Humidistat Installation

[Farrell]

I'm not sure why it would make a difference Howard. And boy, you can bet
that I hope my recollection of the humidistat installation instructions is
accurate (talk about looking stupid if I have made a boo-boo). I have to
admit I know so very little about the humidifier installation because I have
never done one, nor have I ever even seen one.

I'll go find an instruction sheet also. Now you have me nervous!  :-)

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard S. Rosen" <hsrosen@stis.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 2:59 PM
Subject: Humidistat Installation


> Terry Farrell said:
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> I have yet to see a vertical piano humidistat properly installed. The few
> that have a humidistat - it is always hanging from the heater rod.
> Damp-Chaser specifically instructs that if a humidifier is not used, the
> humidistat should be mounted above the rod somewhere on the side of the
> case. The humidistat needs to be in a place where it can react to the
> changing RH in the interior of the piano - in an area ideally where the RH
> is most representative of the average RH in the piano.
> __________
>
> I suppose I should speak with Dampp-Chaser about these questions, but
since
> you raised the issue, here goes:
>
> Why do you think  the H-Stat is OK hooked onto and under the rod when
there
> is a humidifier tank present, but not OK when the tank is not there? If
the
> ideal spot is above the rod and at the side of a vertical when there is no
> tank, why is it less ideal when there is a tank? How does adding a tank
make
> an installation of an H-stat on the side of the vertical  no longer the
> "area ideally where the RH is most representative of the average RH in the
> piano"?
>
> I must now look at the H-stat instruction sheet which I have not done in
> many years.
>
>
> Howard S. Rosen, RPT
> 7262 Angel Falls Ct.
> Boynton Beach, Fl  33437
>
> hsrosen@stis.net
> 561-737-2057
>
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