Do You Re-Humigel?

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I was breaking in a new Oasis Humidifier today and reread the warning that the Humigel crystals should be replaced annually. Over the years, I've always replaced the humidifier after 3 or four years or when the outside covering wore out. I've never replaced the crystals as the humidifiers always worked fine and I imagined putting in new crystals a pain in the neck. What do you do? By the way new Oasis are around $15 -16 shipped. New crystals $10 shipped.
 
Note that the refill kit is enough for 6-8 refills. The beads in one of my humidifiers needs to be replaced as they no longer soak up all the water. I ordered the refill this past weekend.
 
When the gel no longer absorbed in my Oasis humidifier, I put in quality water absorbing crystals I use in my home-made humidifiers. Worked fine.
 
just do a search for "water crystals" on amazon or ebay. The stuff is cheap and it only takes a tiny bit for an oasis.
 
I had one for 2 years and never changed the crystals, seemed to work with no problems. Not sure how you tell if they're bad?!
 
UkerDanno said:
I had one for 2 years and never changed the crystals, seemed to work with no problems. Not sure how you tell if they're bad?!
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Add water. Close top. Wait about 10 mins. Open top. Gently squeeze. What you should see is a gelatinous blob. If you see water, crystals aren't working.
 
Ukulele Eddie said:
Add water. Close top. Wait about 10 mins. Open top. Gently squeeze. What you should see is a gelatinous blob. If you see water, crystals aren't working.
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So, what happens if the crystals aren't working? It used the same amount of water every week for 2 years, never leaked, seemed to work as usual.

I don't have that particular oasis anymore, so can't test.
 
UkerDanno said:
So, what happens if the crystals aren't working? It used the same amount of water every week for 2 years, never leaked, seemed to work as usual.

I don't have that particular oasis anymore, so can't test.
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I guess depends on why they stop working. If you use tap water, they get a white haze. After a long time, they stop swelling as much and may not absorb all the water.
 
spookelele said:
I guess depends on why they stop working. If you use tap water, they get a white haze. After a long time, they stop swelling as much and may not absorb all the water.
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Mine seem to wear out on the sides at around 3-4 years. I've always used distilled water as recommended.
 
UkerDanno said:
So, what happens if the crystals aren't working? It used the same amount of water every week for 2 years, never leaked, seemed to work as usual.

I don't have that particular oasis anymore, so can't test.
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The crystal gels prevent damage to your instrument if the Oasis were to leak because the gel wouldn't hurt your instrument, whereas water may.
 
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