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Episode #326

Installing window boxes on brick siding, making plumbing connections, installing a "drip strip" … more

Episode #325

Installing fluorescent light fixtures, landscaping software, replacing an aluminum baseboard heat cover
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Episode #324

Installing an electronic air cleaner, removing ice from a walkway, venting a bathroom fan.… more

Episode #323

Clearing a clogged vent stack, building a backyard ice rinks… more

Episode #322

Riding lawnmowers, garbage disposers, and replacing a rotting wooden threshold… more

Episode #321

Original Air Date: Week of February 21, 2005

General contractor Tom Silva shows host Kevin O'Connor what's inside a typical residential electrical service panel. Then, master electrician Allen Gallant helps homeowner Steve Bankowitz of Burlington, Massachusetts install a new 220-volt receptacle in his garage-turned-woodshop. Landscape contractor Roger Cook shows Kevin what types of hand tools every home gardener should own. Then, the crew asks "What is it?" in the Ask This Old House loft. Later, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps homeowner Scott Jones of Arlington, Massachusetts install a macerating toilet in his basement.



Installing a 220 Volt Receptacle
Master electrician Allen Gallant installs a 220-volt receptacle in a garage for a stationary band saw. First, he inspects the sub-panel to see if it has enough capacity. Then, he runs metal-clad (MC) cable from the sub-panel to the new receptacle and makes the necessary connections.

Where to Find It: Master electrician:
Allen Gallant
Gallant Electric, Inc.
4C YD Road
Bedford, MA 01730
781-862-4636

MC cable, old-work boxes, receptacles and breakers can be purchased at your local electrical supply house or home center.

Gardening Hand Tools
Landscaping contractor Roger Cook shows Kevin some hand tools that every gardener should own.

Where to Find It
Garden hand tools can be purchased at your local nursery, garden center or home center.

What Is It?
Roger showed a device for holding corncobs to divert squirrels from bird feeders.

Where to Find It: Corn Trapper Spring Squirrel Feeder
Heritage Farms/Century Tool & Manufacturing Company, Inc.
800-845-2473

Installing a Macerating Toilet
Richard installed a macerating toilet in a newly-finished basement. He connected the macerating unit to previously-installed water supply, waste, and vent lines. He then connected the toilet to the macerator, plugged the unit into a 110-volt GFCI outlet, and turned on the water.

Where to Find It: Saniplus macerating toilet
Saniflo
519-824-1134
800-363-5874

Other plumbing supplies can be purchased at your local plumbing supply house or home center.

Episode #320

Leveling a floor, fixing a leaky water shut-off valve, air compressors… more

Episode #319

Composting, and removing a house trap… more

Episode #318

Unclogging bathtub drains, exploring alternatives to window weights and planting a low-maintenance garden … more

Episode #317

Replacing rotted deck balusters, and connecting an icemaker, and stripping wallpaper
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Episode #316

Replicating moldings, fixing an unlevel patio, and stripping wallpaper
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Episode #315

Replacing an old storm window, winterizing shrubs, and using carbon monoxide detectors
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Episode #314

Repairing a glass door, and pruning a Pin Oak
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Episode #313

Planting a new lawn, and replacing a kitchen sink
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Episode #312

Repairing cracked stucco, cleaning a lawnmower, and installing a dehumidifier pump
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Episode #311

Learning about ladder safety and rebuilding a crumbling retaining wall
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Episode #310

Silencing a noisy toilet, cutting crown molding, and replacing broken tile
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Episode #309

Repairing leaky valves, replacing a cellar door, and repairing a leaky drip irrigation hose
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Episode #308

Installing adjustable shelves, identifying a plastic guard for a tree trunk, and testing your soil before planting
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Episode #307

Relacing a water heater's anode rod, installing a rain diverter, identifying a gutter cleaner and no-caulk flashing, and installing thermostatic valves on steam radiators
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Episode #306

Adding window boxes, identifying a cordless drill holder, and how to install sod
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Episode #305

Removing damaged bolts and screws; creating a walkway edge; What Is It?; jacking up a porch to fix a rotting post
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Episode #304

Cutting a kitchen pass-through; What Is It?; stopping a toilet from running… more

Episode #303

Repairing a fence, restoring hot water by fixing an anti-scald valve, and installing a keyless chuck on an older drill
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Episode #302

Replacing a clogged trap, brick walkway patterns, and covering a cracked ceiling with drywall
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Episode #301

Edging a garden bed, choosing drill bits, identifying a nail finder, and how to use a fire extinguisher. … more