Author Topic: Getting rid of static electricity in the home (Read 1632 times)

AtlLaw · « **on:** February 16, 2011, 09:03:47 AM »

This year has been really bad. I can't touch a switch plate without a snap crackle and pop! I got up in the dark last night and it looked like lightning was shooting from my fingertips!

It's so bad that I am seriously worried about playing with explosives (BP) in the man cave! Anybody else have this problem? Is there some way I can ground the house or something?

Dee · « **Reply #1 on:** February 16, 2011, 09:26:47 AM »

I would suspect this mainly happens on carpet?

PowPow · « **Reply #2 on:** February 16, 2011, 10:35:50 AM »

I am willing to bet that living through some Georgia summers, you aren't going to like the answer:

For all practical purposes, low humidity is the greatest contributor to static electricity.
My drier is vented to the garage which is where my reloading laboratory is.
I try to load on laundry day, where I get free humidity.

You can get a humidifier, or you could boil some water on the stove on really cold days.
Or you could just not dry off when you get out of the shower.
Or, if you're in Georgia, just wait a few minutes and winter will be over.

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #3 on:** February 16, 2011, 10:38:37 AM »

add humidity to the house .

briarpatch · « **Reply #4 on:** February 16, 2011, 04:35:50 PM »

This sound serious Richard, let me help.
Get about 15 feet of 4/0 copper wire, form a loop in one end the size of your waist, get naked for the sake of good conductivity, put this loop around your waist and drag the wire through the house with you. Get a pair of rubber boots about knee high and dont just walk but hop through the house. This will stop the build up of electrons and static electricity.
With this setup you should not have a static problem but for pete's sake. POST PICS.

Doug B. · « **Reply #5 on:** February 16, 2011, 11:49:06 PM »

Quote from: briarpatch on February 16, 2011, 04:35:50 PM

This sound serious Richard, let me help.
Get about 15 feet of 4/0 copper wire, form a loop in one end the size of your waist, get naked for the sake of good conductivity, put this loop around your waist and drag the wire through the house with you. Get a pair of rubber boots about knee high and dont just walk but hop through the house. This will stop the build up of electrons and static electricity.
With this setup you should not have a static problem but for pete's sake. POST PICS.

I would suggest you don't!

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #6 on:** February 17, 2011, 01:33:37 AM »

get some moisture in your house ,its to dry .

Glanceblamm · « **Reply #7 on:** February 17, 2011, 03:14:31 AM »

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Or, if you're in Georgia, just wait a few minutes and winter will be over.

Ditto, It will soon be time to think about getting humidity out of the house and you probably have central air to do this?

powderman · « **Reply #8 on:** February 17, 2011, 03:37:42 AM »

Quote from: SHOOTALL on February 17, 2011, 01:33:37 AM

get some moisture in your house ,its to dry .

YEP, humidity should be at least 50% I hear. POWDERMAN.

blind ear · « **Reply #9 on:** February 17, 2011, 05:36:35 AM »

HEADLINE: "AtlLaw, the first Human Vandegraff Generator, disappears in a fireball and a puff of smoke".

Keep a pot of coffee going or be simmering up some soup or stew in that Dutch Oven.

If you have any type of radiant heaters, gas or electric , you can set metal containers with water in them in front of the heaters, close enough for the heat to cause evaporation.

There are commercial humidifiers available on the market.

ear

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #10 on:** February 17, 2011, 06:30:51 AM »

Don't use the exhust fan when you shower

burntmuch · « **Reply #11 on:** February 17, 2011, 07:03:41 AM »

When you do luandry hang dry some of your clothes. That will help a bit.

PowPow · « **Reply #12 on:** February 17, 2011, 09:27:10 AM »

AtlLaw

8 posts suggest to add humidity, 1 suggests to run around nekkid.
I am sending some fresh Alabama humidity your way; the first batch of the year.
Should be there this afternoon.
Should last til October.

Billy and them

AtlLaw · « **Reply #13 on:** February 19, 2011, 06:56:07 AM »

Quote from: Dee on February 16, 2011, 09:26:47 AM

I would suspect this mainly happens on carpet?

I've paid more attention to the exact locations and amounts and you're right in what you're thinking Dee. It is much more prevelent on carpet then wood or concrete. Pretty reasonable huh!?

Okay, so I moved my humidity gauge up to the bedroom from the basement. Down there it stays around 55%. Let me check it now... Well isn't that interesting! 47% But the static electricity isn't bad today. I'll have to remember to check the humidity when I turn into Sparky the Human Magnito!

Then I'll probably set up the humidifier in the bedroom.

OH! BTW!! Do you guys know how expensive 15 feet of copper wire is!

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #14 on:** February 21, 2011, 01:12:20 AM »

very expensive ! pipe also .........

Reverend Recoil · « **Reply #15 on:** February 21, 2011, 07:35:53 AM »

The type shoes you wear can make a difference. Try shoes with leather soles or some type of conducting material. Check the listing of a work shoe and boot supplier. There are special static electrical conducting work shoes required for solid state electrical and computer assembly.

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #16 on:** February 21, 2011, 07:39:26 AM »

You can get static discharge plates and shoe grounds . We wear them in high explosive enviroments

blind ear · « **Reply #17 on:** February 21, 2011, 08:12:59 AM »

Yea AtlLaw, wear some drag chains, from your ankles, like the gas trucks had back before static proof tires, gold ones would look good. ear

powderman · « **Reply #18 on:** February 21, 2011, 03:21:50 PM »

A teacher in HS said he was to meet some frieds at the theater, he spotted them down front. He was good friends with them and their little girl adored him. He walked all the way down and reached out to grab the little girls ear when a blue flame about and inch long jumped from his finger to her ear. She wouldn't speak to him for a month. POWDERMAN.

JustaShooter · « **Reply #19 on:** February 21, 2011, 03:24:35 PM »

Quote from: powderman on February 21, 2011, 03:21:50 PM

A teacher in HS said he was to meet some frieds at the theater, he spotted them down front. He was good friends with them and their little girl adored him. He walked all the way down and reached out to grab the little girls ear when a blue flame about and inch long jumped from his finger to her ear. She wouldn't speak to him for a month.

I should try that with the wife...

Just Kidding!

Just a Shooter