What is Reddit's opinion of Dry & Dry [2 LBS] Blue Premium Indicating Silica Gel Beads(Industry Standard 2-4 mm) - Reusable Desiccant Beads Silica Gel Desiccant?

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Just got a giant tub of gel beads on Amazon and a air tight container to do this. Highly suggest looking into those beads because you get more than enough for under $30 and they are reusable.

Apparently they turn a different color after they are saturated and then you can put them in the over and re-dry them out. Only a week or so in so idk how well them absorb but the reviews are great on them

Dry & Dry [2 LBS] Blue Premium Indicating Silica Gel Beads(Industry Standard 2-4 mm) - Reusable Desiccant Beads Silica Gel Desiccant https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013L31PQ0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_CVQGCVWT8AKEDBVYJ3V7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Hers is what I use to dry plants any similar product will work just as well.

It changes colors when saturated

You can bake the silica gel at 225°f to dry after it is saturated.

The only safe way guaranteed to remove all moisture is with desiccant

Please any object in a sealed container and fill with desiccant. Wait a couple of days.

The desiccant is color indicating (turns color when it is saturated with water). Place desiccant on a tray in an oven at low temperature until color is restored. Can be reused endlessly.

Probably not ruined. Dryness is the concern for safety and storage. Cracker dry is what you want, within 24 hours is great. Heat is what would affect potency. Psilocybin starts to degrade around 180f. I dry on wire racks over reusable desiccant in a sealed plastic container until crispy, then jar up.

I had this happen a lot to specifically white Polymaker PolyLite PLA. I had to keep it in a sealed silica'ed box for it to be usable. No other PLA I had was this sensitive to moisture, even other colors of PolyLite.

Drop the spool into ziploc bag with some dessicant in rather cool place for 3-4 days and you should be good to go. I bought a whole container of the beads themselves:

https://www.amazon.com/Premium-Indicating-Silica-Industry-Standard/dp/B013L31PQ0

and lined bottom of up 30 liter plastic sealed container with the beads. I print with PETG and PC very rarely, but it kept 3 year old spools usable.

+1 for silica gel beads. They are useful not just to dry cameras, but I add them to ziplock bags when storing film, especially for refrigeration/freezing, to combat condensation.

Instead of buying individual packets, I use this and pour them into organza bags. Lasts forever, cheap, and they are rechargeable.

It’s not the water that ruins electronics, it’s running current through while it’s wet. Disassemble and let dry in a bag with some silica. It’s sorta expensive but not that much more than rice and it does the job very well. $17 to buy 2lbs and it will let you a long while if stored properly Dry & Dry [2 LBS] Blue Premium Indicating Silica Gel Beads(Industry Standard 2-4 mm) - Reusable Desiccant Beads Silica Gel Desiccant https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013L31PQ0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_CDTJQ910ZR5NAWCFK12J

Check something similar to this and drown your laptop buried in it for 3 days inside closed container. https://www.amazon.com/Premium-Indicating-Silica-Industry-Standard/dp/B013L31PQ0/ref=sr\_1\_3?dchild=1&keywords=silica+beads&qid=1631424399&sr=8-3

A small plastic tub some screen cut out from an old window screen and some silca gel from Amazon you can use over and over again all you have to do is cook the silica gel in the oven for an hour on 275 and it’s as good as new can use it all over again Dry & Dry [2 LBS] Blue Premium Indicating Silica Gel Beads(Industry St... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013L31PQ0/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_api_glt_fabc_QGWE9F11HB1MKRWR00FR

You could try putting it under some descant to get the moisture out.

I use this stuff to keep my 3D printer filament dry. Amazon

Rice also works some times.

Sometimes it's like that. That said, if you rely on indicating silica, that's not likely to happen.

https://www.amazon.com/Premium-Indicating-Silica-Industry-Standard/dp/B013L31PQ0

I store it in my garage and I use rolls that are sometimes 5 or 6 years old and I also print hygroscopic filament.

