Do you experience light shocks after walking across your carpet? This static
is formed by the friction of your shoes against fibers in the carpet. Usually
there us enough moisture or humidity in the air to carry off the static charge
as it is formed, but when the weather turns dry and the humidity is low, watch
out!
The tendency to generate a static charge at low humidity varies from carpet
to carpet. Some of the new carpets have anti-static agents built into the
fibers. Other carpets use very fine metal wires or even conductive latex within
the carpet to carry off the static. Anti-static protection of this type usually
lasts for the life of the carpet,
If your carpet has none of these innovations and acquires static in dry
weather, it may still be possible to obtain some relief through increasing the
humidity or by the use of anti0static agent sprayed on the face of the carpet.
Many home products of this type are available from your local store. These,
however are not permanent and generally become less effective after a period of
time.
SERVPRO can apply an anti-static agent to your carpet that will last through
an entire heating season. 970-241-8181.
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