1 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: Well the weekend, it is welcome at Home with Gary 2 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: Sullivan and talking a little home improvement. By the way, 3 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 1: this hour is brought to you by Wet and Forget 4 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: What and Forget outdoor is now Wet and Forget Maps, 5 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: same product you love, with a new name and a 6 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: refreshed label. It's available at a store near you, or 7 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:49,840 Speaker 1: you can visit Wedinforget dot com. All right, we thank 8 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: them for their sponsorship. At this hour of the show, 9 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: it's at Home with Gary Sullivan where we get the 10 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: opportunityy to chat a little bout your home repair needs. 11 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: Maybe have project or to you to consider, maybe a 12 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: little maintenance. We'll go the whole gamut. This time of 13 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:08,479 Speaker 1: years certainly a busy time of year. Once we get 14 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: the spring, you know, it's crazy time. It's like it's 15 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: just like the baseball season. It's opening days. So happy 16 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: to take your calls. Our phone number is eight hundred 17 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: eighty two three eight two five five. Go ahead and 18 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: grab a line, line them up and we'll get to 19 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:29,320 Speaker 1: those projects as soon as we can. One of the 20 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:33,680 Speaker 1: most basic things of home improvement. And after doing this 21 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:37,119 Speaker 1: show for forty years, I still probably give this little tip. 22 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: Probably five six times a year, because it always amazes 23 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: me how many people forget about it. And it's just 24 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: changing the filter on your air handler, whether it's air conditioning, 25 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: whether it's the furnace that's running, whether you run the 26 00:01:56,680 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: fan twenty four seven year round. That filter is very 27 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: important in the maintenance of your home, of the unit itself, 28 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: because it's filtering particles out of the air, and that 29 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: all sounds good and it is, except if we don't 30 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: change them on a very religious basis. And there's different 31 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: kinds of filters, and there's some confusion on what you 32 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: need and what you don't need. But this is the 33 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: time of year I think, quite honestly, a lot of 34 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: us really need the filters, and we need them clean. 35 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: As we get through, you know, being inside a lot 36 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: more people in our homes than normal, that filter gets 37 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: dirty easier. And then we get into the allergen season 38 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: and allergens get into the home, and these little guys help. 39 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 1: Depending on the type and the quality of filter you get, 40 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 1: so exactly what kind of filter, or you've probably been 41 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 1: in the stores and you see a flat panel filter, 42 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: you see plated filters, you see ultra allergen filters, and 43 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 1: which one are you really looking for? I mean, what 44 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 1: do I need in my home? The first thing I 45 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: want you to examine is when it was cold in 46 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: that air handler, that furnace was kicking in and the 47 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 1: back bedrooms, were they getting heated sufficiently? Because that comes 48 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: into play if you get an alterrogen ultra allergen filter 49 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: and they have MIRV ratings, and I think if you 50 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: get to a MIRV rating above twelve, the density of 51 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: that filter is going to cut back some of the airflow. 52 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: And that's something you want to consider whether you've got 53 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: enough open that air handler to get that air all 54 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:01,119 Speaker 1: the way back. So the ultra allergen film, they need 55 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: to be replaced literally between thirty and ninety days. They 56 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: tell you ninety days. This time of year, I'd be 57 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: looking at that filter. If you've got AMRV rating of eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, 58 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: pull that thing out, hold it up to the light 59 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: and see just how well you can see through it. 60 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: If it's very difficult to see through it at forty days, 61 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 1: replace it. Replace it. There's a lot going on in 62 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: our air right now. I think for the basic best protection. 63 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 1: So the basic protection, if you will, with the best airflow, 64 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 1: probably a mirverating of between eight and ten. That's the 65 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: ones I use. Pleaded again, a ninety day filter, but 66 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: check it periodically if you're doing a lot of construction 67 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 1: work or home improvement work where there's a lot of 68 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:56,160 Speaker 1: dust being used. Seriously, I know it's eleven thirteen's every 69 00:04:56,200 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: thirty days, even on the eight to eleven. So the 70 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: first thing you do is make sure that system is 71 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 1: currently handling the filter that you have, and if it's 72 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: heating and cooling all the longest or furthest away from 73 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 1: the system's bedrooms, stay with that. Have you got allergy issues? 