Homeowner's Friend Podcast
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Podcast Description
Finaly, a podcast for those needing indepth information on Home Ownership!
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Clean143 – Alternative ways to provide some back-up power to your home | Today we discuss some alternative ways to provide some back-up power to your home. These include emergency-lights, battery light systems, UPS's, and battery - inverter systems. These are all limited in their abilities to provide power, | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean142 – Challenges in Finishing a Basement | This show looks at some of the challenges that come from finishing off a basement including moisture control, utilities, and access. - Picture courtesy: A&A Design Build Remodeling, Inc. on Flickr (creative commons) http://4aadesign.wordpress.com/ | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean141 – Regions – Mid Atlantic | The next in our series on regions covering the Mid Atlantic states from New Jersey to West Virginia. | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean140 – The Importance of Good Plans | Today's show looks at why good planning is essential in any major home project. From saving money, to specifying materials to making sure they're installed correctly, a good plan is an essential road map to getting where you want to go. | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean139 – More on Neutrals | This show answers the two questions posed in the last show, that is: - 1/ What happens when you "loose" a grouind - 2/ If the neutral is the other conductor for both power feed legs, why is it not larger in capacity to handle the current from both le... | 5/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean138 – “To Bond or Not to Bond” All about Grounds and Neutrals in Electrical Panels | This show attempts to explain how to deal with Grounds and Neutrals in breaker boxes / load centers. I have gotten so many questions on this - it's been due! Enjoy. | 4/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | CleanVideo137b – Short Strasburg Train Video | Just a short video from the Strasburg Rail Museum as a part of the PA episode showing the beautiful PA countryside in Amish Country. Train is powered by coal fired steam locomotives - the way it used to be! Taken with my I-Phone. | 4/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean137 – Regions – Pennsylvania | The third in this series covering the great Commonwealth of PA! - Amish Buggy Rides Information on the Amish Hershey Park Gettysburg National Military Park - Philly Attractions Strasburg Rail Road Strasburgh Caboose Motel! | 4/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | CleanVideo136 – Video – How to install a Service Entrance | This is a new video that explains the Service Entrance and how to install one. It also covers how the electricity is fed to your home via the Primary and Secondary power lines and the transformer. - Watch on here or on YouTube. | 4/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean135 – Regions – New York State and City | This is the second show in a short series looking at some regions of our great country from the Host's prospective. New York State, City and Long Island are three very different places and this show looks at all three briefly. | 4/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean134 – Fire Safety | Due to a rash of recent fatal house fires here in CT, I decided to do a reminder show on fire safety. I will focus on smoke detectors and fire extinguishers. PLEASE CHECK YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS! - Christmas Eve Fire mentioned on podcast, | 4/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean133 – Regions – Northeast | This is the start of a short series looking at some regions of our great country from the Host's prospective. I know a lot of people are being forced to move for financial or other reasons, so I thought that some of you may be interested in my take on.. | 4/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean132 – App Review – Waze | A review of an app that I have found to be pretty cool! It's a navigation program (application) that is available for the iPhone, Android, Blackberry, and Nokia smart phones. It has turn by turn instructions, like most navigation apps, | 4/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean131 – Irene and Patios | A short cast on the effects of Irene on CT and why you need to prepare for such storms and a short piece on patios as the result of a listener question. - | 9/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean130 – Home Heating | A show on a topic that many do not want to think about now! But, the cool weather is coming and now is the time to plan for the long winter. This show looks at the types of fuels and systems that are available to heat your home. Any questions? | 8/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean128 – Wetland and Watercourse Crossings | A show looking how to install a good wetland or watercourse crossing. We cover selecting the best place to put one in, they types, and some details on how to actually install it. - Here is a good video on how to install the geo-textile mat I mentioned. | 7/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean127 – Invasive Plants | A show explaining what invasive plants are, why they are a problem, and how to look out for them. - | 7/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean126 – Home Security | This show covers ways to help protect your home from burglary or home invasion. Though the topic is not one that one wants to think about, it is something we need to think about. | 7/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean125 – Safety Tips for the Homeowner | A few tips to use to inspect your property to help ensure there are no significant safety concerns. | 6/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean124 – Two Q’s on Trucks and A/Cs | A quick show looking at two questions, one - what kind of truck should I get? The answer - get a trailer! Second, should I let my A/C guy put my new unit in the attic and which unit should I buy? Listen for my input to help these homeowners. | 6/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 20 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
From the Ground Up
Good organized information delivered well. Helpful
If you rent or own, you should listen to this podcast.
This is a great podcast! I work in facility. Maintenance and I learned a little something from every episode I heard. Great job guy! I'll keep listening and telling friends so keep it up. Thanks!
The Dude is Driving & Doing this Podcast!
Amazing that, while behind the wheel, and usually in trafiic, a technical description of various residential construction steps is being recorded. Very useful information. I am a residential architect and get a lot of this podcast. Nice Work
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