Faraday Cage Idea!

 
 
I have this idea for a faraday cage! What do you all think?
 
Make a faraday cage with stainless steel sides with thick aluminum foil covering both sides. Walls say about 38 inches high.  Then through some high quality protective fabric over the top.
 
Would that work? 
 
Desperate in Arizona!  Loni
 
 

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What would be the wrong thing to do? Is there anything "bad" about being in a cage?  I have read somewhere that our own beds act like faraday due to the metal - and it keeps out the good stuff as well as the bad?  I have no idea where I found that little nugget.  I can try to find it tho.

Is there any reason you may not want to stay in a faraday cage?  Does it stop the good qualities of earth's magnetic fields *or something else? from occuring too?

For I was considering making my daughters room close to a cage as possible.  Tint on windows, carbon paint on walls, fabrics on floor and windows etc.  But could I be doing more harm than good?

Could I be TRAPPING the bad in there with her?  

Faraday cages can be tricky. First there is the issue of the bed. A regular bed has metal springs. The springs act as antennas. Then there is the frame and support panels. These are often made of metal. The best way to do this whole thing, is to have a non metal spring bed (futon mattress pad is one example), a wooden frame with wooden slats for support. This takes care of the metal in the bed issue. Then there is the issue of wiring in wall and nearby outlets and nearby lamps, clocks, etc. Clocks inside the cage should be battery operated. The cage should NOT be located near wall outlets, or walls with wiring in them.
MOst all houses have wiring IN the walls...and often, also IN the floors beneath the bed, and sometimes, in the ceiling too. So if a bed is next to a wall with wiring in it, and you put a "cage" around the bed- you will be essentially locking in all those emf's INSIDE the cage. Best to move the bed five feet away from the walls.
Some people can turn off the circuit to their bedroom, which kills the power going to that room. HOwever, if the bed is near a wall where say, the hallway light  wiring is INSIDE that wall..this can be an issue as well. **And of vital importance...is to make sure that your wiring is properly done and there are no wiring mistakes. Wiring mistakes are common, and you can buy a 3 dollar OUTLET TESTER at HOme Depot, and plug this tester into outlets, and it will tell you if the outlet is wired properly. However, checking the wiring in a ceiling light, either in the bedroom, or in the hallway, is not that simple. You need an electrician to check the wiring in those light fixtures.
As for using the carbon paint, I don't have personal experience with this; but I have read of many using this paint, only to find it made things worse for them. It does have to be grounded..and I think this is going to be an issue that is greatly dependent upon the individual, how the house is wired, the location of various cell towers and antennas in the area, along with neighbors sattelite dishes which can reflect various emf's. And too, there is now the added issue of smart meters.
Lizzie

 



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What would be the wrong thing to do? Is there anything "bad" about being in a cage? I have read somewhere that our own beds act like faraday due to the metal - and it keeps out the good stuff as well as the bad? I have no idea where I found that little nugget. I can try to find it tho.

Is there any reason you may not want to stay in a faraday cage? Does it stop the good qualities of earth's magnetic fields *or something else? from occuring too?

For I was considering making my daughters room close to a cage as possible. Tint on windows, carbon paint on walls, fabrics on floor and windows etc. But could I be doing more harm than good?

Could I be TRAPPING the bad in there with her?




     

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I’m thinking you probably wouldn’t like the result of it.  My house is all metal (aluminum siding)  And it has metal skirting.  It has two metal roofs on it as well.  But it has taken years to modify it to make it so that it makes me feel well living inside it.  I never stop working on it.  I have put up steel sheets on the outside near the bed room near where my head is next to the wall.  The steel is better than the aluminum because it does reflect inward.  For example, I can put an am radio next to the aluminum walls and can pick up stations.  I think the aluminum reflects inwards at least a few inches.  I’ve posted links before that prove this point.  You can make a faraday cage work but it takes a lot of effort.  Not sure a simple box to sleep in will be able to make you happy.  At least I know it wouldn’t be good enough for me.  If you lived in an aluminum trailer it can be done but it takes a lot of work modifying it.  It would be way too much work for most people.  But it you had the time and money and could do most the work yourself it can be done fairly cheaply.  You’d need to have an electrician put in a new box and punch a bunch of holes in the floor under the box to run new wiring through metal conduit to put in a bunch of new wiring.  And then cut the wiring that runs alongside the walls next to the aluminum siding.  That’s the real killer when it comes to those mobile homes.

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Where would you get the steel wool at.  I never stop working on my house.  I got a wall I’m planning on making thicker in my next project.  Instead of adding more insulation I’d like to try putting in some steel wool if it was cheap enough just to see what effect it had on me.

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Yes I was told that when you make the room a faraday cage by putting the blocking on the walls, ceiling, doors, and then sheilding on the windows that you are trapping the bad signals in the room and they will bounce off.
 
I did that in my master bedroom and it did not work for me. Just my experience. Loni 

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What would be the wrong thing to do? Is there anything "bad" about being in a cage? I have read somewhere that our own beds act like faraday due to the metal - and it keeps out the good stuff as well as the bad? I have no idea where I found that little nugget. I can try to find it tho.

Is there any reason you may not want to stay in a faraday cage? Does it stop the good qualities of earth's magnetic fields *or something else? from occuring too?

For I was considering making my daughters room close to a cage as possible. Tint on windows, carbon paint on walls, fabrics on floor and windows etc. But could I be doing more harm than good?

Could I be TRAPPING the bad in there with her?








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Thank you Loni.  I really need to do more investigating.  I did the obvious: bought wooden bed, latex/cotton mattress, removed ALL electrical items - there is only the ceiling light and one lamp.  There is nothing underneath in the basement - I moved it (wifi) into her dad's workroom where no.one.ever.goes. :)  There is a pulse on her closet wall (inside).  Shares the wall with the smart meter reading unit attached to the house on the other side *of her closet wall.  

