Hi Terry (the male!) What are you using to measure humidity levels? The very *best* gauges for humidity are normally rated at + or - five percent, and then only in the range of 30 to 40%. As you get farther from the center the tolerance on the guages becomes much worse. At 10:16 AM 3/8/00 -0500, you wrote: >Hello List: > >I have been monitoring performance of DC humidistats in my shop. I am >finding that the relative humidity (RH) on-off points for the humidisats >(dehumidifier outlet) are in the 55% to 65% range, rather than somewhere >centered around 42%. I have done my field testing using several different >humidistats. Has anyone else monitored the performance of humidistats? I am >having trouble understanding why my observations would vary so much from >what I understand to be advertised. > >Terry Farrell >Piano Tuning & Service >Tampa, Florida >mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts drose@dlcwest.com http://donrose.htmlplanet.com/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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