an easy fix? (blind) humidifier filling

[Ed Sutton]

Jim,
I think Mark's idea is to keep all tanks "topped off."
The light doesn't blink until the tank is well over a pitcher's worth low.
Ed


> [Original Message]
> From: Jim Busby <jim_busby@byu.edu>
> To: <ed440@mindspring.com>; College and University Technicians
<caut@ptg.org>
> Date: 5/10/2004 11:53:08 AM
> Subject: RE: an easy fix? (blind) humidifier filling
>
> Ed, Mark,
>
> What's wrong with filling 'til the light stops blinking? Am I missing
> something?
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ed
> Sutton
> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 7:55 PM
> To: College and University Technicians
> Subject: RE: an easy fix? (blind) humidifier filling
>
> Hey, Mark! 
> Here's an idea for you:
> Attach a length of aquarium tubing in the tank such that it ends at the
> desired water level.
> While filling the tank, the student blows through the aquarium tubing. 
> When the air starts to bubble in the water, the student knows the tank
> is
> filled.   A little wacky, but I believe it would work, and I know how
> important it is in Brandon to keep the humidifiers working!
> Ed Sutton
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Mark Cramer <Cramer@BrandonU.CA>
> > To: CAUT <caut@ptg.org>
> > Date: 5/7/2004 2:01:32 PM
> > Subject: an easy fix? (blind) humidifier filling
> >
> > It occurs to me there may be a simple(r) solution to "blind" filling
> of
> > humidifiers in grands with bottom covers, but I honestly need some
> feedback
> > from the tinkerers among us to know if it's worth pursueing:
> >
> > Note that you can often hear the water "trickling" into the tank until
> the
> > level rises above the end of the hose.
> >
> > Stop the flow of water before the hose-level is reached, and the
> "trickling"
> > stops.
> >
> > While pouring until the hose is almost submurged, then stopping, will
> cause
> > a "gurgling" sound, as air enters.
> >
> > Filling beyond this point is silent (until the tanks overflows)
> however,
> > when you lower the pitcher, the water-flow will reverse.
> >
> > So it seems several "audible" indicators of water-level already exist,
> > without a need to "manually" check the tank.
> >
> > One difficulty however seems to be "hearing" the trickling sound, and
> > noticing when it stops. The sound is often very faint.
> >
> > I'm wondering if some really, really simple fixture could be added to
> the
> > end of the hose to make the "trickling" sound LOUDER, more distinct?
> >
> > If so, our watering assistants could merely add water to EVERY piano,
> by
> > schedule, rather than demand.
> >
> > They could add water until the "trickling" sound stops.
> >
> > If the tanks were still full, there would be no "trickling" sound, and
> air
> > would "gurgle" back when they stopped pouring.
> >
> > If over-filled, the pitcher could be lowered to siphon excess water
> back,
> > until the "gurgling" sound indicated capacity.
> >
> > One point Becky Baldwin of Dampp-chaser mentions, is the need for the
> angled
> > slice at the end of the water hose, and that this be set precisely for
> > correct water-level. (sorry, I forget)
> >
> > Anyhow, wouldn't it be nice to face the return of students in fall
> with
> this
> > deceptively simple problem solved?
> >
> > thanks in advance for your input,
> > Mark Cramer,
> > Brandon University
> >
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