I just received my hydrosorbent silica gel devices. Must I bake them for initial activation?
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They should be ready to go. You can re-charge them anytime you want. Buy fresh products from C2CSAFETY INC
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no unless the colour has already changed, then just follow the instructions
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They are ready to go out of the box. Check th color from time to time to see if they need reactivated.
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No they should be able to use if new if they are not orange (dry color) then yes but mine came dry
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Never needed to. I would recommend reading the manaul for instructions. If you don't have the instructions still, their website might have instructions there
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The amount of water it absorbs depends on the relative humidity surrounding it and also how long you leave it exposed. The "equilibrium moisture content" of silica gel at 90% humidity is about 35% by weight, and this product has 750 grams of silica gel, so about 260 grams of water at that relative humidity. However, at 50% relative humidity, this "EMC factor" is only about 25% and therefore can only hold about 180 grams of moisture. I have tested these indoors and outdoors in Oregon (50% and 90% relative humidities, more or less) and these numbers are roughly right. It took about 2 weeks for it to fully saturate in 90% relative humidity and probably twice that in 50% relative humidity. The rate of water adsorption slows down as it gets close to saturation. Note that at 100% relative humidity the amount of water vapor in a volume of 1000 cubic feet depends almost entirely on the temperature and is about 13 ounces at 50 degree Fahrenheit and 47 ounces at 90 degrees Fahrenheit. At 50% relative humidity, the water content would be half of that. It is probably better to look at devices like this as "moisture buffers" instead of "moisture adsorbers." If the silica gel is saturated at 90% relative humidity and you put it in a drier environment, say 50% relative humidity, it will actually release some of the trapped moisture until it reaches equilibrium again. Probably more than you wanted to know about this, but I have been studying it to see if I can find a solution for my boat while it is in storage, and I'd like to find something that doesn't need "recharging" every 2-6 weeks. By the way, it is NOT effective to "recharge" these in a gas oven because the combustion releases water vapor, making it difficult to ever get the silica gel really dry. I ended up buying an electric toaster oven to solve this problem. (Makes better toast, too!)
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0000000are they new or used ? If used you need to clean them. I've been using these for over ten years (not the same set ) and have never had any problems with them and have never even had to do the activation process. If your water is extremely dirty you may need to pre filter with a sand and charcoal filter. Hope this helps.
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You got to call the costumer services to activate your H2O Bolt. (not the amazon costumer services)
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I do not believe so. It requires some type of activation. I think it lies passive until activated with a proper container. I have the electric Drystore Global container.
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http://www.radiothermostat.com/filtrete/help/ Please copy and paste the link into your web browser. They have instruction for each model which is on the package. I skimmed through it and does have the programming instructions. I hope this helps!!!
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Take out the elements and pour. I have not done this yet, as I just started using it.
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Boil for 10 min. Let cool, Then click the little silver botton inside the heating pad. I should activate.
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No, you do not. Just follow the instructions they give you. They worked for me easily, but if you have problems, please follow up!
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Silica Gel has no experation date. In fact, if Silica Gel draws enough moisture, you can put the packs in the oven at about 120F degrees. I was in the Military for 27 years and this is how we were able to dry them out for reuse.
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The instructions for use are in the package, basically you have to mold the tray in hot water, trim it a bit, then start the treatment, which is just fill in the tray with the gel, pretty simple. More details in the instructions.
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You need to have your SIM card or Actfast code from the starter pack and go to www.h2owirelessnow.com > H2OWIRELESS > SERVICES > Activation . You will see a small window where you need to enter the new SIM card number or the Actfast code. Insert the SIM in your phone and follow the next screens on your PC to complete activation. You may have to reboot your phone to complete the process. The activation can take a few minutes up to several hours to be successful. In the meantime you sit back and be patient. After the SIM is activated you can go to View Account and charge your SIM with a minimum of $10 using your debit or credit card. Let me know if this was helpful. You need to have your SIM card or Actfast code from the starter pack and go to www.h2owirelessnow.com > H2OWIRELESS > SERVICES > Activation . You will see a small window where you need to enter the new SIM card number or the Actfast code. Insert the SIM in your phone and follow the next screens on your PC to complete activation. You may have to reboot your phone to complete the process. The activation can take a few minutes up to several hours to be successful. In the meantime you sit back and be patient. After the SIM is activated you can go to View Account and charge your SIM... » Read More You need to have your SIM card or Actfast code from the starter pack and go to www.h2owirelessnow.com > H2OWIRELESS > SERVICES > Activation . You will see a small window where you need to enter the new SIM card number or the Actfast code. Insert the SIM in your phone and follow the next screens on your PC to complete activation. You may have to reboot your phone to complete the process. The activation can take a few minutes up to several hours to be successful. In the meantime you sit back and be patient. After the SIM is activated you can go to View Account and charge your SIM with a minimum of $10 using your debit or credit card. Let me know if this was helpful. « Show Less
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Yes, we had the instructions in the safe for several weeks, and they were very limp and damp afterwards. We had silica packets and everything. Thank goodness we hadn't stored anything else in there yet! We are not keeping it.
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When I plug in the ones I have they get fairly hot within an hour or two. That's how I know it's working. The heat is necessary to evaporate the moisture from the silica crystals. I recently recharged a couple that had been neglected and it took three days to evaporate all the water out. I'm happy and very satisfied with the units I have so far.
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I agree with Missy, call the company and have them send them. Mine had instructions included.
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Ive been using it in my pelican case for months. Seems to do the trick. Ive baked it dry once. 4hrs at 400 in the oven to dry it, and its reusable again. My case is sealed so the bag might fill the silica faster but the colored beads will tell you.