That is completely tru There is no way in which a heather bar may start a fire I was involved in many instalations so much directly as indirectly and the only way, and I agree on that, is a short in the power cord and that has the same probability to happen as in any other appliance Elian Degen Miramar, Florida ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Driscoll" <tomtuner@comcast.net> To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 7:50 AM Subject: RE: humidity control and house fires > > > -----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 > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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