Topic 'Static Electricity' in forum 'Home Improvement' - dslreports.com

Re: Static Electricity

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:36:56 EDT

CylonRed posted :

said by ke4pym:

said by BonBon :

Thanks for the advise. I picked up a couple of humidifiers at Wally world and am going to give them a try. Couldn't find the bacon scented water to put in them tough.

Sometimes I find my humidifier isn't powerful enough to keep the static down (especially if the heat is running). So, I'll put a big giant pot of water ta' boilin' for a bit.

You need to get a bigger humidifier... Probably cheaper than boiling a pot of water and keeping it boiling.
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Re: Static Electricity

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:52:06 EDT

Jan Janowski posted : I used to work at a place with carpets...
We used an Anti-Static Spray....

It wasn't that $$ either....

Mix it with water and spray on carpets.

It was 10+ years ago...
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Re: Static Electricity

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:30:58 EDT

ke4pym posted :

said by BonBon :

Thanks for the advise. I picked up a couple of humidifiers at Wally world and am going to give them a try. Couldn't find the bacon scented water to put in them tough.

Sometimes I find my humidifier isn't powerful enough to keep the static down (especially if the heat is running). So, I'll put a big giant pot of water ta' boilin' for a bit.

Re: Static Electricity

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:02:51 EDT

anon posted : Thanks for the advise. I picked up a couple of humidifiers at Wally world and am going to give them a try. Couldn't find the bacon scented water to put in them tough.

Re: Static Electricity

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:41:38 EDT

alkizmo posted : Ground your carpets!

Re: Static Electricity

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:46:54 EDT

TA63 posted : Dry your socks with extra dryer sheets.
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Re: Static Electricity

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:14:59 EDT

VioletVenom posted : But everybody should have a cat that looks like this. Kill joy!

Re: Static Electricity

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:06:48 EDT

Bob posted : Please don't use products like that on the cats!

Re: Static Electricity

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:05:58 EDT

lutful posted : Humidity above 30% will minimize static build-up. But it is often lower than that on very cold days and acrylic-based carpets naturally make it worse.

You can buy anti-static sprays by the gallon and also anti-static carpet squares from industrial companies like United ESD Control. »store.unitedesd.com/

You can also help cats and people to dissipate static build-up periodically:
- conductive scratching posts for cats
- metal tape on some walls for people to touch

You can buy grounding kits used for ESD straps/mats and hook up to the metal tape and scratching posts.

There are also air ionizers but they are quite expensive.

Re: Static Electricity

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:22:43 EDT

MrFixit1 posted : Increasing humidity is the best answer , but if you need to do something quickly , you can use a product like Static Guard .
Or if you are cheap like me :) fill a spray bottle with 2 cap-fulls of Downy fabric softener per 8 oz of water .

Re: Static Electricity

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:55:49 EDT

TheSMJ posted : Lack of humidity causes that. Turn up your humidifier, if you have one.

Static Electricity

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:44:46 EDT

anon posted : I have a house that has wall to wall carpet. How do I control static especially over the winter? It's so bad that as you walk down a narrow hallway the hair on my arms stand up, not to mention my electrified cats!