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Reusing perlite and desiccant
    #5931276 - 08/04/06 12:04 PM (17 years, 5 months ago)

If I just bake perlite in an oven then will I be able to reuse it? Can I do that with my "damp rid" desiccant too? If so, how long do I bake 'em and at what temperature?


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Re: Reusing perlite and desiccant [Re: MarleysGhost]
    #5931291 - 08/04/06 12:09 PM (17 years, 5 months ago)

I wouldn't reuse damp-rid.

dri-rite, yeah, damp-rid, no.

perlite, yes.

I rinse it out real well with some bleach water.
you can bake it to return it to dry.


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Re: Reusing perlite and desiccant [Re: monstermitch]
    #5931361 - 08/04/06 12:38 PM (17 years, 5 months ago)

i wouldnt reuse either...isnt perlite only 3 bucks a bag?


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Re: Reusing perlite and desiccant [Re: imtank]
    #5931396 - 08/04/06 12:54 PM (17 years, 5 months ago)

yes, it is cheap.

I find it easier, cheaper, faster, and less messy to reuse it.

dump it into a five gallon bucket.


cover the bucket with a piece of house screen.

like this, but with perlite instead of wbs.

secure a cut-out lid to the bucket over the screen, making a big colander.


rinse and dump, soak for a bit with bleach water too.


when done, just remove lid and screen and dump back into fruiting chamber.



but whatever works for you, of course.


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Re: Reusing perlite and desiccant [Re: monstermitch]
    #5931835 - 08/04/06 03:26 PM (17 years, 5 months ago)

ok, thanks for the advice. perlite is mos' def' really cheap but home depot is far away so i might as well just reuse it for now.


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Re: Reusing perlite and desiccant [Re: MarleysGhost]
    #5931891 - 08/04/06 03:39 PM (17 years, 5 months ago)

Perlite is cheap but why waste what you have? Heat up the oven to 500 degrees and put it in there for about 2 hours. Everything bad will be long dead. Its not food so you can't overcook it... just some rocks.


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Re: Reusing perlite and desiccant [Re: wiggles]
    #5932032 - 08/04/06 04:22 PM (17 years, 5 months ago)

yea...i guess im so used to the depot being 2 minutes away from me and figured that into my suggestion...nice little tek there monstermitch...im gonna bookmark that...no sense in spending money if its that easy :smile:


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Re: Reusing perlite and desiccant [Re: imtank]
    #5932150 - 08/04/06 05:05 PM (17 years, 5 months ago)

I came up with that bucket idea a while back.

the whole screen thing that is.

I use it for:
perlite, as said above
soaking grains
rinsing grains
pasteurizing bulk substrate (different lid)
hydrating vermiculite to proper moisture content
mixing spawn/bulk for smaller trays

all kinds of stuff.
a bucket/colander is a cool thing to have around.


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Re: Reusing perlite and desiccant [Re: monstermitch]
    #5932503 - 08/04/06 07:32 PM (17 years, 5 months ago)

I was under the impression that perlite works due to it's tiny pores.

If that's true, then it follows that those pores would clog up over time.

A good bleaching followed by a good hot drying, followed by agitation/vibration may get you a little more use out of it..if the above assumption is correct.


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Re: Reusing perlite and desiccant [Re: cappa]
    #5932528 - 08/04/06 07:44 PM (17 years, 5 months ago)

Yeah its not that perlite isn't cheap, its that gas isn't LOL. I'd have to spend 10 bucks in gas to get some 3 dollar perlite...better to just use the oven hehe


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