Richard installs a shutoff valve for washing machine supply hoses; Ross and Heath discuss the progression of EV chargers; Jenn discusses ornamental grasses; Nathan helps a homeowner repair her deck.
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Richard Trethewey explains why installing an automatic shutoff valve for washing machine supply hoses prevents flooding; Ross Trethewey and Heath Eastman discuss electric vehicle chargers and the role EV chargers will play in the future; Jenn Nawada discusses a variety of ornamental grasses; Nathan Gilbert helps a homeowner repair her deck by replacing rotted hangers and re-securing the joist.
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All About Ornamental Grasses
Jenn discussed a variety of ornamental grasses, including miscanthus “morning light,” miscanthus “adagio”, panium vergatum “purple tears,” and hakonechloa “Japanese forest grass.” These can be found at some home centers and most nurseries.
Expert assistance with this segment was provided by Stonegate Gardens [https://www.stonegategardens.com/].
What’s New with EV Chargers
Working with the electric panel and high voltage wiring associated with electric vehicles can be dangerous, so Heath recommends that EV chargers [https://amzn.to/3v3NgvH] should only be installed by licensed professionals.
Heath and Ross discussed a variety of topics related to electric vehicle chargers. In general, Level 1 EV Chargers will come with the purchase of an electric vehicle. Level 2 chargers, and the variety of materials associated with an installation, can be found at home centers and electric supply stores.
How to Prevent Flooding in an Upstairs Laundry Room
Richard replaced the standard hot and cold washing machine shutoff valves with an Automatic Washing Machine Shut Off [https://amzn.to/3uZ3s18], which is manufactured by Watts [https://www.watts.com/].
The other tools and materials Richard needed to remove the valves and make the new connections, including the braided, stainless steel hoses, the PEX piping and connections, and the PVC glue, can all be found at home centers.
How to Replace a Deck Joist Hanger
Nathan replaced the rotted joist hangers with 2×8” Face-Mount Galvanized Joist Hangers [https://amzn.to/3fut7YZ], which are manufactured by Simpson Strong-Tie [https://www.strongtie.com/] and can be found at most home centers.
To resecure the deck boards to the joist, Nathan used a drill driver and 2” Deckmate star drive coated deck screws [https://amzn.to/3hE0Ba5], which can also be found at home centers.
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Remember it’s induction so anything magnetic can also heat (like a inductive stove). I’d never charge in the garage while sleeping🔥
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Richaahd that plastic valve is not peace of mind …
Don’t like electric cars and will never buy one they will not hold up .
Old episode, repeat.
More like a UPS, than a generator. The car is not generating anything.
17:36 — Just the tip!
What if the house loses power? How does that affect the electronic washer water valve?
At 10:47 he goes to shut-off the hot water for the washing machine. Look at it close as the entire valve assembly turns and not just the handle lol. These guys and their eyebrows.
I'd hate to see the electric bill at the end of the month when my car is charging drawing 240 volts all night, every night.
Like my gas powered car it recharges in 5 mins. I can drive 600 plus miles on one tank. Hybrid really should be the focus we are trying to jump before we hop.
I turn the water off every time I’m done with the washing machine.
It's unfortunately ironic that in a search for efficiency we're moving to behemoth electric vehicles with batteries that, on their own, are nearly the weight of entire sub compact cars. And while we do that, those sub compacts are disappearing from the market. It has gotten to the point that the US NTSB is now making cautionary statements about the risks associated with these gargantuan vehicles due to their enormous mass.
I just had a 3 yr old braided washing machine hose leak. I am always checking them as it has happed before in another home and caused $$$ in damage. In short order it did a lot of damage to this laundry room. I shut the valves off when I leave the house. To add to the mess the valves won’t shut off all the way now. I would rather have laundry in the garage! If your going to have a laundry room in side the house it should be treated as a wet room with tile up the walls and a drain. That should be code across the country. Just my opinion. I will be getting this auto shut off box to replace the bad one thanks for the info.
Too bad you had to do that deck job in the winter. I would have made it a spring project.
Wouldn’t be a proper episode if Richard doesn’t say “full city water pressure”
Thing that concerns me even though it shouldn't is when electric car catch on fire due to battery failure or any other reason. I have now heard from 3 sources, 1 being it actually happening in our town so from firefighters- That when electric car is on fire in garage, let's say, underneath apartment building, the fire can't be extuinghished ! They have to pull the car while still on fire out from the building and put it in a massive tank of water for a week or so. I heard this fire can be so strong to disrupt the construction of concrete in mentioned garage or place….. Did noone really thought about that? What if my car catches on fire on road and they can't extinguish the fire nor pull me out ? I would be left there as a way too well done steak !
13:45 LOL they even make the homeowner don their sponsored carhartt clothes!
Deck Repair: Why is she wearing safety glasses and not him. Looks like he is exposed to eye damage more than her? Sorry I see he was wearing them but not all the time.
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Umm, you can get 7 MPH on a 20 amp circuit with a mobile charger.
It goes to elEven! LOL Kevin!
Induction charging for phones is ~85% as efficient as just plugging it in. Unless the car can stance itself to lay on the floor, how much worse would it be for a car when it has a lot more distance between the pad and battery?
A Level 1, 110v, 16A EV charging cable will only provide about 2 miles/hour of charging, not 4-5 miles/hour.
I do turn off my water to my washer when we don't use it. Just to hopefully prevent a leak. I finally changed my hoses, as a preventative measure, after about 11 yrs. They still looked great, just didn't want to chance it when I was washing and water was on.
You say no one ever turns off the water to the washer. Well you can’t say that any more. You see we had Two Major washer happening one it just kept filling and one a hose broke. I installed a single lever shut off and both the wife and I use it religiously EVERY TIME we use the washer. It took us twice to get the message I guess I should have went for the PHD like my mom wanted me to.😂