---------- > From: Vanderhoofven <dkvander@clandjop.com> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Room Dehumidifiers vs. Dampp-Chaser > Date: Tuesday, August 19, 1997 6:11 PM > > 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 Dear All, I am still partial to a room de-humidifier somply because you are treating the instrument and the surroundings that it is in. I am very afraid of just treating the inside of an instrument with one humidity level and the outside with another. James Grebe pianoman@inlink.com > > web page: http://www.clandjop.com/~dkvander/ > #pianotech page: http://www.clandjop.com/~dkvander/ircpiano.html >
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