74 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: If you want to switch out to a higher nerve rating, 75 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: and do it, but pay attention to whether you're getting 76 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: that cooling all the way to the back of the house. 77 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: And that's really going to tell you what type of 78 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: filter you should be using. So I wanted to get 79 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: that out. It's the most basic of basic home improvement projects. 80 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: You know, if you want to use one of those 81 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: filters that kid ninety days, it's seventy days, put a 82 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: little reminder on your phone and knowing that seventy days 83 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 1: and take a look at it and maybe you can 84 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 1: go another month maybe not, but it really depends on well, 85 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: it depends on a lot of things. I always talk 86 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 1: about how the indoor air pollution is higher than outdoor 87 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 1: air pollution, So it really depends how much dust you're 88 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: stirring up, and just factors like that how fast that 89 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: filter fills up. But a good basic thing. And also 90 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: I don't know if you received any ads or hurt, 91 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 1: any radio commercials or anything about getting your air conditioner 92 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 1: tuned up, or even people just calling you. I'm telling you, 93 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: I still think that's something everybody should really consider. I 94 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 1: know it's you know, one two hundred dollars, but boy, 95 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:50,160 Speaker 1: the maintenance on that once a year get you a lot. 96 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: First of all, we get you about a twenty to 97 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 1: twenty five extended life of that air conditioner. When you're 98 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: figuring out the price of an air conditioner, that is 99 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 1: a great savings. To get an extra twenty or twenty 100 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: five percent with a life out of an air conditioner, 101 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: you bet you checking the free on, tightening the connections 102 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: and that type of thing, cleaning out the unit, making 103 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: it sure it's working efficiently. And everybody thinks sometimes it's 104 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: like getting a physical. You're scared to have somebody check 105 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: out your air conditioning, because they may tell you need 106 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: a new one, but you know, if you need a 107 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: new one, you need a new one. And if you 108 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: think somebody's going to get into your house and then 109 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: tell you you got this wrong, this wrong, this wrong, 110 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: and you need a new unit. If you don't like 111 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: that answer, get a second opinion. There are different companies 112 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: that'll even give you a second opinion at no cost. 113 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: Now you can't beat that. And if you get on 114 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 1: their list where you're having that air conditioning checked out 115 00:07:54,600 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: on an annual basis, you create a um connection with 116 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: the HVAC company. You become their client. If you will 117 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: a good customer a lot of times, if it does 118 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: break down in the future, you'll go to the top 119 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: of the list and probably the hottest day of the year, 120 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: you'll get service faster, you'll get discounts on product. So 121 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: I know, you know it doesn't fit in everybody's budget. 122 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 1: I get it. It's kind of the old TV commercial 123 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 1: pay me now or pay me later, right, remember that one, 124 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: because it's going to cost you by replacing that unit 125 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: faster rather than maintaining it. So, like I said, we 126 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: got a lot to scratch our heads about where we 127 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: want to put our money. Exactly. Where are you on 128 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: your house too? I mean, are you able to continue 129 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 1: to maintain it? Do you stress out maintaining I just 130 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: read an article. It was by home Shield. They are 131 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 1: the people that do home warranties. It was talking about 132 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: stress of a homeowner, stressing out about things that need 133 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: to be replaced, stressing out about making the repairs. And 134 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 1: I don't want to dwell on it a lot. It 135 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:19,319 Speaker 1: was just interesting and I got some facts and figures 136 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 1: that they put out in their article that I read 137 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: this past week. I found it pretty dog gone interesting. 138 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 1: All right, Coming up next, we'll talk a little landscaping 139 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:31,960 Speaker 1: about your home. Will take your calls about your home 140 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: in terms of you got it. Little basic home repairs 141 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: or maintenance very important this time of year. Our phone 142 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 1: number eight hundred eight two three, eight two five five. 143 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: You're at home with Gary Sullivan. 144 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 2: Here, it's the weekend and you have fixed questions. 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Hey, Scott, 189 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 1: how are you? 190 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 4: I'm good? How are you doing this morning? 