Heartfelt beads turning black?

dan7876
dan7876 Posts: 47
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After about 2 years of humidifictaion and recharging, I've noticed some of my heartfelt beads have developed a few black beads in the tubes. Since I noticed it 2 months ago there are now a few more. Normal? Thanks - Dan

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  • Hays
    Hays Posts: 2,335 ✭✭✭
    Especially after 2 years, my first (and only) guess would be mold. There was a discussion here not too long ago discussing the fact that beads can mold, and with 2 years of age affecting their functionality, I think it's quite possible that this is the problem.
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  • Krieg
    Krieg Posts: 5,211 ✭✭✭
    Have you been using distilled water or tap water?

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  • Fourtotheflush
    Fourtotheflush Posts: 2,552 ✭✭
    Look at each closely! Mold? Some of the water pillow I was using developed mold and I pitched them right away.
  • dan7876
    dan7876 Posts: 47
    Thanks for the replies...I've been using distilled water, and have had no problems until I noticed the coloration. No signs of mold on any of the sticks or the inside of the humidor, just a few blackened beads. I've read some other forums on the topic and it seems yellowish coloration can happen sometimes (something about oils from the cigars being absorbed into the beads over time?). But black doesn't sound good to me. I've already ordered replacement tubes just to be safe. Don't need my collection going out the window.
  • Hawk55
    Hawk55 Posts: 846 ✭
    I am still relatively new at this also..but if the beads are turning black I would error on the safe side and replace thme. Beforehand it may be a good idea to contact Heartfelt and ask their opinion about what is the cause. But two years seems like a long time, I have never seen this mentioned in the forum....Black would seem to suggest mold and hence my suggestion..get rid of them.
  • TatuajeVI
    TatuajeVI Posts: 2,378 ✭
    Agree with Hawk - call heartfelt and see what they think. Their customer service is supposedly pretty fantastic.
  • Luko
    Luko Posts: 1,995 ✭✭
    I've had my beads for less than a year and I've had a slight few turn black too...I haven't done anything about it as of yet and haven't noticed any problems either.
  • Kamelyon
    Kamelyon Posts: 109
    Curious...what did you do about the black beads? I noticed that I've got one in my tube today as well. I figured I would just pluck it out with a pair o' tweezers.

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