=09 That would work. Another way is to put cole fibre brush(es) on the metal en= d of the vaccum wand which would discharge the antistatic voltage to air at= a lower voltage in order to not zap you. Ideally the brush would also have= to be earthed but it might work without earthing. Do you even have earthed outlets where you are vacuuming? /Ruben Den Sun, 10 Mar 2019 13:18:27 +0800, Justin Richards skrev: Summary: I get lots of static zaps while vacuuming the carpet and hoping the list may be able to recommend ways to reduce or preferably eliminate the zaps. I am considering replacing the 2 core power cord with three core and earthing the metal pipe section of the vacuum wand. Would that be a bad idea? Would it be expected to work? Any thoughts? Details: I spend some time in a warm dry place. The accomodations are air conditioned which further dries the air. To help out I sometimes vacuum the carpet with Karcher NT 35/1 Tact to remove much debris (generated by me) before I leave. During vacuuming I am continually zapped. To help reduce the severity I hold the steel pipe section rather than the plastic handle. This helps a great deal but the plastic hose continues to quickly build up charge which jumps to the steel pipe and I continue to feel the discharges. Sometimes the plastic hose touches the back of my legs and i get zapped. I wear long sleeves and trousers with work boots. Bare feet is better but I still feel the zaps. I really don't like getting zapped and curious if earthing the metal hose section would help. The power cord is currently 2 wire and I considered replacing with a three wire plug and cord and running the earth along the outer or inner of the flexible plastic hose and then bonding to the metal pipe section. Would this be bad. Is there a danger I am unaware of replacing the two core with three core on an item that is considered double insulated and hence does not require an earth. I also get zapped walking across synthetic grass. Some saftey boots are way worse than others. Any elegant solutions? -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist   --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .