Dampp-Chasers in institutional setting

[Greg Cheng RPT]

Hey Simone,
 
I contract out a university as well.  One difference is that the head
tech works there full time.  I had asked him about damp chasers before.
It doesn't seem cost effective for us and we don't trust the maintenance
staff enough to maintain them.   We are both too busy to be running
maintain damp chaser systems as well as our regular duties.   
 
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Gregory P. Cheng RPT
 
 
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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf Of Simone Tucci Piano Tuner-Technician
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 4:01 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Dampp-Chasers in institutional setting
 
Hi Forum
 
Haven't posted in a long while but, read posts from time to time which
are great!
 
I have a question for the forum. I have thought about this but, I know
that the right answers with come from the forum. 
 
Question: 
 
I currently work in an institution that has about 160 pianos. Around 80
grands and 80 uprights. There is a major problem with the climate there.
Climate doing all the wrong things....much too hot (25C) and dry (18%
average) The admin. has bought and placed humidifier units in all the
studios and classrooms to combat the dryness. But, they are either
empty, unplugged, turned off, or out in the hallway. 
 
I made a suggestion to my colleague who is the head technician that we
install Dampp-Chasers on all the pianos or just the grand pianos as a
min. His response to me was to come up with a cost. Cost break down:
Dampp-Chaser units, cost in maintaining them, approach to maintaining
them etc.
 
We are contractors there and we are not there everyday. The building
maintainance staff is currently filling the humidifiers that are in the
rooms. I thought that if we install the units on the pianos we can have
the maint. staff fill the Dampp-Chasers instead of filling the current
humidifiers.
 
My question to the forum is. How are the other inst. tech's going about
this? Time/money/approach? 80 or 160 Dampp-Chasers are a lot. I need to
come up with a formula of $ and time. Daily service? etc. 
 
Hope the forum can help?!
 
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SIMONE TUCCI
Piano Tuner-Technician
Registered Craftsman Member of
O.G.P.T. Inc & C.A.P.T./A.C.A.P
PTG Associate Member
416.993.6332
tuccisimone at rogers.com
 

 
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