ERJenkins Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Hello everyone: Anyone had any experience using beads in a Cigar Oasis? I figure they would be better than the foam but thought I would consult the forum first - I am sure one of you guys has tried to improve on the great Chinese build quality... Thanks in advance, Eliot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartolomeo Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Best bet is to rip foam out and replace with distilled water Dont mess with the beads, expanding crystals, etc..........I have tried it all Straight water works the best Bart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERJenkins Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 Interesting... So what function is the foam meant to serve? Just to hold in the water if you turn it upside down? Suppose it will increase capacity a bit by taking out the foam - seems like a good idea unless there could be a problem with mould... is this not an issue? Cheers, Eliot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartolomeo Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Interesting...So what function is the foam meant to serve? Just to hold in the water if you turn it upside down? Suppose it will increase capacity a bit by taking out the foam - seems like a good idea unless there could be a problem with mould... is this not an issue? Cheers, Eliot If you turn the Oasis off or unplug for a time, mold will grow on the sponge in my findings This eliminates that issue Bart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PADDYWHACK121272 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 This is probably what you dont want to hear but I have just replaced my Cigar Oasis with 65 beads - I was finding that the Oasis unit was over humidifying by a few percent and nothing seemed to work to bring it down - also the reading was off by 8%! and there does not seem to be any way to re-claibrate these units. I bough it on the basis that it would be a 'set and forget unit' but I just never had confidence that it was accurate...So now I have beads, 2 oust fans, 2 digital hygrometers and everything has been purring along - spot on 65% with no probs...The Oasis unit is still in there (without water/foam) acting as a glorified RH meter (less that 8% of course)....another bead convert.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daboose Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I'm in accord. My Edgestar28 has 2+lbs of 65% beads; temp set at the warmest, (which works out to be ~61F) and its rather boring. Ha! We'll see how it does in the North Carolina summers. It's been performing beautifully during the winter months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thing6000 Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 I bought a cigar oasis with my first humidor and it constantly over humidified. I replaced it with 65% humidity beads and havent had a problem since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeafLover Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Beads and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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