There has been a lot of discussion on this thread, but I have yet to read that relative humidity (RH) monitoring has been done in the piano environment (indoors where the piano is - in all seasons). It may not matter much what the weather report says the RH is outside. How can you design a DC system without knowing what conditions you are trying to correct? I live in central Florida very near the gulf and my house never really gets above 60% or 70% RH. Your environment may be similar. And in the winter when everyone knows the RH drops to 2% in NY, well keep in mind that is in a heated environment - your 50 degree environment may be much kinder. You say that "Some techs on this sight say that the pianos need a year-round stable environment before you would even considera any Damp-Chaser system." I don't see the sense here. If the environment is stable - and near a moderate RH - then why would you even want a DC system? Monitor the RH and then devolop a plan to achieve your goals. Or - just stick a rod or two in there plugged into a humidistat, forget about the humidifier if the place is abandoned during the winter, and fuggetaboutit! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- Thank you for replying. When I say the weather is humid around Lake Champlain., I mean it stays around 60-80% most of the summer in addition to the hot weather according to my hydrometer. The pianos are kept in a room for the winter that averages around 50 degrees. Some techs on this sight say that the pianos need a year-round stable environment before you would even considera any Damp-Chaser system. I think the heating bar on their Steinway along with a hydrometer would work for the time being. What do you think? Wayne Williams -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070808/c257048b/attachment.html
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