David, You are absolutely correct. A conscientious Dampp-Chaser distributor won't sell you a heat bar if they believe you will use it without a control unit. I had an old woman try very hard to get me to sell her just the bar with no control, so she could save some money. Had a nice Steinway grand, too, although an older model riddled with vertigris. I wouldn't do it. It's just a bad idea. Sometimes I still sell partial systems consisting of only the heat bar(s) and control unit. I inform the client that it won't do the whole job, but it's better than nothing. Regards, Clyde David Renaud wrote: > DC units installed with only a dehumidifier > bar can be dangerous to a pianos health.
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