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abc1337 · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:22 am Post subject: hydrometer - recommendations?

HI,

Can anyone recommend a particular brand/make of the above thats accurate etc?

I took delivery of my Zimmermann Z1 a few weeks ago - its fine and sounds lovely - i just want to keep it that way!

Any links/suggestions/replies gratefully recieved.

thanks

Andy

PS - i narrowed it down in the end to the z1 v a schimmel, and went for the Z1,
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Barrie Heaton · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:23 pm Post subject:

The Zimmermann Z1 is very nice and much more stable that the Schimmel

As to a Hygrometer/ this type is very good or equivalent make I have 5 of them they store the max and min so you can see what is going on when you are not there

Barrie,
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abc1337 · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:12 pm Post subject:

Cheers, Barrie - I'll order one tomorrow evening.
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david g · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:27 am Post subject:

I asked a similar question on Piano World recently. See this link.

http://www.pianoworld.com/ubb/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/topic/1/22046.html

genaa · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:14 pm Post subject:

given it is relatively easy to calibrate a hygrometer (see my posts elsewhere about salt test or google 'salt-testing of hygrometer', try and obtain a hygrometer that can be adjusted.

Grenache · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:27 pm Post subject:

How much variation should you expect on day-to-day and during-the-day basis?

My room varies from 46% to 51% over the course of one day. I have a dehumidifier which switches on when the humidity is roughly 48% or higher, but even then with it running the humidity rises a bit.

genaa · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:49 am Post subject:

depends a lot on the weather to be honest grenache - mine soars quite a bit when the weather turns really stormy but as long as it is only moving gradually rather than in big sudden swings you should be fine. A 5% deviation is not going to cause any problems I wouldn't have thought.