Protecting plain wire from rust

[Geoff Sykes]

Um, I'm not quite sure I understand how raising the temperature could
increase the development of rust, unless the humidity remained, at the very
least, constant.

-- Geoff Sykes
-- Assoc. Los Angeles


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Don
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 8:09 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: RE: Protecting plain wire from rust


Hi Geoff,

Perhaps the unit with the "dry" humidistat would be a better choice. 

Once rust starts the very best that is possible is to slow it down. Rusting
is a chemical reaction and for every ten degree Celsius that the temperature
is raised the speed of the reaction will double.

Un hook the light panel and place it so it can not be seen.

At 04:30 PM 3/26/2006 -0800, you wrote:
>request. I'm not so sure this was a good idea in that after replacement 
>to the new "smart" DC the rusting appeared to accelerate. I checked the 
>DC and it is installed correctly and is working as I believe it should. 
>However, I think there are some environment things working against it. 
>The piano sits under a forced air heater duct, and about 6' away from a 
>sliding glass door into the back yard. Additionally, she only lives a 
>couple of miles from the beach and the humidity in the area is 
>generally higher than the rest of LA. I unplugged the humidifier part 
>of the DC and that appears to have helped the rusting. I'm thinking 
>that an overly dry room right next to a the outside humidity was 
>causing the humidifier to work harder than desirable for the 
>environment. Next visit I may just unplug the whole thing from the 
>wall. I don't think the de-humidifier is necessary in that room, and 
>besides, she complains about the blinking lights from the disconnected, 
>(and now dry), humidifier.
>
>-- Geoff Sykes

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