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<DIV><FONT size=2>Hello list,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Dampp-Chaser is in general agreement with the =
comments posted
on this topic. Our major concern is that a Dehumidifier will =
be
installed without a Humidistat.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Don Rose's point about bringing cool, humid air =
inside and
warming to room temperature is well taken. Relative humidity drops =
substantially. We use psychrometric charts supplied by =
the American
Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers to =
estimate the effect. We obtain climatological data from =
</FONT><FONT
size=2><A
href="http://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/html/wx/climo.html">http://www.met=
.utah.edu/jhorel/html/wx/climo.html</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>for a location in the US that we are interested =
in. They
supply morning and evening relative humidity averages by month along =
with
maximum and minimum monthly average temperatures for many metropolitan
areas. This allows the calculation of a best case scenario =
for the
humidity extremes a piano would face in a given =
location.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Any one interested in finding out more about this =
can email me
off the list. Alternatively I will be discussing this in some =
detail at my
classes in Reno.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Roger Wheelock<BR>Executive Vice =
President<BR>Dampp-Chaser
Corporation<BR><A
href="mailto:roger@dampp-chaser.com">roger@dampp-chaser.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.dampp-chaser.com">www.dampp-chaser.com</A><BR>800-438-=
1524<BR>828-692-8271
USA<BR>828-692-8272 (FAX)<BR>P.O. Box 1610<BR>Hendersonville NC
28793</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>