Is complete 5-Part Dampp-chaser unit always necessary?

[Farrell]

Oops. Sorry I sent this somehow. I meant to put it in my outbox. I will post
on this later. No time now

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 7:10 AM
Subject: Re: Is complete 5-Part Dampp-chaser unit always necessary?


> Hi Jeanne. Interesting responses so far. One was that it may be OK to only
> install the dehumidifier with humidistat
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeannie Grassi" <jgrassi@silverlink.net>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 9:36 PM
> Subject: FWD: Is complete 5-Part Dampp-chaser unit always necessary?
>
>
> > Dear List,
> > This came to me for your consideration from Ryan Sowers, RPT:
> >
> > >>As technicians we try to educate our clients so that they can take the
> > best
> > care of their pianos. I have attended several classes on humidity
control
> at
> > conventions and talked with experienced technicians whose opinions I
> > respect. Combined with my a bit of personal experience with these
systems
> I
> > have become convinced that they are of substantial enough benefit that
we
> > are doing our clients a disservice if we are not actively promoting
these
> > products. However there is an aspect of humidity control that I do not
> > understand.  Is the humidifier component beneficial in environments
where
> > the relative humidity never drops below 42%? Since the humidifier is the
> > most expensive portion of the system and also the only part that
requires
> > routine maintenance it is tempting to recommend installing the
> dehumidifier
> > and the humidistat only.  I called dampp-chaser and asked them if they
had
> > studied the effectiveness this and they said no and that the only system
> > they recommend is the complete system. Here in the Pacific Northwest the
> > indoor humidity practically never goes below 42 % except in cases where
> the
> > client has wood heat. I believe in the value of humidity control, but am
I
> > wasting my client's money recommending the 5 part system when a simple 2
> > part system might be as effective?
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Ryan Sowers RPT
> > Puget Sound Chapter<<
> >
> >
> >
> > Jeannie Grassi, RPT
> > Associate Editor, Piano Technicians Journal
> > mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net
> >
>
>