howdy outlaws
i have a problem, maybe somebody out there has a fix.
i recently moved the system downstairs and now whenever i touch the 1050 i get a little shock(which i can deal with,having grown up in electronics with a father for an electrician), but what i can't deal with is the sound shutting off momentarily. i have a so-so surge protector(no line conditioner yet). what i've noticed it on is listening to cd's through the denon cd changer to the 1050 , 1050 to monitor audio asw-210 through lfe,main pre out split to b & k vmw-654 to passive bi-amp my b & w 601's. i can touch the amp and get shocked and not shut down, just when i touch the 1050.this is audio only system for the time being(was running a ht for awhile but i'm a music nut). any ideas?

forgot, i did just run a broom across the carpet real quick, could i have charged it somehow?

Add one of these to your forced air furnace, assuming you have a forced air furnace of course. Increasing the relative humidity will greatly reduce the static potential in your home and wil make you feel warmer at a lower temperature.

FWIW, Yes I am in the HVAC business and I sell quite a few of these every year.

Frank it's odd you link to the Aprilaire. I just installed a Model 400 in my mothers house a few weeks ago, for all the resons you mention.

frank z,
nice ht, by the way!
i guess i zapped all the static out of my body for now....i'll try the vacuum next time!
but.......i'm dry by winter(never realized how dry till this happenned) and very damp in spring to fall(basement) dehumid does good when ac is off. but once i reach late sept. i shut it down till spring.does this unit work at both extremes?

Thank you sir!!

No, a Whole house humidifier should be installed/connected so that it only functions when the furnace is actually heating the home. Once the house is at the proper humidity level the humidifier stays off. This controlled by a Humidistat that is mounted in the return air duct neat the furnace. I recommend a setpoint of 30-35% for my customers.

Running a humidifier in the summer doesn't do you or your a/C any good. Adding humidity to the home increases the amount of humidity the A/C then has to remove from the air, which eats away alot of your systems cooling capacity.

Until you find a better solution, I suggest a temporary measure. Once you've walked up to your equipment, discharge any static electricity to something other than your equipment, even if that means plugging something with a three conductor power cord into an outlet or power strip and touching that first.

there used to be a humidity control in the hall along time ago(i grew up here)(i'm not in daytona anymore!!!)
i'll click my heels 3 times!
i'm gonna have to play this out(i just zapped myself again) i'll try to ground myself out before like bb4tb said.
jeeez my battery clock that has been dead for months just started.
we'll see what happens .
thanks outlaws!

Why not use the remote?