At 12:54 PM 8/19/97 -0500, you wrote: > AGAIN, the room DH can be easily hooked to a hose and run through a wall, >out of the house. There is no scum, etc. The Room DH has a humidistat >just like the Dampp Chase does and will shut off when it gets too dry. >Louisiana's heat index has been in the 110+ range with 90+ RH and my room >DH kicks on very seldom and keeps my shop (18'x24') at 48%RH (or whatever I >set it at). Both have advantages and disadvantages. The adding of water >is a hassle for the Dampp Chaser. Would a room DH REALLY cost MORE than >TWO complete systems??? I don't know. >Lance Lafargue, RPT >New Orleans Chapter >Covington, LA. >lafargue@iamerica.net True, a room dehumidifier would cost less than two complete Dampp-Chaser systems. You also are right about the room dehumidifier having a humidistat, but I wonder how accurate it is. When you mention that a dehumidifier could be attached to a hose through the wall, my mind conjures up images of a green garden hose snaking it's way through the house amidst the expensive pianos, fancy china, wall to wall carpeting and objets d'art. I realize that a garden hose is not what you meant. But if the dehumidifier needs to be connected to a drain hose, then Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Customer is going to have to pay a plumber big bucks to install a drain hose that leads into the house plumbing. If you add in the cost of the extra plumbing work, that makes the room dehumidifier more expensive all of a sudden. Both a room dehumidifier and a Dampp-Chaser System would probably work, and they both have good and bad points. Sincerely, David David A. Vanderhoofven, RPT Joplin, Missouri, USA e-mail: dkvander@clandjop.com web page: http://www.clandjop.com/~dkvander/ #pianotech page: http://www.clandjop.com/~dkvander/ircpiano.html
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