191 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: Doing wonderful? I did cut my grass. Yeah, everything got 192 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: real green in a hurry, in a hurry. That's about 193 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 1: as early as I've seen it in our area turn 194 00:12:59,080 --> 00:12:59,839 Speaker 1: green like it did. 195 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 5: Yeah, and you know, the really hard cold we got 196 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 5: Tuesday didn't seem to effect it much. 197 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 4: It's it's still looking good. 198 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 1: If it could just slow it down for a day, 199 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:11,599 Speaker 1: because I know within two weeks I'm going to be complaining. 200 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: I'm cutting that grass like every four days now. 201 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 5: Yeah, and it's high each time. Yeah, it's that time 202 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 5: of year for sure. 203 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: I guess a lot of people too. Once you get 204 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: a couple of days in the seventies, man, I'm telling you, 205 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:29,679 Speaker 1: you get spring fever. Yes, you get all fired up. 206 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: You want to trim bushes, you want to spread malt, 207 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: you want to cut grass, you want to edge the bed, 208 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 1: you want to rake out the leaves. That's true. That 209 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 1: all has to happen. 210 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 5: I guess, yeah, it really does. It's still early. You know, 211 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 5: we've got, you know what, a month and a half 212 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 5: still before Mother's Day, right, you know, but I mean 213 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 5: you want to it comes so fast. Mother's Day isn't 214 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 5: the beginning of the of the gardening year. It's just 215 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 5: the sort of designated poster child at the beginning of 216 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 5: the garden year. 217 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:08,839 Speaker 1: Is there anything I mean, does it hurt to start early? 218 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:10,680 Speaker 1: I guess you want to get the leaves out of 219 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:15,599 Speaker 1: the yeah, bushes and get them breathing. I don't know, 220 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: there's some look better. 221 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's a fine line, because you want to get 222 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 5: the spent stems from your perennials out. 223 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 4: You want to get the leaves looking. 224 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 5: You know, your bed's looking good and not sloppy with 225 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 5: a bunch of old leaves in there. But that's also 226 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 5: pollinator habitat. So you kind of have to balance one 227 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 5: against the other. How long you can take it looking 228 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 5: like it does versus you know, giving time for the 229 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 5: pollinators to escape that that debris and and and come 230 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:44,239 Speaker 5: out in the springtime. 231 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: So that's where they're hiding a lot of them. 232 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 5: Yeah, there's they're they're living in spent perennial stems or 233 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 5: in the leaves. 234 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 4: Uh. 235 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 5: You know, it's you can just move those things. You 236 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 5: can cut the stems off, move them to the back 237 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 5: of the garden somewhere, let them just sort of play out, 238 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 5: you know, till Mother's Day or so, and then you 239 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 5: can compost them or do what you do with them. 240 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 4: Same with the leaves, and that with leaves. 241 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 5: I'll tell you I was out there last week when 242 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 5: it got nice, and I like to leave as much 243 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 5: organic matter out there as I can, especially leaves. But 244 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 5: we had, you know, that early winter, and the leaves 245 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 5: fell after I was thought I was pretty much done 246 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 5: a lot of id Yeah, and they were matted down 247 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 5: an inch or so thick, creating completely anaerobic conditions and 248 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 5: the soil beneath and you don't want that. 249 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 4: You know. 250 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 5: Certain leaves are notorious for it, Maple's, Ginko's oaks, and 251 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 5: things stay fluffier and not as much of a problem. 252 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 5: But when you get out there and you look at 253 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 5: this flat layer of matted down leaves, yeah, cold and 254 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 5: just holding all kinds of water in the ground. 255 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 4: Right, Yeah, that's not a good thing. 256 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 1: I'll tell you. It was a couple of weeks ago, 257 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: is when I did get the blower out and they 258 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: were so wet and madden down around some of the 259 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 1: rhododendron I have in the back that boy getting a 260 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: rake and even having to really work to get that 261 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 1: matted leaves up. 262 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, you know, if you get lucky with the blower, 263 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 5: they kind of fold over right into it and something 264 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 5: you could pick up with a uh you know, a 265 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 5: garden uh uh yeah, pitchfork type of thing. 266 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 4: Uh. 267 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 5: But yeah, when you're when you're just raking them out, 268 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 5: and sometimes that's the best way. Uh Yeah, You're just 269 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 5: kind of rolling them out like an old rug. And yeah, 270 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 5: they's they're cold and wet and you don't want to 271 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 5: touch them, but you kind of have to. 272 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 4: YEA. 273 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: Well, I got those up and then we had that 274 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 1: big wind that blew all the fluffy leaves back up 275 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: into the road denners, which I raked out right away 276 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 1: or blown out, I guess I should say it. Then 277 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: we got the mow in the grass, so starting to 278 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 1: do a little bit of clean up. How about folks 279 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:07,359 Speaker 1: that have some of the ornate grasses, the wild grasses 280 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: and things. I can show you the cuts on my 281 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:12,719 Speaker 1: fingers because I wasn't smart enough to wear gloves because 282 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:16,200 Speaker 1: I only had water or two stalks, and I still 283 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 1: cut my fingers. 