Dampp chasers

[Kgj38]

In a message dated 98-03-09 12:30:24 EST, you write:

<< Don't really see this as a possibility with a Dampp-Chaser system, David.
 In the most extreme dry conditions here in Oklahoma I've experienced, it
 takes a week and a half before the low warning light comes on.
  >>

The dampp chaser thread has struck a bell with me.  I have had a system in my
Kawai ust7 for 10 1/2 years.  I hadn't used much water this winter and I was
wondering if it was because the weather has been mild for a Minnesota winter.
I added water 2 weeks ago and also changed the pads.  The low water light came
on in only 2 weeks!  I would like to deduce that changing the pads enabled the
water to wick up to the heater bar more efficiently.  Perhaps my piano was
"water deprived" all winter-long!  Any comments?  I don't have a humidty
measuring device, so I have not tracked the rh.

Karen Johnson
Rochester, MN