Dear Damppchaser Experts (you know who you are): While trying to sell my customer a Damppchaser system for their Yamaha GH-1 located above baseboard heat ("Oh its the only place we could possibly place the piano ..."), she immediately replied that she is Very Wary of humidifers of any kind due to her fear (paranoia) that they will be a breeding ground for bacteria (i.e. she's paranoid that everyone in her family will die of Legionairre's [sp?] Disease). I immediately retorted that, well, there's an additive to the water (the Damppchaser Humidifier Treatment) which prevents that. Her response was basically, "Prove it!" I told her I'd send her some literature. While the chemicals enumerated on the bottle are ceratinly poisonous to humans, it does not say they are bactericides. The benefits listed on the bottle are "Improves humidifier pad life and helps to prevent fill tube discoloration". Was I "pushing the envelope" in my answer to her? Is there a technical bulletin or customer soothing p.r. sheet which clarifies the situation? Thanks in advance, Patrick Draine Billerica, MA
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