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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Another important point is to make sure =
you get a
dehumidifier that is the correct size (if powerful enough) for your
space.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>back in the land of =
basements</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</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, November 04, =
2004 5:37
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Moistureproofing =
shop - now
stage box</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Bob,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It doesn't take a whole lot to get =
humidity under
control. My shop is a 1,000 square-foot stand-alone concrete block =
building
with a concrete floor. The only thing I did was to paint the outside =
with a
paint that is advertised to have moisture-inhibiting properties (not =
likely to
do much good on your metal walls) and use a Sears-type basement =
dehumidifier.
My shop easily stays down below 50% RH year 'round.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What type of insulation did you use =
in your
walls? If you used a foil-backed fiberglass roll stuff, you should be =
just
fine - the foil will do a pretty good job of stopping moisture =
migration (not
to mention your metal walls!).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would check the function of your =
dehumidifier.
I had to replace my original one recently because it started icing =
over, was
running all the time and barely produced water. With the new one it =
barely
runs and produces a bucket of water every couple days. One thing I =
have found
is to make sure you get a dehumidifier with an <EM><U>electronic
humidistat.</U></EM> The dial type seem to wander all over =
regulating
operation of the unit. The electronic ones seem to keep RH pretty darn =
consistent. The other thing I do is to keep a small fan running in the =
area of
the dehumidifier - I keep an air flow over the dehumidifier and =
pointing out
into the shop. That way the humidistat on the unit has exposure to
representative shop RH and it spreads the dried air out into the shop =
real
well when the unit goes on.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Bob Hull" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:hullfam5@yahoo.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>hullfam5@yahoo.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Pianotech" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 =
1:28
AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Moistureproofing shop - now =
stage
box</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT =
face=Arial
size=2>> I appreciate the reply, Gordon.<BR>> <BR>> My =
concrete floor
does have a layer of plastic<BR>> sheeting under it, if I remember
right. What type- I<BR>> don't know. <BR>> <BR>> =
I have
seen moisture still come up through some small<BR>> cracks and the =
concrete
will look damp around that<BR>> crack. But, overall I =
don't
think I have a big<BR>> problem. I'm still getting the inside =
walls
sheathed<BR>> with plywood when time allows. The building is
a<BR>> metal building that began as a horse barn. I added =
a<BR>>
ceiling, interior framing and insulation. I've just<BR>> used =
the
localized approach of multiple dehumidifier<BR>> bars and blankets =
draped
for drying out soundboards<BR>> and this seems to do okay. =
<BR>>
<BR>> I think next spring an additional or new dehumidifier<BR>> =
unit
will be in order. <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> I'm outa here for =
the day.
<BR>> <BR>> Bob H. <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>