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A grounding wire will only discharge static charges if there is significant electrical conductivity. In humid environments there is enough moisture on insulating objects to provide the conductive path.
Increasing the humidity is the most straightforward solution.
OR you could dust the carpets, etc. with plenty of graphite powder.
(Operating rooms, etc. will use flooring that is engineered for higher electrical conductivity to dissipate static charge. As you might imagine, that flooring is not very aesthetic.)
It won't solve the problem throughout your home, but if you are having issues with getting static shocks when you touch things, you may want to consider using a small metal item to discharge the static. I always carry either a metal key, or a piece of soldering wire in my pocket during winter. If I have to touch something metal, I touch it first with the key or the wire to discharge the static before I touch it with my hand.
It won't solve the problem throughout your home, but if you are having issues with getting static shocks when you touch things, you may want to consider using a small metal item to discharge the static. I always carry either a metal key, or a piece of soldering wire in my pocket during winter. If I have to touch something metal, I touch it first with the key or the wire to discharge the static before I touch it with my hand.
Do you have pets that cringe when you approach in winter?
OP, the simplest thing is increased humidity so if you can't install a humidifier in your house then grow lots of houseplants all over inside your house, it will help raise humidity and eliminate static.
Also there are stones that can help eliminate static discharge from zapping you - you can either wear them (advisable) or else place them in locations everywhere throughout your house where you have a lot of electrical appliances that generate more heat and static in the winter. There are many kinds that work but the most effective stones for this are iron pyrite, chalcopyrite, hematite, quartz and tourmaline. I found that iron pyrite and/or quartz works the very best for me to wear during crisp, dry winter weather so I don't get shocks.
A friend of mine moved in to a new office for his business, and he specified the carpet, the furniture etc. all brand new.
Later, walking through the new office, I touched a doorknob and got the biggest static-electricity ZAP I'd ever gotten. You could see the spark jump from my finger to the knob, and it hurt.
Kept happening. That new carpeting was the most static-producing stuff I'd ever seen. And I was almost afraid to open a door, touch a window crank, you name it. It was NOT an enjoyable place to be.
After a few days of that, I finally found the solution: Take a coin out of your pocket (or any metal object). Reach out and touch it to the doorknob. You'll hear the CRACK, see the spark jump as big as it always did... AND IT DIDN'T HURT A BIT. The spark jumped from the metal object (a quarter) to the doorknob, not from my finger to the doorknob. And that made all the difference.
I know, the electricity was still flowing through my hand, to the quarter, and then into a big spark to the doorknob. I don't know WHY the ZAP felt so tiny it wasn't there any more. BUT IT DID.
Works for a coin, a metal ballpoint pen, a fingernail clipper, or whatever metal thing you've got on you.
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