Hi Thomas, No question room dehumidifiers work....but they are *very* noisy devils...so the first thing that happens is they get turned off. And then of course...the person forgets to turn them on again. They are also *not* cheap...and they *do* require attention on an almost daily basis for emptying the tray. At 08:27 PM 8/17/97 -0700, you wrote: >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 > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. "Tuner for the Centre of the Arts" drose@dlcwest.com 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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