Room Dehumidifiers vs. Dampp-Chaser

[Lance Lafargue]

Everyone would have different tolerances for the hose.  You could Just
drill a hole through the wall and attach a garden hose since the unit is
usually against a wall you would never know the hose is there.  A screen
could be put on the other end of the hose to keep critters from crawling UP
the hose.  Garden hoses come in black, yellow, blue, etc.  People put holes
in their walls for phones, cable TV, plumbing, electricity, etc., etc.  Why
not for the piano?  Again, if the unit is against a wall, it's not a big
deal.  ALSO, my DH in my shop keeps it very constant in my shop.  The only
thing is that if the DH has been running all day, and I go in to work and
turn the AC on it dries the room further and an adjustment must be made. 
If the temp is kept in a range(like in a home), this won't be a problem. 
An air conditioner will only take about 15% of the moisture out of the air.
 A DH is needed in Louisiana.  I concede that climate varies a lot in the
U.S.
Lance Lafargue, RPT
New Orleans Chapter
Covington, LA.
lafargue@iamerica.net

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> From: Vanderhoofven <dkvander@clandjop.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Room Dehumidifiers vs. Dampp-Chaser
> Date: Tuesday, August 19, 1997 6:11 PM
> 
> At 12:54 PM 8/19/97 -0500, you wrote:
> > AGAIN, the room DH can be easily hooked to a hose and run through a
wall,
> >out of the house.  There is no scum, etc.  The Room DH has a humidistat
> >just like the Dampp Chase does and will shut off when it gets too dry. 
> >Louisiana's heat index has been in the 110+ range with 90+ RH and my
room
> >DH kicks on very seldom and keeps my shop (18'x24') at 48%RH (or
whatever I
> >set it at).  Both have advantages and disadvantages.  The adding of
water
> >is a hassle for the Dampp Chaser.  Would a room DH REALLY cost MORE than
> >TWO complete systems???  I don't know.
> >Lance Lafargue, RPT
> >New Orleans Chapter
> >Covington, LA.
> >lafargue@iamerica.net
> 
> True, a room dehumidifier would cost less than two complete Dampp-Chaser
> systems.  You also are right about the room dehumidifier having a
> humidistat, but I wonder how accurate it is.  When you mention that a
> dehumidifier could be attached to a hose through the wall, my mind
conjures
> up images of a green garden hose snaking it's way through the house
amidst
> the expensive pianos, fancy china, wall to wall carpeting and objets
d'art.
>  I realize that a garden hose is not what you meant.  But if the
> dehumidifier needs to be connected to a drain hose, then Mr. and Mrs.
John
> Q. Customer is going to have to pay a plumber big bucks to install a
drain
> hose that leads into the house plumbing.  If you add in the cost of the
> extra plumbing work, that makes the room dehumidifier more expensive all
of
> a sudden.
> 
> Both a room dehumidifier and a Dampp-Chaser System would probably work,
and
> they both have good and bad points.
> 
> Sincerely,
> David
> 
> 
> David A. Vanderhoofven, RPT
> Joplin, Missouri, USA        
> e-mail:  dkvander@clandjop.com
> 
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