room climate control

[Greg Newell]

Jurgen,
         Why do you think that the humidity needs to be controlled? It 
seems that it would be pretty constant in the basement. I'd leave it alone.

Greg Newell


At 06:01 PM 7/13/2005, you wrote:

>I have a client with a 7' Kawai grand in a basement studio.  The Relative 
>Humidity  is always on the high side (60%).  I urged him to monitor the 
>humidity with an electronic hygrometer and to get a dehumidifier.
>
>He did this, however the controller on the dehumidifier in very 
>inaccurate.  With the controller set at 40%, it cut out when the humidity 
>is still above 60%.  The manufacturer told him they are all not 
>precise.  He has searched for higher end units, but even the manufacturers 
>of these do not guarantee the precision of their controllers.
>
>I would prefer to control the environment in the studio because it 
>"should" be a straight forward thing to do.  I feel a Piano Life Saver 
>System will simply always be fighting the higher humidity in the room.
>
>I have thought of using a Piano Life Saver humidistat to control a simple 
>room de-humidifier.  Would this work?  Would he need a relay  between the 
>humidistat and the de-humidifier?
>
>Any thoughts, and especially experiences, welcome.
>
>Jurgen Goering
><http://www.pianofortesupply.com>www.pianofortesupply.com

Greg Newell
Greg's piano Forté
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