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<v Speaker 1>KF I AM six forty. You're listening to Dean Sharp

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<v Speaker 1>The House Whisper on demand on the iHeart Radio app.

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<v Speaker 2>AM I Am six forty and live streaming.

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<v Speaker 1>In HD everywhere on the iHeart Radio app. Welcome home,

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<v Speaker 1>my friend. I am Dean Sharp the House Whisper. I

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<v Speaker 1>design custom homes. I build a few custom homes. And

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<v Speaker 1>today and this weekend, most importantly, I am your guide

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<v Speaker 1>to better understanding that place where you live. Today on

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<v Speaker 1>the show, oh you know what we're gonna do today,

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<v Speaker 1>we're taking calls. It's an all calls weekend. I'm calling it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm calling it because we have spent the last eight

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<v Speaker 1>years talking about fires. No, that's a little extreme, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's been it's been a few weeks, has it not

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<v Speaker 1>here in southern California, and we have all it's been

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<v Speaker 1>all hands on deck talking about information that you need

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<v Speaker 1>in regarding the wildfire events here in southern California. And

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<v Speaker 1>of course they're not over, and of course the devastation

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<v Speaker 1>that they've left in their path is far from over,

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<v Speaker 1>is just beginning in its implications, and of course our

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<v Speaker 1>hearts continue to go out to the tens of thousands

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<v Speaker 1>of people who have been affected by these fires and

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<v Speaker 1>all that that entails, and rest assured. In the weeks ahead,

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<v Speaker 1>we will be continuing to address these issues at the

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<v Speaker 1>appropriate moments and to help you. If you have been

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<v Speaker 1>victimized by these fires or are looking to make sure

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<v Speaker 1>that your home is not victimized by future fires, We're here.

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<v Speaker 1>I am here to help you through all of that.

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<v Speaker 1>But this morning, this morning, and tomorrow, let's just take

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<v Speaker 1>a breath. The wind events have come to a close

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<v Speaker 1>for now. There's no foreseeable wind events in the future.

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<v Speaker 1>The major fires that have been threatening us, we have definitely,

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<v Speaker 1>without question, turned a corner on them. Quick update on

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<v Speaker 1>that status. The Palisades Fire has not gained any ground

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<v Speaker 1>in days and days and days. It is currently seventy

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<v Speaker 1>nine percent contained the Palisades Fire, and that is really

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<v Speaker 1>really good news. The Eaten fire out in Altadena ninety

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<v Speaker 1>five percent contained as of this morning, again having not

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<v Speaker 1>gained any ground in the several days. The Hues fire

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<v Speaker 1>out by the Lake Castake is eighty seven percent contained.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course there are a couple other fires on

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<v Speaker 1>the map. Technically, the Lagunafire, which sprung up in the

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<v Speaker 1>camer Rillo area already ninety percent contained, no wind events

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<v Speaker 1>in the immediate future, cold weather starting in here for

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<v Speaker 1>southern California at least, weather in the forties and fifties,

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<v Speaker 1>and rain rain on the way. So what does that

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<v Speaker 1>mean for us? It means that we're just going to

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<v Speaker 1>take a breath, that's all. And I want to take

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<v Speaker 1>a breath with you. And of course if you want

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about fire related things, absolutely, but also anything

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<v Speaker 1>else regarding your home design, construction, DIY concerns, whatever the

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<v Speaker 1>case may be. The number to reach me eight three

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<v Speaker 1>three two, Ask Dean eight three three. The numeral two

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<v Speaker 1>Ask Dean eight three three two Ask Dean. Producer Richie

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<v Speaker 1>is standing by. The phone lines are open. He is

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<v Speaker 1>ready to take your calls. So give me a call.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk. Let's let's fill the morning up with with

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<v Speaker 1>uh as as just as much deep breath as we can,

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<v Speaker 1>because you know what, we've earned it, you have absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>earned it. Here is our awesome team. Sam is on

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<v Speaker 1>the board. Good morning, dam Good morning Dean. How's it going, brother? Good?

