Re More on humidity control

[Lance Lafargue]

Don,
I'm confused.  Why would you want the system to use more water in the humid
season?  Isn't the piano getting plenty of moisture from the room and
should be using little or no water at all??  
Lance Lafargue, RPT
New Orleans Chapter
Covington, LA.
lafargue@iamerica.net

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> From: Don Rose <drose@dlcwest.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Re More on humidity control 
> Date: Thursday, August 21, 1997 11:07 PM
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Ever heard of the local weather bureau...they have records going back
years
> and will provide you with a formula to convert the data from *outdoors*
to
> *indoors*.  All but the very tightest houses have several *changes* of
air
> per day, so what is outside...is soon inside...but you must adjust for
> temperature. If you do, you will *probably* find that almost all
locations
> *require* far better humidity control than they have. Even situations
with
> DampChasers can *benefit*. IMHO if a DampChaser is using little or no
water
> in the humid season, it is probably under de humidified. Add more drier
> bars, just make sure they are plugged in correctly. Everyone makes
mistakes,
> so I always check on my next visit. And yes (blush) I did get it wrong
the
> first time once. :)
> 
> 
> At 09:53 PM 8/21/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >This whole discussion has encouraged me to study it even further.  I
carry
> >a regular electronic hygrometer with me and have for over ten years. 
I've
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
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