The silica is in sandwich bags with needle prick holes, the rolls are in gallon bags. Once the silica turns pink, swap it out and redry it in the oven.

I use reusable silica to dry out filament. Works fine. Just takes a longer time and it's not exact science.

I store them in a bag with silica and generally leave them for a few days after they arrive, the silica is color changing and that's basically the only indicator I have. Good enough for my purposes. It's a trick I learned here.

Here's the silica I use: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013L31PQ0

About two to three times a year I swap the silica and once every couple of years I take the used silica and place it in the oven for about three hours and then I can reuse it.

I store my filament in ziploc bags (which will let water through over time, I think it's called water permeable?), so that's sub optimal and it still works fine. The color will let me know when to swap the silica and it's good enough for me to know if the filament is in a dry condition or not.

There's been times I've printed filament that was three or four years old that was stored like this in a garage.

They are very useful!

I have this Ziploc storage bin from walmart that has a seal around the edge https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ziploc-60-Qt-Large-Deep-Weathertight-Storage-Box-Clear/38345584

Then I bought this huge thing of silica gel off amazon, drilled a bunch of holes into the container so air can get in/out, and threw that in there as well. https://www.amazon.com/Quart-Replacement-Desiccant-Indicating-Silica/dp/B013L31PQ0

>dehumidifier or renting an ozone machine.

Or just buy cheap desiccant, use, dry out in oven, use again.

https://www.amazon.com/Premium-Indicating-Silica-Industry-Standard/dp/B013L31PQ0/ref=zg_bs_3013604011_sccl_10/140-1384820-7744534?psc=1

Get a medium sized plastic container with a gasket seal from Walmart or whatever store is near you and print some dessicant containers. I use 2 or 3 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3222374 Fill the containers with this - Reusable Desiccant Beads Silica Gel Desiccant https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013L31PQ0/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_YJ5CA5R69X2CV8HA4XHM?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 I store all my filament in there so it is ready to use at a moments notice. The dessicant changes color when it has absorbed all it can. Replace with fresh beads and put the used beads in a glass measuring cup and microwave on defrost for 5 min. Let them cool and put them back in the bottle. This recharges them. They turn a royal blue color and are ready to be used again. Takes a few minutes every month or so and my filament stays dry.

You could fill a fabric bag full of cat litter or desiccant and place it on the dash to help absorb the moisture in the car.

I use ziplock bags and printed this descant holder which sits in the hub of the reel.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4821360

Filled with this silica gel https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013L31PQ0

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B013L31PQ0/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_WFF66NEND8TV7179CBKZ

not an affiliate, but here they are

You can grab the A/C system from another 8th gen Civic or fill a fabric bag full of desiccant and place it on your dashboard to absorb the moisture.

Rice doesn't actually absorb moisture that well. You can get desicant packs pretty cheap.

Here is 2 pounds of the stuff for 18 bucks

https://www.amazon.com/Premium-Indicating-Silica-Industry-Standard/dp/B013L31PQ0

 

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If you can't take it in, what I would do is buy a product like this https://www.amazon.com/Premium-Indicating-Silica-Industry-Standard/dp/B013L31PQ0/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=silica%2Bgel&qid=1633886655&sr=8-5&th=1

and then store your laptop in a small *sealed* container with those moisture absorbing beads, with the screen open. They will change color when full of water, put them in the oven to dry them out again, and then put back in the box with your computer to collect more moisture. I would do this multiple times over the course of a few days.

I did this on a smaller scale and saved my Airpods using this technique, a bunch of moisture absorbers in a snappy bag with the AirPods..waited 3 days and they worked again. Good luck.

Large ziplocks + silica gel dessicant beads + dessicant containers

You're welcome.

Note that you shouldn't use indicating dessicant around food because it's toxic

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the most popular methods are usually some drying time in a food dehumidifier or an oven at very low temperature. I've never tried either method but I've heard they both work well. The method I use is a storage container filled with desiccant beads (you can buy a 2 pound jug of them on amazon for like $15), it works pretty well but ultimately you need to redry the beads.

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