help please asap

[Farrell]

> It is alright to parallel, 2 or 3 rods from the same humidistat.

Or a bunch more! The H2 Humidistat is rated up to 600 amps. I have been
running a 650 amp dehumidifier off a H2 Humidistat in my shop for two years
now - works just fine.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Ross" <piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: help please asap


> Hi Terry,
> They will both feel hot to the hand. I don't believe, yours or my hands,
are
> calibrated to be able to feel the difference.
> I am not sure, but it could be that just different lengths of the
resistive
> element, are used, inside the tubes. So maybe they are just working with 2
> or 3 different resistive elements, and the length is what determines the
> wattage of the 7 or 8 different wattages they use.
> It is alright to parallel, 2 or 3 rods from the same humidistat.
> Regards,
> John M. Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "pianolover 88" <pianolover88@hotmail.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 12:51 AM
> Subject: help please asap
>
>
> > Today I installed a D.C. 25W (short length for rear of piano) & 48" 50W
in
> a
> > small Grand, hooked up to a "H-2" hunidistat. this is the first time I
've
> > installed a dual heater bar system on a Grand, and I was somewhat
> surprised
> > that the two dehumidifier rods were actually "hot" to the touch. Maybe
> > because the highest wattage i've installed previously has been only up
to
> > 25W, and only ONE in uprights.
> >
> > Should the two rods feel hot to the touch? We're not talkin
> > hot enough to burn your hand, but hot. They BOTH rods feel equally hot,
> even
> > though one is  only 25W, while the other, 48" rod is 50W. I'm also used
an
> > "add-in" so i could run both rods off the one humidistat. I'd really
> > appreciate your prompt feedback on this matter. Thanks!
> >
> > Terry Peterson
> > Precision Piano Service
> > Torrance, CA
> >
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