This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Well, I finished my first two-tank DC install yesterday, along with my = first undercover install. I was in and out in only six hours! (I = *will* charge for labor next time...). I had imagined that the = undercover would be flat, with the new universal tank, but the tank = hangs down a few inches, creating bulges in the cover. It's not very = noticeable when you're done, though. Special thanks to Don Rose for his detailed undercover instructions. = I'm pleased to share a tool that helped a lot: an electric stapler. http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=3DproductDetail&productId=3D69391-0000003= 93-TRE500C After I couldn't find the right staples for my hand stapler, I relented = and bought the electric (about $29 US). 98 out of 100 staples went in = cleanly the first time. The only area I had trouble accessing was the = vertically mounted Velcro on the back of the keybed at the curved side, = but I still managed it. Don scared me with stories of having to pound = in most staples with a hammer afterwards... I think this is easier on = the piano, since it only takes a single blow per staple. This model = even has an adjustable force setting. I used the smallest 1/4" (6mm) = staples, and they worked fine. The tool is light enough to work with = easily. =20 This little work light was a help, too. The feet help you point it up = while resting on the floor, and it has an outlet on it: http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=3DproductDetail&productId=3D203352-1373-F= L-906MPD A sidenote for the two tank install: they recommend leaving the hose = clamp on the elbows oriented with the prongs downward (so you can get at = them). This is hazardous to pets, as well as your head, and especially = the undercover. =20 It seemed possible for the hangar bars sitting on top of the beams to = buzz. I cut them down just past the end of the beam, and put scraps of = undercover between the bar and the beam, just in case. Any other = potential noisemakers? (I forgot that the brackets that the tanks hang = from go over the bars, and so need extra rib clearance there; had to = readjust a bit). With the tanks on the side, I mounted them with one = hangar bar over the central beam, and the other flush against the outer = beam (since the bar couldn't go over it). I had trouble figuring out a good layout for this piano (Samick WSG185). = It has four main ribs, fanned out, so I thought I'd put a tank on each = side and the humidistat in the middle. Unfortunately, since the = humidistat has to go on a beam, I couldn't get it 12" from both tanks. = I put it in the extreme treble near the belly rail, but it's only about = 4" from the end of the main heater rod there. I'd be interested to know what the general set of positioning = constraints are for each component (grand pianos): - humidistat as close to soundboard as possible - humidistat at least 12" from a humidifier - humidifiers above the beams, unless the baffles hit the ribs - heater bars at least 3" away from where the undercover mounts (and = use the 36" long main bar with the undercover) Again, thanks for all your collective help here! --Cy Shuster-- Bluefield, WV ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/ed/79/be/2d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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