I have been investigating the possibility that 'earth grounding' may have the potential to improve sleep quality and general health.
I have read arguments for and against the practice. My lifestyle does limit my 'barefoot contact' with the earth. (I once tried it whilst sitting on a sun lounger, and got a nasty insect bite for my trouble). Here seems a balanced expression of both viewpoints -
Earthing and Grounding
There are expensive 'grounding mats' (bed size costa plenty - desk mat size around £50 to £60), and there are cheapo DIY methods which involve using aluminium blankets (as used in survival kits) placed under your cotton sheet and connected to the nearest waterpipe (which is a feed to a radiator) using a length of standard house wiring. This seems the only practical option for me because I live at 1st floor level, so I can't put an earth into any nearby ground. I am considering trying this.
I then have to consider whether my central heating system has a ground connection, and I have doubts. When I had my bathroom install last March, a radiator which had an earth connector visible, was replaced by the ladder towel rail which I bought, and it doesn't. I did ask why not at the time and the plumber said that such a ground wire was no longer deemed neccessary.
I do have a ground wire in this flat, it is clipped to a gas pipe near my gas meter.
So I seek the advice from you plumbers and or electricians -
Do you think that my central heating pipes provide me with a connection to earth?