Emergency Bead Recharge

[Lamar]

I am on a cruise ship and needed some distilled water to recharge my humidity beads. The price for their distilled water was upwards of $10 so I figured there had to be a better way.

I don't know if this is a good idea, but I grabbed a cup of hot water and in about five minutes was able to recharge the beads with the steam from the water. Don't know the long term on this one but it did the job in a pinch.

[rumballs]

Originally Posted by Lamar

I am on a cruise ship and needed some distilled water to recharge my humidity beads. The price for their distilled water was upwards of $10 so I figured there had to be a better way.

I don't know if this is a good idea, but I grabbed a cup of hot water and in about five minutes was able to recharge the beads with the steam from the water. Don't know the long term on this one but it did the job in a pinch.

sounds like a good idea.
I once boiled/condensed water, then added a touch of salt in order to make contact lens solution.

[Da Klugs]

Genius! If we could still change custom user titles..
MacGyver you would be sir.

[ToddziLLa]

Sounds good to me!

[Dr. Stogie Fresh]

Nice bit of problem solving Sherlock! The manufacturers of the beads use water vapor only (humid air) to charge the beads, so you got it pegged.

Doc

[caskwith]

In my opinion thats gotta be the best way to recharge beads as you are adding no impurities at all. That was some really clever on the spot thinking there i think Da Klugs got it right with MacGyver

[doctorcue]

Good call on the water vapor recharge!!! Now go spend those $10 on another stick!

[Corona Gigante]

One for the Boy Scout handbook!

Excellent work, sir!--and thanks for sharing.

[stogie_kanobie_one]

I read somewhere else on here b4 about using that method to charge up the beads. WTG. Will definitely file this one away.... Aruba is in my not too distant future.

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by mmblz

sounds like a good idea.
I once boiled/condensed water, then added a touch of salt in order to make contact lens solution.

Thats a great idea. I'll have to remember that next time I forget to bring my contact solution.

[Viper139]

Will work perfectly and will not harm the beads, good idea.

[Marathon]

I seem to remember someone posting a while back that he recharged his beads by closing the bathroom door and turning off the fan and setting the beads on the bathroom counter while he showered.

[JasonI]

Now talk about multi tasking, thats the way to charge your beads there.

[raisin]

Originally Posted by Marathon

I seem to remember someone posting a while back that he recharged his beads by closing the bathroom door and turning off the fan and setting the beads on the bathroom counter while he showered.

Was he rinsing his salad greens, too?