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Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use?
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I have a pack of dehumidifiers, and their composition is > 60% calcium chloride. Remaining 40% part is mystery, since I can't any info on the package.

This is how tablet looks: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71DozBhbjwL.jpg

Btw, judging it by user reviews, they don't turn pink when they are used (afaik, thats the sing of cobalt).

Are these safe to use as desiccant?

Edited by four_shadows (02/08/19 06:45 AM)

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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: four_shadows]
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Thats a 450g refill tab for the UniBond Aero 360 moisture absorber. They're designed for rooms and not safe for food applications.

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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: El Chupacabra]
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Get u a dehydrator on Amazon for $30


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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: SFS96]
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Yeah OP what you really need is a dehydrator. Get fruits cracker dry and store them in an airtight container or bag. I am curious to know if desiccants are even widely used for long term storage in 2019.

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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: SFS96]
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I have one, but I noticed that mushrooms aren't cracker dry after few days if I use only dehydrator. 

If mushrooms don't come in contact with desiccant, and they are separated correctly, are they safe? I already put some in the food container along with tablet.

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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: El Chupacabra]
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DampRid is also room moisture absorber, but everyone is using it on this forum.

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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: four_shadows]
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You can always make your own desiccant packs by emptying a tea bag and filling it with salt, but run your dehydrator until they are cracker dry,thats the best way


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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: DnDRnD]
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Desiccant is basically useless. It will keep dry ones dry but so will a Tupperware. Get them cracker dry then put them a bag. If they're going to be around more than a few weeks use air tight storage. If your dehydrator doesn't get them cracker dry its broken or there's operator error.


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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: bodhisatta]
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If your dehydrator isnt getting mushrooms dry that is because it isn't heated. You need a heated dehydrator. Or turn your heat up.


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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: sandman420]
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Hell, even a dehydrator fan-only would get them dry in a couple days. WTF?


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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: ShaperDreaming]
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Not if the humidity is decently high.


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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: bodhisatta]
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I already ran to the cracker dry point, but they softened after a day in an airtight jar.

Is it ok to run them again until cracker dry (hour-two)?

And are silica beads inside storage useless too (after drying fruits properly)?

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If your dehydrator isnt getting mushrooms dry that is because it isn't heated. You need a heated dehydrator. Or turn your heat up.



Dehydrator is set on 95f (lowest).

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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: four_shadows]
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Why. Set it to at least 160F.


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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: bodhisatta]
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Come on man 95 is too low. You just thought you got them to cracker dry. They aren't THAT magical of a mushroom to make water out of nothing.


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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: bodhisatta]
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I read that temp shouldn't go beyond 110f (Stamets says that apparently).

Is it ok to run them again?

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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: four_shadows]
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We are saying to go beyond that. Yes it's ok to run them again and you need to turn your heat up to full-ass-blast.


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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: sandman420]
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Ok, thanks man!

One more question: airtight jar or bag for long term storage? (I don't have vacuum sealer btw)

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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: four_shadows]
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Jar or ziplock bag is both fine. For long term you can toss a silica pack in for extra protection.


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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: sandman420]
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sandman420 said:
Yes it's ok to run them again and you need to turn your heat up to full-ass-blast.


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Re: Calcium chloride tablets with blue part - safe to use? [Re: bodhisatta]
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bodhisatta said:
Desiccant is basically useless. It will keep dry ones dry but so will a Tupperware. Get them cracker dry then put them a bag. If they're going to be around more than a few weeks use air tight storage. If your dehydrator doesn't get them cracker dry its broken or there's operator error.


why do you not worry for the remaining humidty that is in the air tight jar? the shrooms will absorb that, with a dessiacnt they truly remain 100% cracker dry.

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