Whole house humidification - Bad idea?

[Farrell]

I think you have a good point Clyde. We would not likely experience any troubles down here in surfville, but other areas it might be a concern. I think one would need to be careful to simply pass on to a piano owner what is best for the piano and not be a heating/AC engineer. If the home/facility owner wishes to pursue whole environment humidity control, then they need to get the professional heating/AC advice required to install a successful system. This may include evaluating the need for wall insulation, etc. Perhaps that is a division we need to be aware of - we can recommend what environment is best for piano, but it would be up to owner to do whatever they need to do to successfully meet those needs.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clyde Hollinger" <cedel@supernet.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 7:04 AM
Subject: Whole house humidification - Bad idea?


> Friends,
> 
> Whole house (or whole room) humidification to 42% would be best for the piano,
> but it is my understanding is that it can cause serious damage to the house
> with unseen condensation in the walls.  Where the weather gets colder, the
> danger is greater, so this may not be a concern where it is both hot and dry.
> Personally, I would do some serious research into this possibility before
> running the risk of serious lawsuits 10-20 years down the line for having
> recommended this approach.
> 
> I didn't read all the posts on this subject, so if someone already mentioned
> this please forgive me.  And if I'm wrong, I would like to know that, too.
> 
> Regards,
> Clyde Hollinger, RPT
> 
> Greg Newell wrote:
> 
> > For someone looking for a whole house humidifier it seems that this one does
> > deserve a look and at least further study.
> 
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