Room Dehumidifiers

[Lance Lafargue]

I live in a very humid place and I find that the H-2 humidistats are not
sensitive enough.  What I have found is that even in a wet situation, you
are constantly having to fill the water tank.  The reason, I believe, is
that the Stat (If you're using the ones set at 48%) senses RH @ 52% and
kicks the DH rods on until it's 46%, then it senses it is too dry, so it
kicks on the humidifier till it's 52%, then it repeats the cycle.  If there
was a tighter variance, it would be so much better.  I use the DH system
all the time w/out the humidifier portion and have had tremendous success,
and my customers like them a lot and notice a big difference.  I have a
room DH in my shop that has been great!!  You can run a water line out of
the room to eliminate the need for the tank.  Mine is an old one and is
noisy.  I don't know about the newer ones.  
Lance Lafargue, RPT
New Orleans Chapter
Covington, LA.
lafargue@iamerica.net

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> From: Tom Cole <tcole@cruzio.com>
> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Subject: Room Dehumidifiers
> Date: Sunday, August 17, 1997 10:27 PM
> 
> I just mentioned to a customer, with measured RH of 72%, that a room
> dehumidifier might be a useful alternative to Dampp Chasers for her two
> grands, 7' and 9'. Since I'm mostly ignorant of dehumidifiers as well as
> current Dampp Chaser systems, I said that I'd put the question to the
> list.
> 
> My concerns: although it would be easy to bring home a dehumidifier,
> plug it in, no technician required, there would be a certain amount of
> noise and a tray would have to be emptied(?); DC systems would be more
> expensive, full system would require water tank to be filled (maybe get
> both, empty dehumidifier tray into DC humidifier tank?).
> 
> 
> -- 
> Thomas A. Cole RPT
> Santa Cruz, CA
>