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[Greg Newell]

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Jonathan,
         Not to belabor the topic but are you saying that this method used 
by Skuttle is truly steam not mist? I've always thought that the April air 
units used a mist that kicked on when the blower / fan unit went on. What 
is the water wall method? I don't see much of a difference between the 
quality of the units where you say that one definitely has more of an 
industrial flare to it. If that were true would it use a self piercing 
water valve? If this is truly a steam generating unit how much good does 
that really do? Does it not still have to get all the way through the duct 
work and would it not become the simple mist along the way anyway? Do you 
contend that this unit's own fan is strong enough to carry a column of 
treated air throughout the entire duct work system as small of a fan as it 
is? I think I'm just a little bit skeptical. I'll have to take your word 
for the assertion that there are measurable differences but I think if I 
were in the market for my home I would have to see more than just the 
company literature on it. Thanks for telling us about it.

Greg Newell


At 10:25 PM 2/13/2003, you wrote:

>Well for one Greg, all but the high end April Air units are based on the
>"water wall" method.  I'm not saying that it doesn't work, however it
>isn't the best solution for the environment here.  Temperatures might
>get cold here, but we also have 300 days of sunshine a year.  Couple
>that with a mile less atmosphere between us and that sun, and you have a
>pretty intense heat source.  Even if the temp is below 30 degrees
>outside, the sun itself is very warm.  With this kind of intense sun, a
>houses heater might only run a couple of times during the day here.
>With the water-wall method of humidification, you're relying on the
>heater to pick up water, and carry it into the house.  With the steam
>based unit, it's producing steam, and using it's own fan to blow it
>throughout the house.  In this particular environment, you get a much
>better result (measurably better) with the steam based units as a whole.
>The key to any of these units is installation.  And I have seldom seen
>an April Air installed that worked very well.  Again, I'm not saying
>that they don't work, I'm saying that I haven't seen many that did the
>job as well as the units I'm describing.  I think the Skuttle is also
>possibly designed to do a better job.  Just looking at the two units,
>one seems to be made more for home use, while one has an industrial
>flare to it.
>
>Anyway, experience speaks louder than anything else, and at least out
>here, I've seen great results with high powered, high-end steam based
>humidification units.  Unfortunately I can't say the same for the
>alternatives.
>
>Jonathan Finger RPT
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
>Behalf Of Greg Newell
>Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 7:36 PM
>To: Pianotech
>Subject: RE: DC
>
>Jonathan,
>          I'm not really sure what you're seeing about these things that
>seem so great. It seems as though there roughly the same item as the
>"April
>air" units sold by Sears for the longest time. What makes these any
>different? I do agree that whole house humidification is far better than
>a
>Damp-Chaser, however.
>
>
>Greg
>
>
>At 05:45 PM 2/13/2003, you wrote:
>
> >Greg, the particular unit I've been referring to can be found @
> >http://www.skuttle.com
> >
> >
> >I'm sure there are other units out there, that can provide adequate
> >results, but I haven't had experience with all of them.
> >
> >The other one that I do know provides great results is the Nortek.  But
> >they are also quite a bit more expensive I think.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Jonathan Finger RPT
>
>Greg Newell
>mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
>
>
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Greg Newell
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