-----Original Message----- > >>Wally, >> >>Please be more precise, was the heater bar alone without any control >>box ? >> >>It is very important as I know some people install thoses (rods only). >>While the humidistat is not so pricey I'd like to tell them about fire >>hazard if it is the case. >Yes, it's very important to install a humidistat, for the sake of the >piano. But if the fire was indeed started by a heater bar, I would think >it was because of a short in the power cord and not because of the heat >generated by the heating element. > >Tom Cole Tom, Just my opinion, but if you mention Damppchaser and fire in the same sentence you'll never make the sale! I 30 years of experience I've never heard of a Damppchaser related fire---I do not doubt the report that started the thread, but I'd guess it was a deteriorated, perhaps pinched with a staple power cord at fault. Tom Driscoll
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