Different question about heater bars

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In a message dated 10/19/2000 2:27:31 AM, Matt wrote:

<<"Who are these techs who install heater bars without humidistats?  Don't 
they 
understand that they are committing gross negligence?">>

and Terry said:
<<And how long have humidistats been available?

And how long has Dampp-Chaser made it well known that a humidistat is a

necessary system component? I have just always figured that most of these

installations were done before the humidistat need was well understood by

most technicians.>>

Verily I say unto thee that in the days of 19 cent a gallon gasoline and 12 
cent a loaf bread, that the piano was gazed upon and it was seen that the 
piano was good. Also verily it was seen that moisture was causing harm to the 
piano and that was bad. Whilst also true that the piano was good and that 
excessive dryness was bad. 

 Unto these various evils as done to the piano a light was shown and the 
light drove away the darkness and moisture which exceeded the manufacturers 
specified tolerances. evenso there were occasional 'charcolspots' and 
happenstance fires created within the piano when the light touched upon the 
case too muchly, and that was bad. 

  Also verily it was seen that a mason jar full of water would solve the 
frizzy dryness problems, and it was good.
  
  Into this vale of light and wet came a man who said "shorely there is a 
better way".....and it was so. First created he the stick of heat to chaseth 
away the dammp and rid the piano, which was good, of the evils of moisture 
related stickiness. Calleth he this wonderous rod "Dammmp Chaser®", and it 
was good.

 Lo and unto the thousands this rod of dry was installed ..nay the hundreds 
of thousands. and it was good. Yea verily unto the years this rod of dry was 
plugged in, and never removed, ever drying the wet and ever drying the dry 
and as happenstance ever goes also drying the abomination known as "plastic 
elbows". and it was bad. "Elbows" did dry and brittle become, and it was bad. 
Wood would shrink and loose unto the parts, and it was bad.

 "Let us make a switch for the folk don't remember to turn it on and turn it 
off for the plug do be pulled," and thus it was made so...Like unto a brain 
that turned on the rod of dry when the wet became so, and verily also turned 
it off when the dry became too high. "Humidistat"® This was called and it was 
good.

 And as verily in later time there came a cry "the piano is too dry"..."my 
rod of dry wonderous as it be is of no help when too dry is the problem be".  
And a cry went out into the void which called for answer to this tale of wo.  
"If", said they, the "humidistat"® can wonders work on the rod of dry why not 
take it unto the jar of Mason and make the water work. And it was made so, 
and it was good.

  Tho many rods of dry remain today without "humidistat"® from on high they 
work as they should and blame should not fall on those who installed as per 
manufacture specs at the time as understood. "Negilgence" is a cry not 
needfully founded on truth even if based on truth misunderstood.

  And it came to pass that each and every tech must do what is best for each 
and every piano and customer and let their conscience rest....knowing that 
for them they have done their best.  When all is said and done it is the 
piano and how it behaves they should tell the tech where, and where not, to 
shave.

2nd book of Dampness  , verses 12-18
Jim Bryant (FL)