284 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 5: Yeah, they can be very sharp. And you know there's 285 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:24,879 Speaker 5: different philosophies on that as well. I like, I like 286 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:28,120 Speaker 5: to remove the stems now before the new growth comes in, 287 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:33,439 Speaker 5: because afterwards it gets so much more difficult. Uh, I 288 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 5: think I missed my chance to burn. I don't know 289 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,399 Speaker 5: what the codes are, what the law is, but to 290 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:42,919 Speaker 5: set an old clump of fire or of grass on 291 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 5: fire is pretty cool. 292 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: If it's it's hard to do a right around your house. 293 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 5: Yeah, you don't want to do it right up against 294 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:53,119 Speaker 5: the house. But so yeah, there's as just a period 295 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 5: of time where that you can kind of get away 296 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:57,480 Speaker 5: with that. But no, you want to cut those back. 297 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 5: You cut if you've already got new growth. You want 298 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 5: to cut just above the new growth. 299 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:06,159 Speaker 1: Right right? Yeah, well I did it. Usually put the 300 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: fire pit to good work. The other day, I've got 301 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 1: a couple of white pines and I've got these pine 302 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:15,439 Speaker 1: cones that are about eight inches long. Yes, it looks 303 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 1: like a hot dog bun. And man, they were all 304 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:23,320 Speaker 1: over and pick those up and those spurned pretty good. 305 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:24,399 Speaker 4: Yeah. 306 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:27,400 Speaker 5: Yeah, anything to do with the pine tree usually burns. Yeah, 307 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 5: pretty pretty strong. 308 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 4: Yeah. 309 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 5: I think this is the reason, really the main reason 310 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 5: for people to have fire pits. It's just time a 311 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 5: year to burn this stuff away. But yeah, they're nice again, 312 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 5: you know, once in a while they have friends around 313 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 5: and drinks and so forth. But the real reason is 314 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 5: get rid of that all the twigs and branches, and. 315 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:49,679 Speaker 1: Boy, a lot of branches out this year too. The 316 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 1: wind we've had. 317 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, it was pretty extreme. 318 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: So I guess from those kind of projects that we 319 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 1: just spoke of, it's not too early. You can get 320 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 1: on those, like right now, at the head of the 321 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:03,120 Speaker 1: weed season two, on those bed. 322 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:04,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's the hard part. 323 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 6: You know. 324 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 5: Maybe if you have a lot of annual weeds in 325 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:10,640 Speaker 5: your beds, it's a good time to pre emerge in downright, 326 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:14,120 Speaker 5: or maybe even a little late for that because there 327 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 5: the cresses and the different things. 328 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 4: They're coming on so fast. 329 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:21,120 Speaker 1: Boy, it never ends. Thanks for joining us. Those are 330 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 1: great tips. Thanks Scott, You're welcome here. 331 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 4: All right. 332 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:27,880 Speaker 1: That's Scott Burline his show Let's Garden with Scott Berlin. 333 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 1: How about that Now let's talk Home IMPROVEMN with Gary Sullivan, 334 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: and you're at home with Gary Sullivan. 335 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 2: Takes it right with a call to Gary Sullivan at 336 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:44,879 Speaker 2: one eight hundred eight two three talk this is at 337 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 2: home with Gary Sullivan. 338 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 1: Recently I visited Dosolar Pump Company in Louisville. We toured 339 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 1: the factory, the innovation building where they train plumbers. 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So here's a question. 378 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:33,639 Speaker 1: This is something I used to ask occasionally Heaven for 379 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:37,199 Speaker 1: a while, is where are you with your house? You know, 380 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:42,640 Speaker 1: springtime is kind of house selling season, summertime house selling season. 381 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 1: It seems like there's more homes. I'm not a realder, 382 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:48,160 Speaker 1: but more homes up for sale. But then we get, 383 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:51,960 Speaker 1: you know, different surveys that come in, where home prices 384 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 1: are where uh, supply is an inventory and uh I 385 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 1: just read this article owning a home stressful? Where are 386 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 1: you with your house? Do you love your house? Would 387 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: you like to move? Would you like to upsize? Would 388 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:13,600 Speaker 1: you like to downsize? What's preventing you from that? Are 389 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 1: you stressed out with your house? And if you have 390 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: some input on that, I'd love to chat about that again. 