Now this is a problem I'd like to have. I have, instead, the problem of getting money to purchase dampp chaser systems. And, of course, 20-30c pitch changes to knock my head against. Alan McCoy > -----Original Message----- > From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of > Keith McGavern > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 7:54 PM > To: College and University Technicians > Subject: RE: filling Dampp-Chasers > > > At 7:01 PM -0500 8/19/03, Mark Cramer wrote: > >...Anyone progress with ideas for porting the water from room to room? > > Here's what I've been doing for years: > > This involves 27 Sohmer Studios *without* fill tubes. I go down the > hall to each room, turn on the light and remove the lower front > boards. > > I then access a water faucet in the custodian's closet on each of the > three floors with a 3' black rubber hose fitted with a connection > device for the faucet. From that I fill two gallon plastic jugs that > I walk to the pianos. The tanks are hung low enough to pour the water > in the humidity tanks. . When the jugs become empth, I refill. I do > add Humidity Treatment to the jugs each fill-up. > > During the filling of the humidity tanks, I check the rods to make > sure the units are operating and check the pads for crust. This > process takes between 45-60 minutes depending on how empty the tanks > are. > > I have a notice sign on each piano asking for the users of the rooms > to call when they notice a Low Water Light blinking. > > If just one call comes in, I go and do all the tanks. I do reschedule > in conjunction on the chance of not receiving a call. This maximizes > the effective purpose of the DP systems. I now can float the pitch on > each piano and seldom do pitch changes on these pianos. > > I have found no quicker, reliable or efficient way for me to do this task. > > Keith McGavern > Registered Piano Technician > Oklahoma Chapter 731 > Piano Technicians Guild > USA > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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