even more Dampp-Chaser thoughts

[Maggie Jusiel]

Today is my first day of posting; I shouldn't read back a bit before I
posted... ;)

Cy is right about the newer humidistats.  It's the pianos WITHOUT
humidistats I worry about!!!  I've seen heater bars plugged in, and that's
it...no humidifier, no humidistat...  Seems to me, that's just not a good
idea.

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With the latest H-4 humidistat, I'm pretty sure this is no longer true.
When the water's gone, the Smart Heater Bar shuts off.  I think the DC web
site confirms this.  I reassure customers that it's safe to leave plugged in
all the time, no matter what.

--Cy Shuster--
Bluefield, WV

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan" <tune4u@earthlink.net>
To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 12:20 AM
Subject: RE: even more Dampp-Chaser thoughts


>I think there are so many factors. One of the biggest is diligence of the
> owner in monitoring the system and adding water. Remember that if the tank
> runs dry, the humidifier rod is still heating so the system is working
> backwards, i.e., it's drying out the piano when you want it to be adding
> moisture.