<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Oh, I hate replying to these because someone will always chew you = up for your opinion.......but of course, here goes!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This sounds like an extreme environment and a big piano. I would = put two 50W expandible rods in the lower part of the case. One as close to the = bottom as possible - just above the trapwork, and the other six inches to a foot = or so up - just so that you don't cook one spot on the soundboard. Mount the = Humidistat as high up on the inside of the lower part of the case as you can (up = near the keybed). That would be a good, simple installation.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The other option would be to put on the covered back. This is = likely advisable. I have never done this, but I think you would want to put one = 50W rod inside the case near the bottom, and two 25W rods at the base of the = board on the outside. Maybe Don Rose could expand on this (I think he is the one = that does a lot of these cover DC installations????). And maybe, maybe, = maybe, add a 15W rod at the action - but only if the other doesn't work.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I know in the past many have installed low-watt rods right at the = action, but I just don't understand how a rod can control the high humidity in = the lower part of the case, and not control it in the upper part. I think it will. = Just MHO.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <DIV> <SPAN id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </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"><B>From:</B> <A title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">David Love</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 10, = 2002 7:14 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Dampp-Chaser</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I have little experience with DC's.  I have a = customer with a 52" Kawai upright that is suffering from bushing seizures = because they don't ever heat the house.  Need to install a dehumidifying = system (no humidifying required).  What should I put in there???  Who = is a reliable source for installation information/requirements?  Are = all the wholesalers charging the same price for parts?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>