White Damppchaser pads

[William R. Monroe]

Jon,

I acknowledge that there are many ways to look at it.  For me the nutshell =

SHB is a great backup for when clients "forget" to add water (lazy).

Cleaning really is not that big a deal.  All I've ever had to do is use the
back of a pocket knife blade - it doesn't have to look new, just mostly free
of debris.  I find most if the mineral buildup comes off when I remove the
old pads and do some scrubbing as I remove them.

Really isn't hard to teach clients to change pads if you want it done more
than once a year.  Not much harder than teaching them to water the unit.

As Jon ( I think) mentioned, the treatment is to prevent growth in tank and
tube, not prolong pad life, though it may.

The benefit of a SHB need only be realized once to make it worth it.

JMO,
Regards,
William R. Monroe



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John M. Formsma" <john at formsmapiano.com>
To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 11:01 AM
Subject: RE: White Damppchaser pads


> 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&#8217;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 &#8220;protection&#8221; 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
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> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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