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Beads (Vipers, etc..) 38 50.67%
Kitty Litter Pearls 8 10.67%
Foam 6 8.00%
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Old 12-30-2008, 04:35 PM   #1
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How do you humidify?

I just finished my china cabinet conversion and was wondering the most cost effective and easiest form of humidification.

I have 8lbs of Kitty litter pearls from a couple years ago that I didn't end up using in the wine cooler and I would like to use them because it would cost me nothing out of pocket.

Anybody use them for a cabinet?
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Old 12-30-2008, 04:37 PM   #2
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Old 12-30-2008, 04:56 PM   #3
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I just finished my china cabinet conversion and was wondering the most cost effective and easiest form of humidification.

I have 8lbs of Kitty litter pearls from a couple years ago that I didn't end up using in the wine cooler and I would like to use them because it would cost me nothing out of pocket.

Anybody use them for a cabinet?

The B&M I go to has two cabinet humidors and a walk-in. The cabinets are both humidified using the litter.

edit: my coolers are setup with beads. I couldn't find the litter anywhere....
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Old 12-30-2008, 05:21 PM   #4
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The B&M I go to has two cabinet humidors and a walk-in. The cabinets are both humidified using the litter.

edit: my coolers are setup with beads. I couldn't find the litter anywhere....
That's good news. I have been experimenting the last two days with the litter. I put two bowls in a large freezer bag, one with charged pearls and one dry. Right now it says 67%.
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Old 12-30-2008, 05:32 PM   #5
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I use the kitty litter silica beads in my fridgedor. Works fine for me. As the weather got cold and the humidity decreased, I had to add a bit of distilled water to the beads. My humidity came back up to 65%, just where I like it.
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Old 12-30-2008, 06:03 PM   #6
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I use the Essick Air H12-300 3-Speed Evaporative Console Humidifier (mine is all black)
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Old 12-31-2008, 04:11 AM   #9
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Old 12-31-2008, 05:06 AM   #10
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Beads, but I just got a wine cooler and a hydra humidifier and I'll be using that along with my little bit of beads and some kl from some generous BOTLs to control the humidity.
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