Humidity solutions

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Hi,

Our printers are suffering from humidity problems (jams/warped
pages/grabs several sheets/etc).

Can these problems be solved/aliviated by placing a humidifier in the
general vicinity of the printer if it is located in a big open space
rather than an isolated room?

If not, what other solutions can you suggest?

Thanks!

Aaron Fude
 
Hi,

Our printers are suffering from humidity problems (jams/warped
pages/grabs several sheets/etc).

Can these problems be solved/aliviated by placing a humidifier in the
general vicinity of the printer if it is located in a big open space
rather than an isolated room?

If not, what other solutions can you suggest?

Thanks!

Aaron Fude
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Aaron
Are these laser printers?
Generally the environment inside a laser printer is fine, it has a degree of
self regulation of humidity and temperature provided it is not turned off,
unless the environment is particularly hostile. If the printers have a sleep
mode and you can change the settings then make the timeout as long as possible,
preferably set them to never go into sleep mode.
The real issue is keeping the paper in good condition and away from high
humidity environments. All paper has some clay in it, the better the paper the
less clay it has and the less moisture it absorbes from the atmosphere. Poor
quality paper (higher levels of clay) absorb moisture more readily.
I recommend that you ensure that only good quality paper is used and that it is
stored in a dry environment and only removed from there when you need to
replenish the paper trays in the printers.
Inkjet printers do not suffer from this to the same degree.
Tony
 
Yes, these are laser printers. Thank you. We'll try to implement your
suggestions and see what happens.

Aaron Fude
 
Yes, these are laser printers. Thank you. We'll try to implement your
suggestions and see what happens.

Aaron Fude
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Aaron
A dehumidifier near to each of the printers may help but it is impossible to
know without a careful inspection of the site which requires a professional
with the appropriate instruments to measure humidity etc.
Tony
 
Just to add my thought. If the environment is humid, the heat inside the
printers I suppose it will decrease the relative humidity. I agree with
Tony, the moist that the paper absorbs may cause the problems. May someone
should protect only the paper itself.
As I know, there are some materials that absorbs humidity (like those small
bags inside most of the electronic equipment). I should try to cover the
paper and may add some such material inside.
 
As I know, there are some materials that absorbs humidity (like those small
bags inside most of the electronic equipment). I should try to cover the
paper and may add some such material inside.
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My experience is that too dry is as bad as too much humidity.
Put a pack of paper in a sealed box with Silica Gel, no
good for laser printing, it picked up too much static charge and
toner. Laser mfr recommends storing paper at normal room
ambients for temp and humidity. But then I don't live in
an extreme climate.
 
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