Watering Dampp-Chaser Systems in University Pianos

[Isaac OLEG]

Dear Masters,

Overfilling in a vertical can be hazardous.

We can have one of these artificial voice circuits that say us to go
slowly, then to stop filling, then it can say something like "I said
you to stop !"

Joke apart, when, many Damp Chasers have to be filled, a device as the
one used for the gardening can be used so you fill more than one
system at once, carrying the water on your back.

I guess that an automated filling system may not be that hard to
realize, but that the problem lies mostly in a secure solution to
avoid overflowing in any case, with a tubing to drive the extra water
safe.

Isaac OLEG

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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]De la part de
> Fred S. Sturm
> Envoye : vendredi 7 mars 2003 19:37
> A : College and University Technicians
> Objet : Re: Watering Dampp-Chaser Systems in University Pianos
>
>
>     I don't know that that eventuality is likely enough
> that one should go to
> so much trouble. What if someone overfills? What's the
> worst that happens? A
> puddle on the floor. You mop it up and are more careful
> next time. (Okay,
> maybe someone has a priceless Strad on the floor under the
> piano and it gets
> ruined. Lots of things are conceivable, but hardly likely).
> Of course, if the
> indicator were a light instead of an audible (which
> presumably would give off
> only one or a short series of beeps), the light would say
> it was full until
> the level fell below the probes.
> Fred Sturm
>
> Ron Nossaman wrote:
>
> > >     On further reflection. I think this would be a very
> good idea.
> >
> > Or at least very nearly a good idea. A beeper that
> signals a full tank is
> > fine only if it well beep again if (sorry, WHEN) someone
> tries to fill an
> > already full tank. With all this delegation of
> responsibility for filling
> > without a low water indicator light blinking, it is inevitable.
> >
> > How about a ball-cock arrangement that just won't accept
> water at all
> > through the filler hose when the tank is full. With
> something like this, It
> > would take either a valve failure, or extraordinarily
> determined and
> > ingenious screwing up to overflow a tank.
> >
> > Ron N
> >
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