Static electricity SOLVED p4
I have dry skin (have to wet my finger to activate touch screen) but my wife gets sparks (!) as well. The issue did not exist in CA, where we used to live in higher humidity area and was lesser issu...
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High in the sierra nevada mountains in winter with the outside temperature around -5F I frequently saw 0% humidity. The fine tip of the hygrometer needle rested solidly on the pin.
Static electricity sparks, pass hand across sweater it clung.
It was when I started waking up in the middle of the night with a bloody nose that set the final straw.
I boiled water on the kitchen stove to gain a handle about what was needed. One burner lit under a turkey pan boiled off 2-gallons of water in about 40 minutes. In a 560 sq ft living space it raised the humidity to between 45 - 50% with an air temperature of around 65F.
It took hours for the "47%" dropped to less than 20%. But it gave me an idea of what I was facing. Ice will form on the inside of uninsulated glass.
The stove and a pan of water and a hygrometer can give a pretty good idea of the amount of water and the amount of time needed to get things above 20% R/H.
This narrows down the guesswork.
But again, I never will allow myself to be put in a position of having untreated cold air humidification. Just taking a breath felt like I was inhaling lava when I had pleural pneumonia.
Only the malamute enjoyed weather like that. He'd stick his nose under his tail on the concrete walk. Curl up and allow 2-feet of snow to pile atop him. Next morning, I would open the front door and a huge mound would arise then scatter as he shook the snow off. Attaboy dog food, one trout in sauce heated to around eighty-five. He was convinced he was in sled-yanker heaven.
He would then approach the door to receive a pat on the head. His coat would be crackling standing straight up. Pass a hand near the fur and it would stick and tingle.
Static electricity sparks, pass hand across sweater it clung.
It was when I started waking up in the middle of the night with a bloody nose that set the final straw.
I boiled water on the kitchen stove to gain a handle about what was needed. One burner lit under a turkey pan boiled off 2-gallons of water in about 40 minutes. In a 560 sq ft living space it raised the humidity to between 45 - 50% with an air temperature of around 65F.
It took hours for the "47%" dropped to less than 20%. But it gave me an idea of what I was facing. Ice will form on the inside of uninsulated glass.
The stove and a pan of water and a hygrometer can give a pretty good idea of the amount of water and the amount of time needed to get things above 20% R/H.
This narrows down the guesswork.
But again, I never will allow myself to be put in a position of having untreated cold air humidification. Just taking a breath felt like I was inhaling lava when I had pleural pneumonia.
Only the malamute enjoyed weather like that. He'd stick his nose under his tail on the concrete walk. Curl up and allow 2-feet of snow to pile atop him. Next morning, I would open the front door and a huge mound would arise then scatter as he shook the snow off. Attaboy dog food, one trout in sauce heated to around eighty-five. He was convinced he was in sled-yanker heaven.
He would then approach the door to receive a pat on the head. His coat would be crackling standing straight up. Pass a hand near the fur and it would stick and tingle.