391 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 1: That phone number is eight hundred eight two three eight 392 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:29,200 Speaker 1: two five five. Have you been talking about doing something 393 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:33,640 Speaker 1: big about the house, a big remodeling job, but it's 394 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:36,119 Speaker 1: kind of stressing you out about it, and maybe the 395 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:39,199 Speaker 1: finances aren't really there. Maybe you've talked about getting a 396 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:44,600 Speaker 1: smaller house, maybe a larger house. Again, where are you 397 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:48,719 Speaker 1: in that whole conversation? We hear about it in the 398 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 1: news affordable housing. We see big subdivisions being built. But 399 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: where are you? Where is your mindset? Just reading an article? 400 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 1: This is interesting six And this was done by a 401 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 1: company called American home Shield. And American home Shield does 402 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:12,199 Speaker 1: home warranties, just so you know, and they did this 403 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:15,679 Speaker 1: study pretty bound study fifty percent men, fifty percent women, 404 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:18,639 Speaker 1: but just you know, four or five thousand people. It 405 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:22,679 Speaker 1: came up with sixty four percent of homeowners say homeownership 406 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 1: is stressful. Is it? Do you feel like home ownership 407 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 1: is stressful? It can be? Is it stressful? Or is 408 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 1: it stressful all the time? It doesn't say just home 409 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 1: ownership is stressful. Seventy four percent of the people worry 410 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: about affording home repairs. I think that's pretty accurate. I'm 411 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: just guessing, but I'm feeling that's pretty accurate. Who doesn't 412 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: worry about the cost of home repair? In three quarters. Yeah, 413 00:24:55,680 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: probably is right. Sixty nine percent of the p people 414 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 1: find home repairs to be overwhelming, so that's kind of surprising. 415 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 1: There are certainly home repairs that are overwhelming. For instance, 416 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 1: if you had a flooded cross base or a flooded 417 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 1: basement and you had to put that together again, that'd 418 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:29,159 Speaker 1: be overwhelming for a lot of us. But if we 419 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 1: have a ding in the wall and we gotta maybe 420 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 1: I don't unpatch that or weather strip a door or 421 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 1: something like that, I don't think that'd be overwhelming for 422 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:49,159 Speaker 1: sixty nine percent of the people. And overwhelming to me 423 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 1: usually means I'm so confused over this, I'm just not 424 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 1: gonna do it. That would be overwhelming. That'd be my 425 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 1: kind of definition overwhelming. It might be well, that's kind 426 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: of challenge, but I can figure this out and I 427 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:05,920 Speaker 1: can get that done. But anyway, that's so, how many 428 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:10,160 Speaker 1: people do you think make home repairs? Eighty three percent 429 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 1: of the respondent said they've had to make a home repair. 430 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 1: Last year twenty twenty five, they had eighty three percent. Yeah, 431 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 1: I believe that that kind of makes sense. And then 432 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:29,200 Speaker 1: who did those repairs? Seventy eight percent of the people 433 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:35,919 Speaker 1: tried to fix the issue themselves fifty two percent some repairs, 434 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 1: twenty six percent did all the repairs. So something to 435 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 1: keep in mind and thene of the things that people 436 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: really you know, what kind of repairs needed in a home. 437 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:56,359 Speaker 1: This is kind of interesting on their statistics. Plumbing was 438 00:26:56,400 --> 00:27:00,440 Speaker 1: fifty six percent of the repairs. I believe that there's 439 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:03,240 Speaker 1: always something going on with plumbing. I even have some 440 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:09,200 Speaker 1: tips to Dan doing plumbing repairs. Air conditioning and furnaces, 441 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:16,120 Speaker 1: hvac okay, thirty four percent, kitchen appliances and my bed 442 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:18,760 Speaker 1: is And it didn't talk about this, but my guess 443 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:23,800 Speaker 1: is this number has grown dramatically over the last five years. 444 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 1: Thirty percent kitchen appliances need repairs, Electric twenty four percent, 445 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:34,720 Speaker 1: roof twenty three percent. And then they kind of broke 446 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:40,160 Speaker 1: it down by states. What had the what were they 447 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:47,639 Speaker 1: stressed about Montana, Nebraska, out west Colorado, raid On, even 448 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 1: northeast Connecticut, raid on, Ohio where we got many of 449 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:59,480 Speaker 1: our listeners, roofing, some pumps, Illinois, molds, South Carolina, those 450 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:03,240 Speaker 1: humid st dates. But anyway, where are you on your house? 451 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:05,959 Speaker 1: That's the question. Feel free to join us, you know, 452 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:08,920 Speaker 1: thinking about moving, want to move, can't afford to move. 453 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: I want a smaller house. I want a bigger house. 454 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:14,800 Speaker 1: The energy rates are killing me. Where is your thoughts 455 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:19,360 Speaker 1: on your home today? Eight hundred eight two three eight 456 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 1: two five five is our number. Let's go to William. William, 457 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:23,800 Speaker 1: you lead us off today. 458 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:27,399 Speaker 7: Welcome, Hey, here we have it, go on this morning. 