Don, Maybe we have different water down in Mississippi. <g> My experience with this area's water and the SHB's has been that every one I have ever installed develops nasty crud within the space of a year, even if pads are changed every six months. It is very hard to clean, and some of the crud will not come off with a new Scotch-Brite pad. I'm sure I could scrape it off with a knife, but every year? Not me! When I saw this pattern developing after the first year, I immediately went back to the regular humidifier bar, and don't have this problem anymore. The pads stay cleaner, too. With the SHB, there is considerably more crud buildup on the pads than without. So, I look at it this way: either I can attain the same climate control with massive cleaning, or without cleaning. While cleaning adds more $$ to my pocket, it's unfair to the customer b/c they can have the exact same climate control without the SHB and the 1/2 hour annual cleanings. My DamppChaser customers have tunings twice a year anyway, so the little blinking LED will never come on to remind them of needed service. YWMV (Your Water May Vary). ;-) Now, I am curious about changing the pads every three months. Do you go by and do that for the customer, or do they do it? If so, do you charge for a service call, or is this in conjunction with a regular service? I wouldn't mind the customer changing them on a vertical, but not for grands. I also think that you'd only need to change the pads that often during the months where the humidifier portion works more often. Around here, it's over 50% humidity from May to the end of September and some of October. So I would think a good changing schedule would be October, January, and May. I just do it twice a year, though. John Formsma -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Don Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 10:18 AM To: Pianotech List Subject: RE: White Damppchaser pads Hi, IMHO the Smart Heater bar is essential, particularly in institutional settings such as a Church for the reason that the unit may end up not being properly serviced. If the pads are changed every six months build up is minor and if every three months practically non existant. At 09:03 AM 3/7/2006 -0600, you wrote: > Bob, Yes, for sure. I also don’t do Smart Heater Bars >anymore because of all the crud that collects on the wires. Even with the >blue pads it was a problem. It makes it such a pain to clean that it is not >worth the “protection” to have the SHB John Formsma > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On >Behalf Of rptbob1 at aol.com > Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 6:15 AM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: White Damppchaser pads List: > >"" Damppchaser humidifier pads sticking to the heater bar over the water tank? > > So far every one I have installed has been found badly stuck to the bar a >year after installation. Suggestions? Bob >Bergantino,RPT Willoughby Hills, Ohio >_______________________________________________ Pianotech list info: >https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives No virus found in this >incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus >Database: 268.2.0/275 - Release Date: 3/6/2006 Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner _______________________________________________ Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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