Non Anti-static hose?

[GregBradley]

So my question is: Does anyone have a problem with static when not using an antistatic system and if so, where are you?

I've seen static problems when working in Park City, Utah in the Winter. Average high temperature in the Winter is 22 degrees F and VERY dry. When you try to warm it up to 70 degrees F inside it can be nosebleed dry. It is so dry that you have to turn down the thermostat and add humidity in the house or you will wake up unable to breathe. I see static problems in that dust will stick inside the hoses from static when sanding and even the track saw would have issues when run a lot.  I was never shocked by a power tool but you can sure shuffle your feet on the "right" kind of carpet and zap yourself.

Funny thing is I bought the Midi because it and a few systainers on top fit inside a big yacht I'm working on and surrounded by the Pacific Ocean is the last place anything is ever dry enough to make static.

My environment of Southern California is not even similar to the Mid-West or New England.  Do you guys get zapped in the Winter inside heated houses and shops?

 

[fastbike]

FWIW, I have the Bosch non-antistatic hose in my garage workshop in Texas. I  use portable heaters in the winter and have ever gotten a shock. FWIW, the hose does not seem to attract dust the way the old shop vac did.

 

[semenza]

So my question is: Does anyone have a problem with static when not using an antistatic system and if so, where are you?

I've seen static problems when working in Park City, Utah in the Winter. Average high temperature in the Winter is 22 degrees F and VERY dry. When you try to warm it up to 70 degrees F inside it can be nosebleed dry. It is so dry that you have to turn down the thermostat and add humidity in the house or you will wake up unable to breathe. I see static problems in that dust will stick inside the hoses from static when sanding and even the track saw would have issues when run a lot.  I was never shocked by a power tool but you can sure shuffle your feet on the "right" kind of carpet and zap yourself.

Funny thing is I bought the Midi because it and a few systainers on top fit inside a big yacht I'm working on and surrounded by the Pacific Ocean is the last place anything is ever dry enough to make static.

My environment of Southern California is not even similar to the Mid-West or New England.  Do you guys get zapped in the Winter inside heated houses and shops?

Yes, when it is dry I get zapped if I touch the hose, and occasionally  even when humid.  I have tried the same set ups and tools both ways in side by sides. I am in the middle of NY State. Winter is between 35  - 45 RH, summer 50 - 70 RH.

Seth

 

[Jalvis]

Personally I prefer having the Anti-Static hoses.  Its not just the shock that I'm avoiding.  I hate it when the hose gets charged and Dust attracts to the outside.  I also like the idea that static isn't impeding flow so all the dust ends up in the bag.  Although it would be really nice to have a more flexible option.....come on Festool...get "smarter" and make a new hose.

 

[tbellemare]

I've used the regular grey hose now for 4 years with chop saw, routers, plunges saw and general hoovering. Never had a shock from it

I use the gray 36 mm hose for various tasks also. Though I've never been shocked, it does attract anything near it to the outside of the hose when the humidity is low.

I suspect that in the UK, the humidity never gets low enough for static to really be a issue, (unless there's a Scot involved)...

That's my attempt at international humor - a double entendre with reference across the Pond. Since there's a Scot involved, does that make it a triple entendre (two meanings plus two languages)?

come on Festool...get "smarter" and make a new hose

The  new hose for the Planex is AS and much more supple than the green ones.

Tom

 

[Dan1210]

Thanks for all the advice, I went and ordered the router and my dealer gave me a fair price on the cleaning kit with the anti static hose so I went for that too.
Cheers.

 

[MAK]

Cool Dan, glad you got a good deal.

 

[Dan1210]

[big grin] can't wait to try the of2200 on a worktop joint!