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<v Speaker 1>You got our our not filled live studio audience under

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<v Speaker 1>control there. It's really hard to wrangle them in, but

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<v Speaker 1>we're doing our best. Sounds good, sounds good. I'm sorry, babe,

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<v Speaker 1>what what was that? Oh? You need volume? Okay, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, I got you, I got you. Boom. Eileen

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<v Speaker 1>Gonzalez at the news desk. Good morning, Eileen, Good morning, sunshine.

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<v Speaker 1>How's it going good? Good? You know what? Just feel

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a little relaxed. It's gonna be a relaxing morning,

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<v Speaker 1>I hope here, and we're gonna have as much fun

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<v Speaker 1>as we can here on the program. And it's just

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be Uh, it's gonna be good. I hope it

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<v Speaker 1>stays cloudy and the rain comes as soon as possible.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking forward to that rain for sure. Yes, thunderstorms tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh that would be. That would be glorious. Yeah. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>from Texas. I love thunderstorms. Thunder uh. Sitting across the

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<v Speaker 1>table from me, my better half, my does that look

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<v Speaker 1>at her? Good Lord, my best friend in all the world.

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<v Speaker 1>Tina is here. Welcome home. I turned your mic on.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that was the last minute thing. I'm like, well, wait,

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<v Speaker 1>you have a beagle with you. Do you have a

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<v Speaker 1>cup of coffee?

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<v Speaker 3>Yep?

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<v Speaker 1>I have my coffee. All right, y'all, here's the thing. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if you just want to hear me yack

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<v Speaker 1>all morning, then that's fine. But it's time to pour

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<v Speaker 1>yourself a cup of coffee and dial that phone. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>talk about your house. Eight three three two Ask Dean.

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<v Speaker 1>There are zero calls on the board right now. By

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<v Speaker 1>the time we come back from the break. Let's hope

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<v Speaker 1>that we've got some I've got things to talk about.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course when do I not? But I'd much rather

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<v Speaker 1>talk to you about your home now. Is your shot,

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<v Speaker 1>especially after all of this time that we've spent on

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<v Speaker 1>fire coverage, and the fact that it's Saturday morning and

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<v Speaker 1>that it's early. Traffic is very light here on the

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<v Speaker 1>phone waves. Oh, there's one call coming in, but there

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<v Speaker 1>is room for you. Eight three three two ask Dean.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna get to it, can't by Dean Shark the

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<v Speaker 1>house whisper. Hey, whether your home is a condo, a cottage,

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<v Speaker 1>or a castle, it matters not. I am here to

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<v Speaker 1>help you take it to the next level. We're taking

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<v Speaker 1>calls this morning. Just I hope you have a warm

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<v Speaker 1>beverage near you. I hope you are warm and comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>on this dark, cool Saturday morning here in southern California

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<v Speaker 1>or wherever you are listening to us from, and we

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<v Speaker 1>are just taking a breather from all of the trials

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<v Speaker 1>and tribulations and just taking calls as we do from

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<v Speaker 1>time to time. The number to reach me eight three

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<v Speaker 1>three two. Ask Dean eight three three the numeral two,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you just spell out ask Dean eight three

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<v Speaker 1>three to ask Dean. Phone lines are open. Producer Richie

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<v Speaker 1>standing by anxious. He is so anxious to take your call.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's go to the phones. I want to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to Richard. Hey, Richard, welcome home, Good morning.

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<v Speaker 4>I just had a question on whether the foundations that

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<v Speaker 4>are left after a home fire can be reused.

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<v Speaker 1>That is a really really good question. Is that just

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<v Speaker 1>a curiosity or do you have a foundation that is

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<v Speaker 4>It's a curiosity professional and personal.

