<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3132" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>There has been a lot of discussion on this thread, but I have yet to read that relative humidity (RH) monitoring has been done in the piano environment (indoors where the piano is - in all seasons). It may not matter much what the weather report says the RH is outside. How can you design a DC system without knowing what conditions you are trying to correct? I live in central Florida very near the gulf and my house never really gets above 60% or 70% RH. Your environment may be similar. And in the winter when everyone knows the RH drops to 2% in NY, well keep in mind that is in a heated environment - your 50 degree environment may be much kinder.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>You say that <EM>"Some techs on this sight say that the pianos need a year-round stable environment before you would even considera any Damp-Chaser system."</EM> I don't see the sense here. If the environment is stable - and near a moderate RH - then why would you even want a DC system?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Monitor the RH and then devolop a plan to achieve your goals.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Or - just stick a rod or two in there plugged into a humidistat, forget about the humidifier if the place is abandoned during the winter, and fuggetaboutit!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thank you for replying. When I say the weather is humid around Lake Champlain., I mean it stays around 60-80% most of the summer in addition to the hot weather according to my hydrometer. The pianos are kept in a room for the winter that averages around 50 degrees. Some techs on this sight say that the pianos need a year-round stable environment before you would even considera any Damp-Chaser system. I think the heating bar on their Steinway along with a hydrometer would work for the time being. What do you think?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Wayne Williams</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>