Disklavier

For what it's worth, I've had a Dampp-Chaser on my DC3A Mark III for
four years now.  I did not have the humidifier part installed, instead
I opted for a whole-house humidifier on my furnace.  This was a great
overall investment - I don't need to keep the thermostat set as high
in the winter (since humid air "feels" warmer) and I don't have the
dry skin and sinus problems that I had in the wintertime before
installing the humidifier.

My humidity problem is that in Missouri it's often too warm for the
furnace and too cool for the AC to run often enough to keep the
humidity down.  Today the high is expected to be in the mid-60's and
the humidity is over 80%.  There was a period where I had the AC set
to 58 degrees to keep the humidity in check - causing much pain on my
electric bill.

I also have a whole-house fan installed in my house, and I could only
use it 10-15 days of the year.  (Another investment I wholly recommend!!)

I had the Dampp-Chaser installed and just don't worry about it any
more.  I do have a humidistat sitting near the sound board of the
piano and the Dampp-Chased does it's job extremely well.

Of course, your mileage may vary.

-B

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> The Mark 4 has a lot more electronics hidden underneath than previous 
> models, so you need to do be more careful where you site any water
related 
> parts. You need to make sure that any possible leaks are nowhere near 
> any electrical parts unless you want to hear your piano go bang at some 
> unexpected moment.


> athomik

On Oct 2 2008, Arthur J. O'Leary wrote:

> >Paul,
> >
> >For what it¹s worth, I have had a Dampp-Chaser on my Disklavier for
over 3
> >years and have not had a single problem with it or the piano.
> >
> >Art