They put in a new heating and cooling system where i live.Its gas.Ever since they put it in i've been having a lot of static in my clothes and in my hair.Yesterday i went to go outside and shocked myself on the doorknob.I saw a spark!! I ask one of my neighbors about it and she said hers was doing the same thing.(She got new one too.)What is causing this and how can you get rid of it?
2007-02-01 10:52:49 · 6 answers · asked by GranGran 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
GranGran
A new gas system should have a central humidifier.
Make sure the humidifier is hooked up and working. They might not have connected the water line.
If nothing else you can put a pan of hot water on a heat register. That will add moisture to the air and reduce the static electricity.
My bet is they didn't hook up the humidifier.
Norm
2007-02-01 11:01:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't make any difference if a furnace is gas or electric. Whenever the air is heated up, moisture is evaporated. Then, just by walking across the floor you can get a shock on anything metal.
The cure for this is to put in a humidifier in the furnace, or buy one for the house that is portable. You can try different spots and see what is the best. The humidifier will put moisture back in the air and the shocks will stop (if you have the humidifier up high enough). Although, you will want to watch the windows. They tend to "fog" over and actually attract the moisture. Then the cold outside will cause condensation.
The best idea would be to put one in the furnace. Then the entire house will be humidified and you can control it easier. Unless you are handy, this will take a furnace man to do this. It needs a water feed (small 1/4 inch of the hot water line), electrical feed from the furnace fan (it turns on every time the furnace fan turns on) and of course the humidifier itself must be cut in on the heated side of the furnace. If you cut it in on the return air side, the furnace will evaporate the humidity when it heats up the air. On the heated side, heat will absorb moisture better and your installation will be correct.
God bless you :)
2007-02-01 11:08:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently your new system does a better job of keeping the house warm. The relative humidity in your house is too low because the new furnace is warming it so well. Get a humidifier (probably 3 or 4, depending on the size of your house and how cold it is outside) and the shock treatments should stop.
2007-02-01 11:02:55 · answer #3 · answered by boogie2510 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because its causing the air in the house to become very dry. You may need a humidifier.
2007-02-01 10:57:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-13 06:35:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
boil water on the stove or buy a humidifier....air too dry
Be Blessed!
2007-02-01 12:03:51 · answer #6 · answered by ramzee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