Piano Humidity Control Compared to Room and House Systems
The Piano Life Saver System not only saves your money, time and hassle, it performs better and achieves results superior to a room humidifier or dehumidifier.
House Humidifier |
Room Humidifier |
Dampp-Chaser |
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| Cost | Requires service often to remain functioning | $41.50 month (350 sq ft) | $3.51 month (Grand System) |
| Noise | Silent | Noisy, intrusive, unattractive, messy | Silent, out of view, clean |
| Water | Finicky and often not functioning | Fill or empty every day | Fill twice a month |
| Humidity | Cycles by temperature, not humidity, often inaccurate | Requires daily monitoring with a hygrometer | The system automatically monitors humidity |
| Mold | To achieve humidity high enough for piano in Winter may cause window fogging and mold | Can cause mold and structural damage in walls and windows | Clean, safe and mold free |
*The initial cost of a portable dehumidifier and humidifier is about the same as a Piano Life Saver System installed in your piano. However, if you place value on your time, you will pay much more to keep a dehumidifier and humidifier operating continously.
*With the use of a portable dehumidifier and humidifier, you will need to monitor the environment daily with a hygrometer to be sure the humidity remains in a safe range for the piano. The Piano Life Saver automatically keeps the humidity in a safe range for your piano year after year.
*To operate a portable dehumidifier and humidifier continusouly require that you empty (or fill) a large reservoir every day. In contrast, the Piano Life Saver's small humidifier require only one can of water twice a month in most environments.
*Portable dehumidifiers and humidifiers are intrusive, noisy appliances while the Piano Life Saver System is hidden inside the piano and works silently.
*The electricity cost to operate a portable dehumidifer continously is at least 11 times the cost to operate the Piano Life Saver System continously.
*In cold northern climates, keeping the entire room in the safe humidity zone for pianos results in continuous condensation on windows which may rot the wood around the window. Condensation also forms inside the walls surrounding the room and prompts the growth of mold and can cause structural damage to both interior and exterior walls.
*Whole-House aire conditioner turn on and off to maintain a desirable termperature. When this temperature is achieved, the unit turns off, no matter what humidity level is achieved. In addition, most whole-house aire conditioners are unable to reduce relative humidity lower than 60%, which is outside the safe zone for pianos.
*Most furnace humidifiers have the same limitations a air conditioners: when the furnace has achieved the desired temperature, both the furnace and the humidifiers turn off, no matter what humidity level is attained in individual rooms.
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