[pianotech] Clarification Question: i'll take a pass

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Fri Aug 28 06:45:04 MDT 2009


Dean May wrote:
> Be careful about thinking the a/c will keep RH down. Conditioned air coming
> off the A/C evaporator coils is at near 100 % RH. If that air is blowing on
> the piano, i.e., the piano is too close to a vent, then the piano is going
> to pick up significant moisture, even if A/C is on full blast and the room
> is cold. 
> 
> Dean

Well, no. Relative humidity isn't absolute moisture content, 
it's temperature related. A/C exhaust is of a lower moisture 
content than the room air, because the cold coils condensed 
moisture from it as they cooled it. That's why an A/C produces 
water, which  is diverted to an outdoor drip, or drain.
Ron N


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