{"id":8242,"date":"2019-07-23T11:16:48","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T09:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cespedartificialalicante.net\/?p=8242"},"modified":"2020-01-29T14:02:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T13:02:05","slug":"remove-static-electricity-artificial-grass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cespedartificialalicante.net\/en\/blog\/remove-static-electricity-artificial-grass\/","title":{"rendered":"How to remove static electricity from artificial turf"},"content":{"rendered":"

Does static electricity build up on artificial turf?\u00a0Yes, because static electricity is the build-up of electrical charge<\/strong> in an insulator when it comes into contact with a conductor,<\/strong> for example tile flooring and synthetic turf.<\/p>\n

This is one of the many questions we can ask ourselves in relation to artificial turf.<\/p>\n

Why is static electricity generated?<\/h2>\n

Because when using the grass, i.e. walking on it, there is friction between the two materials<\/strong>: grass and soil, and the more you use it, the more it builds up.<\/p>\n

It also occurs when it is used in an area with stormy weather.<\/p>\n

Can this happen to our artificial grass?<\/h3>\n

Although the probabilities are very low<\/strong> if it could happen that we feel a slight chill but only if we have a very loaded weather, like a storm or we have decorative elements that conduct electricity very easily as is the case of metal.<\/p>\n

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How to prevent the formation of static electricity?<\/h2>\n

To prevent the accumulation of static electricity we can take some simple measures<\/strong> that will help us in that sense without diminishing its advantages or beauty.<\/p>\n

What we can do is pour silica sand<\/a> when installing the artificial grass. Afterwards, you can also place iron elements that will act as an earth connection.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

How to combat it<\/h2>\n

If we have already installed the synthetic turf and have not taken any of the measures mentioned above so far, then we can implement and improve them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you decide to put in pickets or rods you can put them in copper.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Can the cramp or spark that it gives be dangerous?<\/h2>\n

The answer is not clear<\/strong>, because the percentage of probability of this happening is only 0.2% of the cases<\/strong>. In the event that the static electricity charge is very low, it would occur mostly outdoors and also only if you go barefoot or touch<\/strong> yourself with your hand during a thunderstorm.<\/p>\n

In any case, and only for general knowledge, the sensation is a slight discomfort or chill<\/strong>, nothing that affects the health of either humans or pets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Does static electricity build up on artificial turf?\u00a0Yes, because static electricity is the build-up of electrical charge in an insulator when it comes into contact with a conductor, for example tile flooring and synthetic turf. This is one of the many questions we can ask ourselves in relation to artificial turf. Why is static electricity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_joinchat":[]},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cespedartificialalicante.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8242"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cespedartificialalicante.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cespedartificialalicante.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cespedartificialalicante.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cespedartificialalicante.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8242"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cespedartificialalicante.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8325,"href":"https:\/\/www.cespedartificialalicante.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8242\/revisions\/8325"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cespedartificialalicante.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cespedartificialalicante.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cespedartificialalicante.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cespedartificialalicante.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}