The rods don't pick up hydrogen embrittlement from sitting. The welds get hydrogen embrittlement in the molten state if there is too much moisture in the coating. If the rods are kept in a sealed container at room temperature, they will be fine 95% of the time. You could always warm the rods a little before using them. Someone suggested putting them in a portable BBQ to warm them up and some guys just stick the rod to the work for a few seconds to dry any moisture. If the rods have been soaked, then they need to baked at high temperature for several hours. Most people would throw out rods that got wet though. If the projects you're doing can be done successfully with 7014 and especially 6013, they are not in the category of critical welds. Wet 7018 will weld very poorly and usually have porosity. Lanse's 7018 looks just fine except for the stops and starts and that just takes a little more practice to perfect.
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