Hi Jim, If you fill til the light just stops blinking--then it will blink again vary soon. I believe they are searching for a method that would allow *all* the units to be filled whether the lights are "on" or not. At 09:53 AM 10/05/2004 -0600, you wrote: >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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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