Whole house humidification - Bad idea?

[Don]

Hi Ric,

I don't have any real data, but I suspect + or - 2% would be the range one
would have to shoot for--and one would want a rapid cycling between -2 and
+2. I believe someone on the list said the DC controller cyles every hour
in the bottom cover unit. The slower the cycling the narrow the range would
have to be.

At 01:49 PM 2/14/2003 +0100, you wrote:
>My understanding is that this is a major type problem whenever the outside
RH is
>greatly different then inside RH.  One standard way of dealing with this
from a
>building point of view... is to keep the inside humidity dry. Keep drying
things
>out and you dont get fungi problems, rot, or other such related issues.
>
>Problem is that its not quite as simple as that. If you have lots of
computers or
>electronics in a building for example... overly dry air creates a big problem
>relating to static electricity. Overly dry air is not particularily good
for skin,
>lungs, eyes etc.
>
>Generally speaking...keeping RH at a minumum of 33 - 35 and at a maximum
of  65 -
>70 is very doable without sacrificing building concerns. One can aslo use
>temperature variations to some degree to assist effort.
>
>Thats sort of why I asked the question the other day... just how stable a
room
>environment is neccessary to surpass and optimally configured DC system in
>effectivity.
>
>Cheers
>
>RicB
>
>Clyde Hollinger wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>
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>Richard Brekne
>RPT, N.P.T.F.
>UiB, Bergen, Norway
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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