Why After Two Years.....

Don pianotuna at accesscomm.ca
Sat Sep 6 12:58:37 MDT 2008


Hi Gregor,

It was nearly 20 years ago--so the results have died in a hard drive crash.
I first used nothing, then just the hydrocel, then the hydrocel with back
cover, then hdrocel with Damppchaser (trying to even out any swings in
humidity) and finally just the Damppchaser.

I could not meaure any differences between nothing and just hdyrocel, but
did get a measureable response with hydrocel and back cover.

I did not think to try just the back cover during the experiment--but now
recommend all clients use one. It's passive, cheap and requires no
maintenance. 

I could not measure any difference between the hydrocel with Damppchaser
and just Damppchaser. There may have been some--but not at a level at which
I could measure with the technology I had at my disposal.

I suppose with global climate change the climate here may be becoming more
moderate. We have not had -40 C temperatures that last for two or three
weeks for the last three winters, and that's where the extreme dryness
comes from--outside air heated up to 20 C (68 F for the 'mericans) drops
R.H. way down.

At 05:54 PM 9/6/2008 +0200, you wrote:
>   Hi Don,
>
>what were the results of your experiment with the hydrocel unit?
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat

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