Damp chaser

[David Ilvedson]

It seems to me and I have yet to install a dampp chaser system, that during wetter times you can ignore the bucket and start filling it when it is of use.   Is this common practice?   I imagine you can disconnect the humidifier side temporarily?   The reason I'm talking about this is my university work here in on the Pennisula in Calfifornia (Bay Area).   We have, as usual,  had a dry spell this Winter of about 30%RH, down from 50% to 60% or more in the Summer...I'm kind of guessing on the high.   I am now checking temperature and humidity at every service.   Pitch has dropped 8 cents or more...I'm thinking just the heater bars and humidistat would at least keep the pianos at least in the 42% range and it would be less of a fall...?   What do you think?

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Marcel Carey" <mcpiano at videotron.ca>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 1/23/2007 4:49:04 AM
Subject: RE : Damp chaser


>Hi Gregor,

>The main problem I see with these is that they can be empty for a long
>time before they get watered. There is no indication of the water
>content in the tube. I sold 2 in 30 years, and every time I went tuning
>these pianos, the tubes were empty. The customer always said "Oh, this
>is the first time I forget to fill it. I do it every week".
>What I don't say to them is " Yeah Yeah, they all say that".

>Marcel Carey, RPT
>Sherbrooke, QC

>> -----Message d'origine-----
>> De : pianotech-bounces at ptg.org 
>> [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] De la part de Gregor _
>> Envoyé : 23 janvier 2007 04:34
>> À : pianotech at ptg.org
>> Objet : Damp chaser
>> 
>> 
>> I read a lot of DC systems here, seem to be very common in 
>> the USA. What´s 
>> about these cheaper humidifiers without electric power: are 
>> they used in the 
>> USA too? I find they give much benefit, are cheap, quickly 
>> installed and 
>> easy to maintain.
>> 
>http://www.meyne-klaviertechnik.de/start.php?languag=en&go=10details&id=
>2541&code=10&zustand=7

>Gregor

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