459 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:28,880 Speaker 1: Doing great? Thanks? 460 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:33,000 Speaker 7: Hey, got a question. First of all, appreciate the service 461 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 7: you provide. Well, thank you at Loyal Lester. 462 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 1: Thank you. 463 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 7: I've got I've got a deck that's seven years old. 464 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:45,719 Speaker 7: It's got two coats of solid stain on it. Okay, 465 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 7: and I'm getting ready to put another coat. Do I 466 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 7: need to strip that or just pressure worship or what 467 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 7: are the steps I need to. 468 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:58,240 Speaker 1: I guess the biggest question, Yeah, the biggest question on 469 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 1: solid color stains is how well is it it hearing? 470 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:05,840 Speaker 1: And why are you putting on, you know, another coat? 471 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:09,600 Speaker 1: Is it faded? Is it peeling? Is it chipping? What's condition? 472 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 7: Is it all of the above? 473 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:18,000 Speaker 1: So it's really not biting into that wood properly, I 474 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:20,160 Speaker 1: guess is that safe to say? 475 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:23,480 Speaker 7: Yeah? Probably so you're probably right. 476 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:26,440 Speaker 1: Okay, And this is solid color stain. This isn't one 477 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:30,280 Speaker 1: of these deck cover up products that you put on 478 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 1: a real real thing. 479 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:35,520 Speaker 7: Okay, I replace a deck where I use that? 480 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, Well, whenever you have a surface coating, which 481 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:45,560 Speaker 1: solid color stain is, it is a coating and it's 482 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:51,040 Speaker 1: peeling or cracking, it's going to be best to strip 483 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:57,560 Speaker 1: it because otherwise you're just applying another coating over a 484 00:29:57,640 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 1: material that's already failing. 485 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 7: Yeah, that's what I thought. 486 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, Unfortunately, that's you know, one of the neat things 487 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:08,480 Speaker 1: about solid color stain is normally, if you said, no, 488 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 1: it looks in good shape, Geary's just kind of you know, 489 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:13,480 Speaker 1: every four or five years it just starts getting a 490 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:16,960 Speaker 1: little faded and it needs a little help, and then 491 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: you know, it's just clean it and put on solid 492 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: color stain. But you know, every time you put another 493 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: layer of stain on it or pain on it, you 494 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:32,040 Speaker 1: build that film up and you you it becomes more 495 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 1: of a challenge to keep that film onto the wood. 496 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:39,560 Speaker 1: And two times in seven years that that seems like 497 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: a lot. It's not hateful enough. Usually you get at 498 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:45,280 Speaker 1: least five years out of it. But if it's not 499 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 1: biting on there, you're gonna have to strip it off 500 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 1: for sure. 501 00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 7: What what kind of what brand product do you recommend? 502 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:57,000 Speaker 1: Boy, there's so many different ones out there now, and 503 00:30:57,160 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 1: I still, uh, I think this when Williams Solid Color 504 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:05,880 Speaker 1: wonder the super Deck is is really good for the price? 505 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:08,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm thinking. 506 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:11,320 Speaker 7: About I'm talking about the stripper itself stripper. 507 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:13,880 Speaker 1: To be honest with you, a lot of them are 508 00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:17,959 Speaker 1: all the same. I would say, are you gonna do 509 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:19,960 Speaker 1: You're gonna do the whole deck. It's just not one 510 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:22,640 Speaker 1: little area, right, Yeah, Yeah. 511 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 7: It's just a deck in the railings are separate. 512 00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:30,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I think I would probably go into get 513 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 1: a Bear deck stripper or shrim Williams deck stripper, super 514 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 1: Deck makes a deck stripper. I don't I don't really 515 00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 1: have a preference. By the blessings of God, I haven't 516 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:43,880 Speaker 1: had to strip of deck. I really don't want to 517 00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 1: do that. But uh, I think in your case, you will. 518 00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:50,880 Speaker 1: But I think they're all pretty Uh, You're you'll be 519 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:53,280 Speaker 1: fine with whatever you do. It's a it's a chore 520 00:31:53,280 --> 00:31:56,280 Speaker 1: of the job, it really is, but you know, it 521 00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 1: just takes time and patience. 522 00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:01,640 Speaker 7: What kind of mess I getting into as far as. 523 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 1: Well, it's a messy job. Yeah, it's a messy job, 524 00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 1: there's no question about it. You'll put a thick layer 525 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:12,560 Speaker 1: of the stripper on and you know, like everything else, 526 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,680 Speaker 1: if you can just let it sit long enough where 527 00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:19,320 Speaker 1: that finish is really bubbling up. It'll tell you to 528 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:21,600 Speaker 1: wash and scrub it. But I'm telling you, the best 529 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:24,800 Speaker 1: thing to do is get like a almost like an 530 00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:27,840 Speaker 1: ice scraper, not one for a car, but an actual 531 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:31,240 Speaker 1: ice scraper where it's a plate. It's about six inches wide, 532 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:33,880 Speaker 1: has a plate and a long handle, and just use 533 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:38,080 Speaker 1: that to remove the film and then follow the washing 534 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:42,000 Speaker 1: down process. I think that's the probably the least messy 535 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:44,880 Speaker 1: way to do it. Don't put that stuff on there. 