Moistureproofing shop - now stage box

[gordon stelter]

 With the new one it barely
> runs and produces a bucket of water every couple
> days. One thing I have found is to make sure you get
> a dehumidifier with an electronic humidistat. 

Yup! That's how I wrecked that gorgeous Bjur grand!
After putting it under a tent with the dial-type
dehumidifier ( on the minimum setting needed to make
it run ) I went away. While I was away the thing ran
constantly, and baked the piano. DO NOT TRUST!!!!
     Thump

The
> dial type seem to wander all over regulating
> operation of the unit. The electronic ones seem to
> keep RH pretty darn consistent. The other thing I do
> is to keep a small fan running in the area of the
> dehumidifier - I keep an air flow over the
> dehumidifier and pointing out into the shop. That
> way the humidistat on the unit has exposure to
> representative shop RH and it spreads the dried air
> out into the shop real well when the unit goes on.
> 
> Terry Farrell
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Hull" <hullfam5@yahoo.com>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 1:28 AM
> Subject: Moistureproofing shop - now stage box
> 
> 
> > I appreciate the reply, Gordon.
> > 
> > My concrete floor does have a layer of plastic
> > sheeting under it, if I remember right.  What
> type- I
> > don't know.  
> > 
> > I have seen moisture still come up through some
> small
> > cracks and the concrete will look damp around that
> > crack.   But, overall I don't think I have a big
> > problem.  I'm still getting the inside walls
> sheathed
> > with plywood when time allows.  The building is a
> > metal building that began as a horse barn.  I
> added a
> > ceiling, interior framing and insulation.  I've
> just
> > used the localized approach of multiple
> dehumidifier
> > bars and blankets draped for drying out
> soundboards
> > and this seems to do okay.  
> > 
> > I think next spring an additional or new
> dehumidifier
> > unit will be in order.  
> > 
> > 
> > I'm outa here for the day. 
> > 
> > Bob H.  
> 



		
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