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Re: A warning about humidity

     This warning would be quite true for people who do not run central air
conditioning.  In my house, the A/C is on all the time and set quite cold
(energy conservation be damned!) because I have LOTS of allergies, a touch
of asthma, and besides, I like it cool in my house.  I can enequivically
state that there is NO humididty problem in my house, because the A/C
removes it from the air in the form of condensation and pours it outside
through a pipe.  Salt won't even cake up near the stove!  I am in Palm Beach
County, Florida.

Jay Moylan

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hoernig" <johnh at smwtrading_com>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 10:57 AM
Subject: A warning about humidity


> Hi All,
>
> For those of you who have a lot of tanks,
> live in a heating climate,
> and don't cover them tightly...
> letting them humidify your residence,
> I hope you're renting.
>
> I know this has come up on the list before,
> but you can do serious damage to the
> structure of your  home.
>
> The humidity will be drawn to the outside walls
> and the roof.  It will condense in the attic and
> rot your roof and rafters, and it will get trapped
> in the wall cavities and cause mildew and rot in
> the walls.
>
> If you get any ice damming at all in the winter,
> your roof is at risk.   If you have any openings
> in your outside walls... electric outlets... anything,
> the excess humidity will penetrate your walls.
>
> Cover the tanks tightly and let the condensation
> happen above the surface of the tank... instead
> of in the structure of your house.
>
> Cover the tanks to protect your house...
> keeping the fish in is just an added bonus.
>
> If you don't believe this...
> consult any HVAC professional.
>
> I've been using the drop ceiling (styrene?) pieces
> cut exactly since '91.  I have over 2,000 gallons of water
> in my aquariums.  Covering the tanks protects the house.
>
> Where do your priorities lie?
>
> John Hoernig
> AKA Member
> Hebron, IN
>
>
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