Hi guys. I'm glad to see such positive feedback on the new Quick Release (QR) brackets. They are available from your usual distributor for a whopping $7.47, PN 60648, and will fit any grand System with a Universal tank. You can remove the tank without any tools in under 10 seconds.
I am working on the issue that a few people have mentioned whereby the additional hanger bracket pushes up slightly on the baffle; sometimes popping it loose. I'll keep you posted on how that progresses.
Water quality and what kind of junk is in it has a lot to do with how long the pads last and how well they wick after going dry. Distilled water is best for pad life. Our Pad Treatment served two purposes. It is there to kill biological things that will grow in standing water. The active ingredient is also in contact lens solutions. It also introduces enough free ions into the water to allow it to conduct electricity so that the Low Water Sensor and Smart Bracket will work because pure distilled water is a wonderful insulator. To be clear, the Pad Treatment does NOTHING to prevent mineral buildup on the pads. If your water has high mineral content, those minerals will crust up the pads, causing them to fail. How quickly depends on the water.
A couple of additional points. Use of the tank liner is optional. Since the tank is now so easy to remove, I would personally just skip it. I know that this doesn't apply to anyone of you, but it is possible to poke a hole in the liner with the LWS probes, even with the little protective rubber tips and it's also possible to poke the angle cut of the watering tube between the liner and the tank. This results in water getting between the tank and the liner. No liner, no problems. For the time being the liner is still included but you can remove it if you want. Keep in mind that not all of our Systems use a liner. Anything with two tanks can't have one.
As always, if you have questions, give me a holler.
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Charles Rempel
Dampp-Chaser Corp.
HENDERSONVILLE NC
828-692-8271
Charles
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-17-2017 09:17
From: Peter Grey
Subject: DC easy change tank kit
Beware too of the "distilled" water with "added minerals and flouride". If the owner claims to be using distilled yet the pads don't look like it...read their label.
Who would of thunk it?
Pwg
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Peter Grey
Stratham NH
603-686-2395
pianodoctor57@gmail.com
Original Message:
Sent: 12-15-2017 20:52
From: Peter Grey
Subject: DC easy change tank kit
Although I like the idea, I felt that the new arrangement seemed to interfere with the plastic shield. Had a hard time getting it to stay on the crossbars, and on a piano with marginal clearance to the SB it could be problematic.
Maybe I did something wrong? I never had a problem with the other arrangement.
Pwg
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Peter Grey
Stratham NH
603-686-2395
pianodoctor57@gmail.com
Original Message:
Sent: 12-15-2017 20:18
From: Jon Page
Subject: DC easy change tank kit
They are hangers for the small bar and sensors which allows the tank to drop without them. I bought a bunch from Brooks.
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Regards,
Jon Page
Original Message:
Sent: 12-15-2017 20:07
From: James Kelly
Subject: DC easy change tank kit
I must have missed an email about this new feature. I found instructions for the new Quick Release brackets but where are these upgrade kits featured ? I have to re-install two full systems for customers who moved here recently so if there is a kit that will make it easier I need to get some and perhaps purchase a few extra
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James Kelly
Pawleys Island SC
843-325-4357
Original Message:
Sent: 12-15-2017 14:01
From: Jim Ialeggio
Subject: DC easy change tank kit
I just installed a new DC with the easy change tank kit...I really liked it...big improvement for convenient service.
So, I ordered a bunch of retrofit kits, at 7 bucks and change per kit. I'm thinking of just upgrading a few of my good regular customers with the new kit free of charge, the next time I'm there for a regular service. Any thoughts on the free upgrade?...seems to make sense to me.
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Jim Ialeggio
grandpianosolutions.com
Shirley, MA
978 425-9026
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