536 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 1: And I've seen people do this and it's a disaster. 537 00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:50,000 Speaker 1: You know. They'll put it on there, the finish will 538 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 1: start melting, and then they'll get a pressure washer out 539 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:55,080 Speaker 1: there to clean it off. Goes fast. Yeah, but man, 540 00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: that stuff's going everywhere. 541 00:32:57,880 --> 00:33:04,400 Speaker 7: Okay, Well I've got a surface uh washer, so oh okay, 542 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:05,160 Speaker 7: that'll help. 543 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:08,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, sure, Yeah, you won't be blown it around, that's 544 00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:10,480 Speaker 1: for sure. I still would probably get as much of 545 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 1: that surface off with like a big ice craper first, 546 00:33:14,280 --> 00:33:16,640 Speaker 1: and then maybe even and you're not gonna get it 547 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:19,040 Speaker 1: all off on the first try, then maybe reapply, let 548 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 1: it's sit and then use a surfacewasher. 549 00:33:22,440 --> 00:33:25,960 Speaker 7: Okay, well once again, I appreciate. 550 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:27,760 Speaker 1: You brother, all right, take care, good luck to you. 551 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:31,719 Speaker 1: All right, all right, thank you much, appreciate it. All right, 552 00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:33,560 Speaker 1: we'll take a break and we got Mark and Tom 553 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:35,480 Speaker 1: and Kathy. 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Welcome, Hey Gary, 600 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:40,440 Speaker 1: how are you doing fine? 601 00:36:40,480 --> 00:36:43,040 Speaker 4: Thanks good? Hey. 602 00:36:43,120 --> 00:36:45,919 Speaker 6: I replaced all of our windows a couple of years 603 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:50,000 Speaker 6: ago with kilkie, and about six months later the humidity 604 00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:53,440 Speaker 6: went through the roof in our basement. And it's not 605 00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:55,880 Speaker 6: a walkout. So I've been listening to you for years. 606 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:59,319 Speaker 6: Got to breathe right. Put that in that didn't do 607 00:36:59,360 --> 00:37:04,280 Speaker 6: the trick right. Now I have breathe right. And a 608 00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:07,880 Speaker 6: A just a portable st humidifier. But I'd like to 609 00:37:07,880 --> 00:37:11,160 Speaker 6: get to something that's more permanent. But the other problem 610 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:17,080 Speaker 6: is last year, sorry, I've been working outside a lot 611 00:37:17,080 --> 00:37:22,920 Speaker 6: of people, I noticed that the breathe right was pulling 612 00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:28,000 Speaker 6: an air from the exhaust fans and creating condensation in 613 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:30,000 Speaker 6: those fans when we would turn them on. So I 614 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:33,360 Speaker 6: eventually had to turn the breathe right off completely and 615 00:37:33,560 --> 00:37:37,480 Speaker 6: just rely on that portable st humidifier. And I was 616 00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:38,960 Speaker 6: just wondering if you had any. 617 00:37:41,280 --> 00:37:44,120 Speaker 1: Are you talking about the easy Breathe ventilation system? 618 00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:46,759 Speaker 6: Oh? Sorry, easy breathe, easy. 619 00:37:46,480 --> 00:37:52,040 Speaker 1: Breath, that's right now. But no, yeah, I've hit I've 620 00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:55,000 Speaker 1: had one probably for fifteen years. I have not noticed 621 00:37:55,080 --> 00:38:00,319 Speaker 1: or have not had the problem with the ex loss 622 00:38:00,360 --> 00:38:03,520 Speaker 1: events pulling the air down through there though. That is 623 00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:08,480 Speaker 1: a supply of fresh air, so yeah, it's certainly a possibility. 624 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:10,200 Speaker 1: Did it reduce it at all? 625 00:38:12,760 --> 00:38:16,640 Speaker 6: No, That's why I had to get the mobile unit 626 00:38:16,719 --> 00:38:19,120 Speaker 6: or the little you know, standalone unit to put that 627 00:38:19,239 --> 00:38:21,640 Speaker 6: into the basement's. 628 00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:26,160 Speaker 1: It's really weird. I some years I have to use it. 629 00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:28,919 Speaker 1: Do you amidifyre with the easy breath? There's other years 630 00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:31,440 Speaker 1: last year, I didn't even turn it on, and I 631 00:38:31,480 --> 00:38:34,080 Speaker 1: haven't turned it on this year yet either, So there's 632 00:38:34,080 --> 00:38:39,120 Speaker 1: some very going on there. But let's get that under control. 633 00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:41,480 Speaker 1: What is the humidity level in that basement? 634 00:38:44,080 --> 00:38:47,200 Speaker 6: I typically have it's set around fifty to fifty five. 635 00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:52,760 Speaker 6: That's when the dumidifier kicks on and the easy breathe 636 00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:53,200 Speaker 6: kicks on. 637 00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:56,120 Speaker 1: Okay, well, the first thing I would do is I 638 00:38:56,160 --> 00:38:58,879 Speaker 1: would run the easy breathe on all the time. It's 639 00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:03,160 Speaker 1: very inexpensive to run it. That's the way I have mindset. 640 00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:08,759 Speaker 1: I mean, fifty to fifty five in a basement is 641 00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:14,360 Speaker 1: not hateful. I mean it's probably as good as you 642 00:39:14,400 --> 00:39:16,680 Speaker 1: can expect, to be quite honest, because there's a lot 643 00:39:16,719 --> 00:39:19,760 Speaker 1: of water vapor that moves through the walls and different 644 00:39:19,800 --> 00:39:22,000 Speaker 1: things like that. I thought you were going to tell 645 00:39:22,080 --> 00:39:26,160 Speaker 1: me sixty five seventy percent. Usually if mine ever gets 646 00:39:26,200 --> 00:39:28,960 Speaker 1: to there, and it didn't last year, that's when I 647 00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:31,160 Speaker 1: kind of like panic and make sure I got things 648 00:39:31,719 --> 00:39:35,400 Speaker 1: going the way they're supposed to be going. So if 649 00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:38,560 Speaker 1: you run fifty to fifty five, I don't think that's 650 00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:42,400 Speaker 1: all that bad. Now, if you're getting that, what I 651 00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:47,279 Speaker 1: would recommend is let's not use the the deumidifier, and 652 00:39:47,400 --> 00:39:50,200 Speaker 1: let's put that easy breathe on on. Just let it 653 00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:53,359 Speaker 1: run all the time, and let's just see where it is. 654 00:39:53,560 --> 00:39:57,920 Speaker 1: I'm not saying you're not gonna need the deumidifier, but 655 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:00,600 Speaker 1: let's just try it and see where we are. Those 656 00:40:00,719 --> 00:40:04,600 Speaker 1: windows probably have a little bit to do with it. 657 00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:10,600 Speaker 1: It's keeping the air inside the house and we're breathing, 658 00:40:10,760 --> 00:40:15,200 Speaker 1: we're exhausting water vapors coming through the foundation. It's not 659 00:40:15,560 --> 00:40:19,279 Speaker 1: escaping as well. That's why they're so energy efficient. Are 660 00:40:19,320 --> 00:40:21,839 Speaker 1: they sweating at all? Is there any moisture on the 661 00:40:21,840 --> 00:40:22,880 Speaker 1: inside those windows? 