy without worries. I also blend HF and Boveda though, so who knows...

This!

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Originally Posted by Bull

Start recharging before they go dry and they come back in 2 weeks.
Dried out ones may not be worth the wait.
Buy twice what you need and rotate them sooner rather than later

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