<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Pat,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I don't care what climate you are in, the D-C = control a micro climate in the piano. at points in time, even where you are, the = "relative" humidity will be below what the D-C is programed for and the humidifier = will come on.  Secondly, water evaporates and just by that alone the = humidifier tank will need refilling.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Ken Gerler</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:pneely@thegrid.net" title=pneely@thegrid.net>Pat = Neely</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 29, = 2000 9:14 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Dampp-Chaser</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>To those who install dampp-chasers, A customer = moved and had her dampp-chaser unplugged so I put in a new liner  and filled it = up with water after a bit I check the rods the de-humidifier rod was hot and = the humidifer was cold, check to be sure the d-h was plugged in to the d-h = side of the thermostat  it was  so why is the de-h rod getting hot = in my climate it should rarely come on?  your input will be = appreciated  Thank you Pat Neely</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>