On Sat, 18 Feb 1995, richard west wrote: > Secondly, regarding Dampp-Chasers, several years ago I installed a > number of them in faculty studios and found out that faculty ignored > them and so they were ineffective. I tried filling them myself, but > this was a very time consuming operation and finding a good time to > get into studios was sometimes a problem. I have since taken them all > out and rely on the maintenance people to turn on the humidity in the > winter. This year my humidistat has held at around 50% all winter. > The pianos are staying in tune rather well. The problem is not > all rooms are the same. Some have too much moisture pumped in which > causes too much condensation around the windows and has peeled some > plaster. I'm sure the maintenance people don't like that, but > violinists, bassists, pianists, and I would rather have the humidity. > I think this is THE preferred way, and in some aspects the most simple!! I was new at the U of Illinois last year and when I noticed the humidity getting low, just gave a few calls to the guys who service this area. In a building built circa 1922, the humidity system works fine...as long as they keep after it. It only takes a few phone calls to keep things in line. It sure beats filling damp chasers!!!! > Richard West > Naive Nebraskan [NOT] : ) > rwest@unlinfo.unl.edu > John Minor University of Illinois jminor@uiuc.edu
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