Anti-static wand
For the case where the dust is being held on by charge rather than by dirt, and an ordinary plastic wand makes it worse.
In detail
Dry dust on a smooth insulating surface is frequently held there electrostatically rather than by any adhesive soil. A plastic vacuum wand moving through dry air generates its own charge, which can attract dust back onto a surface as fast as the nozzle lifts it, and in a low-humidity room the effect is easy to observe. Anti-static wands and hoses are made to dissipate that charge instead of accumulating it. Conservation suppliers list them as an option alongside crush-proof hoses, which places them squarely in the category of equipment detail that changes the outcome without being obvious. The underlying problem is the same one that makes a duster redistribute dust rather than remove it, and this catalogue already records that mechanism.
Why
- Anti-static wand is explained by Static and dust
Sources for this page
Sources
Conserve O Gram 1/6: Choosing a Museum Vacuum Cleaner
National Park Service, US Department of the Interior, 2003 · Government or regulator
Relied on for: That anti-static wands and hoses are available and are among the hose and attachment options to consider. (states this directly)
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Read on — The sections headed Filtration System — Dry Vacuums, Wet Vacuums and Wet-Dry Vacuums, plus the physical-feature checklist. Supports the claim as stated. Gives the vacuum record a filtration standard and, more usefully, a ranked comparison between three machine types that consumer coverage treats as equivalent.
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