662 00:40:24,640 --> 00:40:27,200 Speaker 6: No, the windows have been great, okay, And I should 663 00:40:27,800 --> 00:40:32,920 Speaker 6: just clarify the humidity originally was close to eighty percent, 664 00:40:33,239 --> 00:40:36,040 Speaker 6: you know, when I discovered the issue, and actually there 665 00:40:36,080 --> 00:40:39,120 Speaker 6: was even some start of some white mold on the walls, 666 00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:42,640 Speaker 6: and that's why I panicked and did the easy breathe 667 00:40:42,680 --> 00:40:45,680 Speaker 6: and then I just had that for a summer, but 668 00:40:45,800 --> 00:40:47,920 Speaker 6: it just it couldn't keep up. And I had a 669 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:51,640 Speaker 6: humid a stat down there and it was still high sixties, 670 00:40:51,680 --> 00:40:54,399 Speaker 6: low seventies. And then that's when I got the part 671 00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:56,440 Speaker 6: of ale dehumidifier. 672 00:40:55,640 --> 00:40:59,080 Speaker 1: And that makes a lot of sense. So what do 673 00:40:59,120 --> 00:41:02,319 Speaker 1: you think is causing all the humidity? That's a lot. 674 00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:05,080 Speaker 1: If you're run eighty percent in your basement, that's a lot, 675 00:41:06,239 --> 00:41:07,960 Speaker 1: and you will start developing mold. 676 00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:11,880 Speaker 6: Yeah. To be honest with you, I don't know. Like 677 00:41:11,960 --> 00:41:13,719 Speaker 6: I said, I've been listening to you for years. I've 678 00:41:13,760 --> 00:41:16,239 Speaker 6: done all the you know, making sure the water goes 679 00:41:16,280 --> 00:41:19,200 Speaker 6: away from the house. And you know, the only thing 680 00:41:19,239 --> 00:41:21,800 Speaker 6: I could think of is it is a finished basement. 681 00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:26,320 Speaker 6: But somehow sealed the walls and the floor to maybe 682 00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:29,680 Speaker 6: prevent that. We even have a radion a radar, sorry fan, 683 00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:33,479 Speaker 6: you know, in the one corner. So I'm not sure 684 00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:37,920 Speaker 6: where because we don't have any any other water anywhere else. 685 00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:40,040 Speaker 6: I even sealed the some pump, so I'm not getting 686 00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:41,560 Speaker 6: any moisture out of that. 687 00:41:41,800 --> 00:41:46,319 Speaker 1: Well, where are you on the first floor? In terms 688 00:41:46,360 --> 00:41:49,560 Speaker 1: of humidity, it's not bad. 689 00:41:50,480 --> 00:41:53,279 Speaker 6: I want to say, probably in the fifties, but I 690 00:41:53,280 --> 00:41:55,400 Speaker 6: don't even track it any longer. I just have the 691 00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:57,920 Speaker 6: one humid a stat in the basement just because that's 692 00:41:57,920 --> 00:41:58,879 Speaker 6: where the problem's been. 693 00:41:59,360 --> 00:42:03,120 Speaker 1: Sure. Remember, the humidity in a basement will create eventually 694 00:42:03,160 --> 00:42:07,080 Speaker 1: a stack effect. It'll start building building it'll get to 695 00:42:07,160 --> 00:42:11,320 Speaker 1: the first floor if if it's a severe enough issue. 696 00:42:11,360 --> 00:42:18,680 Speaker 1: Is there a cross space down there that's connected. Nope, nope, no, no, 697 00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:26,320 Speaker 1: And you're running even all all the fans, you're running upstairs. Uh, 698 00:42:26,480 --> 00:42:30,520 Speaker 1: when showering, cooking that type of thing. Also, yeah, okay. 699 00:42:30,760 --> 00:42:34,440 Speaker 6: Right, And even last year, we did replace the AC 700 00:42:34,600 --> 00:42:37,279 Speaker 6: in furnace and they downsized it a little bit because 701 00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:39,640 Speaker 6: I told them what the situation was, to see if 702 00:42:40,040 --> 00:42:43,400 Speaker 6: andy the previous AC was a little larger than it 703 00:42:43,480 --> 00:42:46,759 Speaker 6: needed to be, and they said, downsizing may help just 704 00:42:46,760 --> 00:42:49,120 Speaker 6: because it will run a little bit longer and pull 705 00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:50,080 Speaker 6: that humidity out. 706 00:42:50,600 --> 00:42:53,120 Speaker 4: Yeah. Have you had I'm not sure. 707 00:42:55,040 --> 00:42:58,399 Speaker 6: We had on for one day, uh, you know, two 708 00:42:58,440 --> 00:43:01,239 Speaker 6: weeks ago, but it was. We replaced it a year ago, 709 00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:03,480 Speaker 6: so it was on all summer, okay. 710 00:43:03,680 --> 00:43:06,120 Speaker 1: And how was the humidity in the basement last summer? 711 00:43:08,880 --> 00:43:12,760 Speaker 6: To be honest with you, I let the humidifier run. 712 00:43:13,040 --> 00:43:16,439 Speaker 6: I did turn easy breathed off just because we had 713 00:43:16,440 --> 00:43:21,359 Speaker 6: water coming through the basement bathroom exhausts vent as well 714 00:43:21,400 --> 00:43:24,600 Speaker 6: as the first floor half bath. And I even I 715 00:43:24,640 --> 00:43:28,680 Speaker 6: did check the flaps on the outside make sure that 716 00:43:28,719 --> 00:43:32,960 Speaker 6: there wasn't any you know, garbage there blocking it, but 717 00:43:33,080 --> 00:43:34,120 Speaker 6: those were clean too. 718 00:43:34,880 --> 00:43:39,440 Speaker 1: So the easy breeze will pull air from vents, but 719 00:43:39,640 --> 00:43:43,000 Speaker 1: I don't know why it would be sweating and causing 720 00:43:43,080 --> 00:43:45,920 Speaker 1: that dripping. One thing I will say, if you did 721 00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:49,960 Speaker 1: have the air conditioning on, do make sure that you 722 00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:56,360 Speaker 1: have You're not running the fan on auto, okay, or 723 00:43:56,480 --> 00:43:58,719 Speaker 1: you're running the fan on auto you don't have it on. 724 00:44:00,440 --> 00:44:04,200 Speaker 1: That is going to make a big difference. Also. And 725 00:44:04,400 --> 00:44:07,600 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what Mark, I'd like to continuous conversation. 726 00:44:07,920 --> 00:44:11,240 Speaker 1: I'm not sure I'm going to have an answer for everything, 727 00:44:11,280 --> 00:44:14,000 Speaker 1: but if you've got a couple other questions, uh, we 728 00:44:14,040 --> 00:44:16,080 Speaker 1: can certainly get you on the other side of the hour. 729 00:44:16,200 --> 00:44:20,239 Speaker 1: If you've heard enough, I appreciate your call. And we've 730 00:44:20,280 --> 00:44:23,719 Speaker 1: got Dan, Tom and Kathy and uh, if you'd like 731 00:44:23,760 --> 00:44:25,880 Speaker 1: to join us do so. We're talking about your home 732 00:44:25,960 --> 00:44:29,480 Speaker 1: and yep, humidity is getting back into the play, that's 733 00:44:29,520 --> 00:44:33,360 Speaker 1: for sure. We'll continue at home with Gary Sullivan. 734 00:44:50,120 --> 00:44:52,319 Speaker 2: Start a project and don't know how to finish it 735 00:44:52,320 --> 00:44:56,240 Speaker 2: and call Gary at two three talk You're at home 736 00:44:56,520 --> 00:44:57,520 Speaker 2: with Gary Soliva 737 00:45:01,400 --> 00:45:11,080 Speaker 4: Identifica