Humidity help11687
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| I'd like info on silica packs. which brands are best for comics (slabbed and raw)? how often do they need to be replaced? |
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| This method of climate control is not recommended as most people do not regularly return to replace their silica packs, as they expire or become ineffective depending on the environment and its natural humidity. You may have to replace the silica once a month, or once every 3 months. It can vary by your regional location and storage location. Once the silica is "expired" it can leave undesirable results and impact your books or toys. There are products available that can reuse silica crystals by heating up the silica again in an oven at a temperature of 160F to dry out the silica and the process starts over again. But again, I do not recommend it as we are human in nature and can often become forgetful or lazy to remember to reuse and recycle the silica packs when required. A typical short box of comics would require less than a 1/2 cup of silica crystals. Package instructions: "Bake in oven at 150-200F for 30 min - 1.5 hours. Please don't use microwave". https://amzn.to/2K11bwy |
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 We should have the forum rate our packages.
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| 69% isn’t that high for a few days even. A dehumidifier is always an option for the room you store them in. I store some books in my basement which sounds horrible but it’s actually pretty safe. Not much light, not under a roof, off the floor, with a dehumidifier that’s keeps it 45% down there. We’ve had a similar convo about gun safes. Those silicas mentioned above were sighted as bad in those chats. Theoretically it sounds great to keep books in a safe but it’s pretty bad. |
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We should have the forum rate our packages.
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Quote:Originally Posted by GACI have three. Two of them you have to bake at 225 for 3 hours or so every 3 to 6 months depending on the time of the year. The third one just plugs into an outlet and drys itself but it takes around 24 hours and seems to be somewhat of a fire hazard. |
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| @HeinzDad just out of curiosity, what qualifies as "somewhat of a fire hazard"? Does it just get hot by the outlet (similar to a space heater)? | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by HeinzDad I was looking into that, glad I passed. The ones I have came be dried in the microwave although I have melted a few. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Jesse_Oyeah, it gets really hot. I only will plug it in if someone is home.   I personally don’t care for it much but someone gifted it to me so I use it. |
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| I never heard of drying them in the microwave, I could see how they melt. Technically you are drying them so you want moisture to escape. When cooking the beads I have the oven door is supposed to be open a crack to let moisture out. Think of it as a food dehydrator or making jerky or something. And thanks for the thread, everyone reminded me I have to dry silica! | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by HeinzDad No problem!!  I have to dry mine myself. I like looking to these threads for any info because everyone is super supportive. 🤟 |
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| I forgot to mention that temperatures should also not fluctuate drastically either. | ||
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Can the moderators change my profile caption to <snip>
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Quote:Originally Posted by BrianGreensnips That's usually pretty good, its the moisture that's flighty lol |
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