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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Jurgen,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I dehumidify my shop with a =
basement-type
dehumidifier (1,000 square feet - oh gosh, what would that be for people =
on a
sensible measurement system, maybe 92 square meters?).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My first dehumidifier had a humidistat =
that worked
very poorly (Sears dehumidifier with a conventional dial-type =
humidistat). The
humidistat was useless.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then I bought a Sears dehumidifier with =
an
electronic humidistat. The thing worked great for several years until =
the coils
or something crapped out.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wanted to replace it with the same =
unit, but
because we had just had 4 hurricanes blast through the area, Sears was =
out of
them. So I bought a Bonaire unit with an electronic humidistat. The =
thing
dehumidifies great, but the humidistat works like crap. Useless. It's =
like the
thing is isolated from the environment.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A few years ago I ran my first Sears =
dehumidifier
off a DC H2 humidistat. That setup is right at the limit of the capacity =
of the
H2. DC folks told me that such a setup could indeed burn out the unit (I =
think
it is the startup of the unit). It worked fine for me, but I wouldn't =
recommend
it - longevity may be a question.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would however recommend a Sears =
dehumidifier with
an electronic humidistat. They really work well. I was so very happy =
with my
unit.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">I have a client with a 7' Kawai grand =
in a
basement studio. The Relative Humidity is always on the =
high side
(60%). I urged him to monitor the humidity with an electronic =
hygrometer
and to get a dehumidifier.<BR><BR>He did this, however the controller =
on the
dehumidifier in very inaccurate. With the controller set at 40%, =
it cut
out when the humidity is still above 60%. The manufacturer told =
him they
are all not precise. He has searched for higher end units, but =
even the
manufacturers of these do not guarantee the precision of their
controllers.<BR><BR>I would prefer to control the environment in the =
studio
because it "should" be a straight forward thing to do. I feel a =
Piano
Life Saver System will simply always be fighting the higher humidity =
in the
room.<BR><BR>I have thought of using a Piano Life Saver humidistat to =
control
a simple room de-humidifier. Would this work? Would he =
need a
relay between the humidistat and the de-humidifier?<BR><BR>Any =
thoughts,
and especially experiences, welcome.<BR><BR>Jurgen Goering<BR><A
class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="http://www.pianofortesupply.com">www.pianofortesupply.com</A>
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