Temperature Change affecting pitch

[Paul]

Larry
Where does all that water come from dripping out of my air conditioner. I've
been told that these units cool and dehumidify.

Paul Chick
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry J. Messerly <prescottpiano@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: Temperature Change affecting pitch


> " You are sitting in your house and get to feeling to  warm so you turn
> on the airconditioner which takes the outside air as it is...  humdity
> and all and cools it down while pumping it around inside your house."
>
> Dear List, I disagree,
>
> Air Conditioners do NOT remove moisture from the air.
>
> Pray tell, unless you have an air handler system as is used in large
> structures to keep the air fresh, HOW are you getting that air into your
> house to cool.  Most air conditioners I know just cool and recirculate
> the air already in the structure.  Absolute Humidity remains the same,
> relative humidity rises.  That's why in Phoenix (and I presume elsewhere)
> air conditioned air is good for pianos.
>
> Larry Messerly, RPT
> Prescott/Phoenix
>
>