SME 20/2 Static Electricity

I invite anyone to come to my house and give the grounding mat a try.  There will be a nice hot steamy plate of crow waiting for you afterwards. 

Me again. Another perfectly clear post misconstrued and misunderstood. I blame our public schools. The post clearly says to spray, and sorry gonna shout, didn't get through the first time, AROUND equipment. Spraying carpet ain't gonna do no good. You're not listening to the carpet. Not to mention, have you seen the size of your carpet? Makes no sense. No sense at all. Yet some noob telling people to do this. Based on what? Did he try it? Of course not. That would eat into his posting nonsense time.

What about residue on equipment? Same deal. Look. Prove it to ya. Cut and paste:

There's other more costly and possibly more effective sprays you can find on Amazon. Haven't tried them because they are more in the nature of leaving kind of a film on fabric

Pro tip: when the writer mentions something that's a clue.

Follow up:
I got a grounding mat yesterday and connected it to the ground on my outlet.  Results?  It did help.  There was a dramatic decrease in static on the record.  Some small amounts of static build up after playing one side but much less than before.  
Another thing I got is an AcousTech grounded Big Brush.  
https://www.musicdirect.com/analog-accessories/acoustech-big-record-brush
I tried running the brush on the platter before putting the record on, and again after the record was on.  
The combination of the grounding mat and the Big Brush eliminated any noticeable static from the records.  Even after playing a side I did not notice any static build up.  
I have Gruv Glide and have used it in the past, but stopped using it awhile back.  It does work, but it's really expensive and I did not feel the cost was worthwhile.  
There you go.  My take on what has worked for me.  
Thanks

Yes, you are listening to the effects of carpet, and everything else
in your room.

With 4000 posts you must think you're wise and accomplished.
Why make a blanket (carpet) statement without personally
treating your carpet?  Do you talk about fo.Q tape or HFTs without
trying them?

Do not do this: Spray anti static material, away from electronics, from waist height,
to moisten carpet.  Walk on the carpet so the spray can penetrate.

After a few minutes, vacuum with a good quality machine.  You will hear a difference.  For the better.

Also use a Walker Talisman, on hands and knees.  And treat your ceiling and walls with the wand.

Or do you think this would be a waste of your time, too?

I use used drier sheets, a light swipe and it works great. Zerostats DO work. In CO static in winter is a real deal even with a humidifier. I can tell a my zerostat works because I can often feel the hair on my arm raise when holding a record, then hit it with the zerostat and the charge is gone. Not a gimmick.