Hi, H4 is the new "grand piano" humidistat--not recommended for uprights. Smart bar does "shut down" 1/2 the system if water runs out totally, but leaves dehumidifier side functional. At 08:08 PM 20/09/2004 -0400, you wrote: >According to the D-C site, with the H-4 humidistat, the Smart Heater Bar >won't come on if the water tank is empty. I haven't confirmed this myself. > >--Cy-- > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "William R. Monroe" <A440WRMPiano@tm.net> >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 6:41 PM >Subject: Re: Dampp-Chaser --a question > > >> Baoli, >> >> I agree with Cy, with one exception: sometimes (however infrequently) you >> may have to add water even when it's humid simply because of passive >> evaporation. Also, if it really is that humid at UW indoors, and you are >> sure the whole system isn't needed, unplug the unit. Don't just stop >adding >> water. If you do that, when the humidifier kicks on, you'll be >> dehumidifying things further, causing the humidifier to stay on longer, >> causing more dehumidification, etc. I would bet that the units really do >> run year round there at UW, and that you should continue to use the full >> system all the time. >> >> William R. Monroe >> Madison, WI >> Assoc. > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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