<!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 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Watch what you put in the water.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I heard of someone adding a humidifier treatment, it corroded all the strings on a reasonably new Yamaha. The product was corrosive.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Just use products recommended by Dampp-Chaser.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></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=elian_degen@cantv.net href="mailto:elian_degen@cantv.net">Elian Degen J.</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> Wednesday, August 06, 2003 4:23 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: mold in Dampp Chaser fill tube</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I never had any problem with any of my customers, still, how about putting some vinager in the watter or one of those commercial products used in aquariums? good idea to ask DC</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elian Degen</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"><B>From:</B> <A title=harry@elltel.net href="mailto:harry@elltel.net">Harry Whitaker</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 06, 2003 14:19</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> mold in Dampp Chaser fill tube</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyone had a customer question about mold in a Dampp Chaser system?   The company cannot guarantee it won't develop under the best use practices, religiously adding their solution to the water each fill.  Every tube I've seen has mold eventually, which leads me to wonder who is liable if the customer gets watery eyes or something and blames the problem on the Dampp Chaser and the installer and anyone else.  Or has anyone had a legal problem with the installation of a Dampp Chaser for any other reason like a soundboard problem blamed on the system?   I have not but it seems like a strong possibility someone has.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Harry</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>