Ask This Old House

Show Descriptions

Original Air Date: Week of March 20, 2003

Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey is off to Chicago to help homeowner Dave Skena install a new garbage disposer. Back in the loft, Richard, general contractor Tom Silva, landscape contractor Roger Cook, and host Steve Thomas examine two unfamiliar objects and try to guess how they're used. Outside the barn, Roger and hearing protection expert Dr. Mark Stephenson test the decibel level of several power tools. Inside, they show Tom several new types of hearing protection.

Kitchen Disposer

Grand Appliance
Where to Find It
www.kitchenaid.com

What Is It?

"Pocket Kicker" manufactured by:
Where to Find It
www.diversifiedtools.com

Hearing Protection

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Where to Find It
www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/noise/

National Hearing Conservation Association

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