<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Hi Mary Bailey!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yup! May I suggest something similar to what I do in my 900 square = foot rebuilding shop. Being that I live in Florida and the relative humidity = (RH) only rarely gets down to 35% - 40%, I only have to worry about = dehumidifying. I have simply hooked a little cheapy Sears-type basement dehumidifier to a = Damp-Chaser humidistat (the control knob on the dehumidifier is useless) = and I also put a small fan on top of the dehumidifier to mix the air up - it = is also plugged into the humidistat so that it only goes on when the = dehumidifier goes on. I am using a dry calibration humidistat and it turns on and off = right at about 50% RH according to my four little cheapy hygrometers.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Now for humidifying (assuming it is needed in your climate). I = dunno. I have a little device at the ready (although I have not used it yet for = this purpose) that should work. It is a cheap steam generating gizzmo that my = wife picked up at the drug store when she was sick one time. She had a cough = or something, and the doctor told her that steam or high humidity would = help her. It's basically just a plastic several gallon reservoir with a little = heating element in the middle that seems to kinda work like an automatic coffee = maker (but instead of spitting out water, it produces steam). It doesn't heat = all the water up - just an ounce or so at a time and boils it so that it is = expelled from the unit as steam. Plug it into the humidifier plug on the = humidistat and point a little fan on it and you have yourself an automatic humidifier. = You would have to experiment with it to see how long the water lasts, etc = (or hook up an automatic water supply with a float-type on-off valve). You could = even go to the hardware store and get one of the add-on humidifier units that = are made for forced air furnaces - they work much like the Damp-Chaser = humidifier. Basically use anything that can move water from liquid to vapor form and = blow it around the room with a little fan. This would be a great opportunity to = be real creative.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The Damp-Chaser humidistats can handle up to 600 watts (I think I = read that on the unit). My dehumidifier is right at 600 watts. Certainly some type = of water vapor maker could be had that is less than 600 watts. Maybe an = automatic mister for plants or lizards that would spray onto a porous material = like a furnace filter and then have the fan blow through it thus evaporating = the water. Who knows - be creative.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Or spend unpteen thousands of dollars and have a hi-tech climate = control system professionally installed.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell<BR>Piano Tuning & Service<BR>Tampa, Florida<BR><A = href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:MBailey911@AOL.COM" title=MBailey911@AOL.COM>MBailey911@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 26, 2001 = 9:46 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Ideas for Room Climate = Control?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Anybody = have suggestions for climate control in a single room of an old <BR>house?  Owner has a harpsichord plus a few other instruments, lives in = an old <BR>house built in late 1800's (without forced air heating), and is = interested in <BR>trying to control humidity in just this room. <BR><BR>Thanks, = <BR>Mary Bailey</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>