Hi, A bottom cover for grands would be far more important than a *null* humidstat. Imho. Even the most pumped up DC system draws a maximum of 200 watts. At 10 cents a kilowatt that means 2 cents per hour maximum. On the other side with the humidifier the max with a 2 bucket system is 18 watts, or approximately .2 cents per hour again at 10 cents per kilowatt. When I have used a back cover on uprights water consumption is reduced by between 1/3 and 1/2, and uprights are already inherently more efficient than grand systems, when it comes to water useage. Not to mention the much improved stability of the tuning using a back cover. At 03:40 PM 08/03/2000 +0200, you wrote: >Hej Jeff > >On 02-Aug-00, Jeff Tanner wrote: > > >> >> I can only infer from this that therefore, regardless of the outside >> climate stability (even if it were stable at 42%), the system uses water >> year round. The fact that my faculty members refill the tanks relatively >> often during the summer supports it. >> >> I have experienced a slight improvement in tuning stability, but nothing >> like I had really hoped to see. Some have commented that the actions seem >> more consistent, as well. That also may be due in part to wear. >> > >IMHO the Humidistat should have two independent calibratable switches, one for >drying and one for humidity. Then you can obtain the minimum water- and >electricityconsumption for the local climate and not pay (or work) when the >situation is stable or slow changing. > >Regards >-- >Pianoshop Leif Olsen >D.P.I.F. Denmark > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts drose@dlcwest.com http://donrose.htmlplanet.com/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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