Would REALLY love to do something possible to stop the pulse from going into the house and letting it shoot straight out somehow.  

Rubarb (must remember to sign my posts)

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> Yes I was told that when you make the room a faraday cage by putting the blocking on the walls, ceiling, doors, and then sheilding on the windows that you are trapping the bad signals in the room and they will bounce off.
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> I did that in my master bedroom and it did not work for me. Just my experience. Loni 
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I think a hardware store would have some. Has anyone insulated w steel wool & noticed a difference? 


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      Where would you get the steel wool at.    I got a wall I’m planning on making thicker in my next project.  Instead of adding more insulation I’d like to try putting in some steel wool if it was cheap enough just to see what effect it had on me.



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Loni,

Do you have tint on the windows? Believe it or not the Gila  from Home Depot or Lowes helps me. Try the mirrored, so you won't feel like it's a cave.

I tried both sleeping faradays from LessEMF  They didn't help when we had smart  meters.
I don't know if they would now since ours are off.

Kathy



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      Yes I was told that when you make the room a faraday cage by putting the blocking on the walls, ceiling, doors, and then sheilding on the windows that you are trapping the bad signals in the room and they will bounce off.

 

I did that in my master bedroom and it did not work for me. Just my experience. Loni 








 










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Oh wow, you have a smart meter?  Can you remove it. I don't think you can block it enough. they are dangerous and lots of areas are offering opt outs!
 
You don't have the wifi in use do you? 
 
You could also try turning off the electric at night by breaker to cut down on emf's.
 
Loni
 

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Thank you Loni. I really need to do more investigating. I did the obvious: bought wooden bed, latex/cotton mattress, removed ALL electrical items - there is only the ceiling light and one lamp. There is nothing underneath in the basement - I moved it (wifi) into her dad's workroom where no.one.ever.goes. :) There is a pulse on her closet wall (inside). Shares the wall with the smart meter reading unit attached to the house on the other side *of her closet wall.

Would REALLY love to do something possible to stop the pulse from going into the house and letting it shoot straight out somehow.

Rubarb (must remember to sign my posts)

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> Yes I was told that when you make the room a faraday cage by putting the blocking on the walls, ceiling, doors, and then sheilding on the windows that you are trapping the bad signals in the room and they will bounce off.
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> I did that in my master bedroom and it did not work for me. Just my experience. Loni 
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I’ve been working on my faraday cage for a long time.  It takes a lot of work.  I would agree that you can’t just put up some aluminum siding and expect it to work for you.  I shortened the wiring circuit in the bedroom.  I have one outlet that works on the other side of the room.  All the other outlets on the circuit that were near the bed were removed by disconnecting the wiring at the first outlet that fed the remaining outlets.    I agree no outlets should be near the bed.  I’ve had to do a lot of work to remove the bad energy and electricity from inside the faraday cage.  So I agree with all the above posts.  But if you are willing to put in the time and effort to make a good cage then to me it is well worth it.  Also I have mostly the old technology in my home.  It’s the new technology and the new electronics that make me ill.  I have old tvs.  None have a digital tuner in them.   Plus I’ve also learned that snap on ferrites over the wiring to remove the noise off the wiring is just as good and maybe even more important than stetzer filters.

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What are snap on ferrites?  Loni

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I’ve been working on my faraday cage for a long time. It takes a lot of work. I would agree that you can’t just put up some aluminum siding and expect it to work for you. I shortened the wiring circuit in the bedroom. I have one outlet that works on the other side of the room. All the other outlets on the circuit that were near the bed were removed by disconnecting the wiring at the first outlet that fed the remaining outlets. I agree no outlets should be near the bed. I’ve had to do a lot of work to remove the bad energy and electricity from inside the faraday cage. So I agree with all the above posts. But if you are willing to put in the time and effort to make a good cage then to me it is well worth it. Also I have mostly the old technology in my home. It’s the new technology and the new electronics that make me ill. I have old tvs. None have a digital tuner in them. Plus I’ve also learned that snap on ferrites over the wiring to remove the
 noise off the wiring is just as good and maybe even more important than stetzer filters.

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  I also would appreciate knowing what snap on ferrites are please?
          best wishes
              Shan


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> I’ve been working on my faraday cage for a long time.  It takes a lot of work.  I would agree that you can’t just put up some aluminum siding and expect it to work for you.  I shortened the wiring circuit in the bedroom.  I have one outlet that works on the other side of the room.  All the other outlets on the circuit that were near the bed were removed by disconnecting the wiring at the first outlet that fed the remaining outlets.    I agree no outlets should be near the bed.  I’ve had to do a lot of work to remove the bad energy and electricity from inside the faraday cage.  So I agree with all the above posts.  But if you are willing to put in the time and effort to make a good cage then to me it is well worth it.  Also I have mostly the old technology in my home.  It’s the new technology and the new electronics that make me ill.  I have old tvs.  None have a digital tuner in them.   Plus I’ve also learned that snap on ferrites over the wiring to remove the noise off the wiring is just as good and maybe even more important than stetzer filters.
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Go onto ebay and in the search feature put in snap on ferrites.  Every once in awhile someone will put up for bid a bunch of them for sale and can sometimes get them for as low as 50 cents apiece.  Most of your extension cords need to have 10 mm in size.  Some thicker cords need 11 millimeters.  Most coax cable takes 1/4 inch or 7 mm.  Small electrical cords usually take 5 mm size and your really small cords like those that go to your mouse take 3.5 or 1/8 inch size.  I have hundreds of them now in my house.    If I were going to wire my house or if I just redid the wall and replaced the sheet rock I’d be putting them over the wiring in the walls as well.

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