I live in a very humid place and I find that the H-2 humidistats are not sensitive enough. What I have found is that even in a wet situation, you are constantly having to fill the water tank. The reason, I believe, is that the Stat (If you're using the ones set at 48%) senses RH @ 52% and kicks the DH rods on until it's 46%, then it senses it is too dry, so it kicks on the humidifier till it's 52%, then it repeats the cycle. If there was a tighter variance, it would be so much better. I use the DH system all the time w/out the humidifier portion and have had tremendous success, and my customers like them a lot and notice a big difference. I have a room DH in my shop that has been great!! You can run a water line out of the room to eliminate the need for the tank. Mine is an old one and is noisy. I don't know about the newer ones. Lance Lafargue, RPT New Orleans Chapter Covington, LA. lafargue@iamerica.net ---------- > From: Tom Cole <tcole@cruzio.com> > To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > Subject: Room Dehumidifiers > Date: Sunday, August 17, 1997 10:27 PM > > I just mentioned to a customer, with measured RH of 72%, that a room > dehumidifier might be a useful alternative to Dampp Chasers for her two > grands, 7' and 9'. Since I'm mostly ignorant of dehumidifiers as well as > current Dampp Chaser systems, I said that I'd put the question to the > list. > > My concerns: although it would be easy to bring home a dehumidifier, > plug it in, no technician required, there would be a certain amount of > noise and a tray would have to be emptied(?); DC systems would be more > expensive, full system would require water tank to be filled (maybe get > both, empty dehumidifier tray into DC humidifier tank?). > > > -- > Thomas A. Cole RPT > Santa Cruz, CA >
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