Temperature Change affecting pitch

Don drose@dlcwest.com
Thu, 30 Mar 2000 19:06:34 -0600


Hi Larry,

If it doesn't remove moisture then *why* will the coils actually *freeze*
(i.e. become covered in ice) if the unit is run constantly? I am speaking
of refrigeration technology, not swamp coolers which are a different
beastie entirely.

At 06:55 PM 03/29/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>Cool air flowing across the strings shortens them raising the pitch. By
>the way, AIR CONDITIONING DOES NOT, REPEAT NOT, REMOVE WATER FROM THE
>AIR.
>BTW air conditioning does not remove water from the air.  Any water you
>see dripping from the condenser coils comes from outside the structure.
>Larry
>

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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