How to recharge silica gel - silica gel regeneration

[@radhavortex2003]

Just what I was looking for! Thank you for your clear, thorough instructions, for showing us the process step-by-step and for your time and energy in recording and production. 👍 A word of caution regarding the indicating silica gel. Because of the addition of cobalt chloride, indicating silica gel should not be used in contact with products for consumption such as food or pharmaceuticals. It shouldn't be left around children or pets either.

[@MannixGarage]

Thanks for the comment much appreciated and also for the tip on the indicating silica gel. Take care 🙂

[@Chafalota]

Thank You for this informative video👍🏼👍🏼💯💯 When put in the oven does it let out dangerous chemical smell?

[@MannixGarage]

Hi there thanks for watching and appreciate the comment. No I didn't notice any dangerous chemical smells when recharging the silica gel. Hope that helps 👍🙂

[@ipsnz]

Very informative video.

[@MannixGarage]

Hey thank you for watching and appreciate the comment 🙂 very handy product silica gel.

[@JohnJones-oy3md]

I came for info on silica gel regeneration, I stayed for that gorgeous Indian.

[@MannixGarage]

Thanks for the comment, yes its a nice old bike. I will do a garage tour video this year and do a brief talk on things of interest. Its an 1942 Indian 741B. Hope you regenerated your silica gel 🙂 Thanks for watching.

[@shaharilshalleh3133]

What Fahrenheit setting the temperature?

[@MannixGarage]

I baked the silica gel at 120 degrees Celsius, I find that temperature is good as it doesn't melt the bags the silica gel comes in. Using an online converter 120C is 248F, thanks for the question. 👍🙂

[@UchSophas]

Very good, sir 👍

[@MannixGarage]

Thank you for the comment, hope you found the video useful 😊

[@joshuaclift782]

Is that 120 degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit?

[@MannixGarage]

Hi there thanks for the question 🙂120 degress Celsius. Take care

[@hawraaalmosawi9896]

Hi...I kept my silica jel in the oven and the tissue under the silica was burnt and the silica turned brown...Can I still use it ?

[@MannixGarage]

Hi there, I'm late on comments. For the low price to replace silica gel I would just replace it with new, to be sure it will work. However if you want to keep it, you could always weigh it like I did in the video, overtime check the weight to see if its actually working by soaking up moisture you will see the silica gel packets get heavier. Thanks 🙂

[@fallanturner-ib1wj]

Deep fryer bake setting?

[@MannixGarage]

Hi there, I just use a standard oven on bake setting 👍

[@Elephantine999]

Interesting (and yeah, loved that Indian!). One quibble: I don't think that scale has the precision to give useful information about the small packets.

[@MannixGarage]

Thanks yeah good old bike that one. Yes possibly right, however its a scale used in the cycle 🚴 industry for weight weenies (not me btw) so can be used to measure weights of very light bolts etc handy when building a lightweight road or XC bike. Thanks for watching, take care 🙂

[@fallanturner-ib1wj]

Do you wash them?

[@MannixGarage]

no you don't wash them, just bake and good as new once recharged 🙂

[@rodsolorzano9147]

Temperature is in centigrade or Fahrenheit?

[@rodsolorzano9147]

Just saw an earlier answer: Celsius or centigrade!

[@MannixGarage]

No worries Rod, I'm a little late on the replies. 👍🙂

[@aquakey9834]

Do u think they'll manufacture ANY oven tt heats up to 120F or 48C? The answer cldnt be more obvious

[@skrullwar9404]

Can I use a microwave?

[@MannixGarage]

Hey there, yes you can use a microwave but to be honest I don't know what heat settings or cooking time you will need. I guess if you can weigh the gel like I did you can at least keep an eye on the drying progress as you go along. Also if you have those silica gel metal trays which the beads sit in, don't put them in the microwave when drying. Thanks for the comment 🙂

[@flemmingqvist8326]

I always use a microwave oven to recharge my bags of silica. This was the recommended method mentioned in the user manual. I use 4 bags of 1 kg each in my car cabin to get rid of dew and mould. Need to be recharget once a month. Before recharging i weigh it on a kitchen scale to see the exach moisture content. I have made a formula to calculate the time at full power in the microwave oven for a 1 kg bag. 3 minutes to heat the bag up to 100 C. + add 1 minute for each 10 gram. Example: 150 gram of moisture: 3 + (15 x 1) = 18 minutes. Allow the oven to cool down before you insert the next bag. Some microwave ovens may be damaget if overheated. If you overcook the silica bags, they may be damaged. (Sorry for the european units.)

[@Frauenfoerderer]

Excellent! Thank you very much *thumbsup*

[@MannixGarage]

Thank you glad you found the video useful and appreciate the comment 👍