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<v Speaker 1>So okay, I got you. Well, there are always exceptions

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<v Speaker 1>to every rule, so I'll just start by saying that,

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<v Speaker 1>and there is a I'm sure there are a handful

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<v Speaker 1>of foundations out there that might be salvaged from this disaster,

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<v Speaker 1>even though the house above them was burnt to the ground. However,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the proper expectation is that to know the

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<v Speaker 1>foundations underneath the house when it has burnt to the ground,

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<v Speaker 1>especially in a mass fire event like this, are very

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<v Speaker 1>very likely not going to be saved. And there's a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of reasons why. Number one, there is no it's

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<v Speaker 1>not it has nothing to do with the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, they didn't catch on fire. But if

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<v Speaker 1>you take a look at concrete, concrete is actually not

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<v Speaker 1>affected by flame per se, but concrete is affected by

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<v Speaker 1>high heat. And when an entire house is burning to

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<v Speaker 1>the point where it's all coming down, the heat inside

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<v Speaker 1>that zone is intense. You know, fifteen hundred degrees plus

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<v Speaker 1>is easily easily achieved. And when you think about the

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<v Speaker 1>components of concrete, concrete is a is a recipe. It

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<v Speaker 1>is a cement that is the actual you know, adhesive

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<v Speaker 1>binder in concrete cement portland cement. And then you've got

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<v Speaker 1>and it's the sand inside the concrete that at high

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<v Speaker 1>temperatures turns to glass. As we all know, if you

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<v Speaker 1>melt sand down, you can turn it to glass. So

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<v Speaker 1>there is a there's a process that when concrete is

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<v Speaker 1>exposed to extreme heat in which the concrete actually becomes siliconized.

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<v Speaker 1>It actually, even though it looks the same as it

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<v Speaker 1>it's become more brittle. The sand, which originally was a

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<v Speaker 1>fine aggregate inside the cement, is now a glassy component

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<v Speaker 1>inside the cement. So that's one reason why a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of the foundations, most I would say, of the foundations

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<v Speaker 1>in the houses that are burnt down, are not going

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<v Speaker 1>to be reused. And the second reason is that under

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<v Speaker 1>again that high heat any lines of value that are

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<v Speaker 1>running underneath that concrete, like plastic abs, drain lines coming

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<v Speaker 1>off of toilets and sinks and so on, any electrical lines,

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<v Speaker 1>even though the conduits themselves probably were unaffected, but those

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<v Speaker 1>conduits heat up, the conductors inside those conduits will absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>have to be tested and replaced. And the chances are

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<v Speaker 1>the damage of the lines that are running underneath the

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<v Speaker 1>slab are such that we'd have to even if the

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<v Speaker 1>slab was in perfect shape, we'd have to saw cut

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<v Speaker 1>the slab open in order to run new lines, or

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we wouldn't be yanking out the old ones,

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<v Speaker 1>we'd just be running new lines. And by the time

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<v Speaker 1>we have dealt with the fact that the slab has

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<v Speaker 1>changed its chemical composition somewhat, and we've got to make

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of saw cuts in it in order to

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<v Speaker 1>the way. Now we've pretty much messed up this slab

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<v Speaker 1>in extreme So that's why I'm saying, by and large,

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<v Speaker 1>it will be more cost effective and wiser from a

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<v Speaker 1>structural perspective to just pull most of those slabs, scrape

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<v Speaker 1>the lot, and restart from new. Does that help understand

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<v Speaker 1>the situation?

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<v Speaker 4>Certainly?

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<v Speaker 1>Guys? All right, Richard, thank you for your call, Sir,

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate it. First call of the day. Fire question. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, a very very pertinent one, very very pertinent,

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<v Speaker 1>because a lot of people are like, well, at least

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<v Speaker 1>we've got the slab. Oh, I wish I could tell

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<v Speaker 1>you that was the case. I wish I could. All Right, y'all, listen,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got some calls on the board. There's still room

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<v Speaker 1>for you eight three three two ask Dean. We will

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<v Speaker 1>get back to our all calls Saturday morning.

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<v Speaker 3>You're listening to Home with Dean Sharp on demand from

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<v Speaker 2>here for you on this chilly Saturday morning here in

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<v Speaker 2>southern California. I hope you are warm and comfortable wherever

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<v Speaker 2>you are across this great nation of ours as you

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<v Speaker 2>the program. We are just taking a breather from all

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<v Speaker 4>Good morning Dan.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm calling you from San Diego, and my story is.

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<v Speaker 4>To save a few dollars. I installed my own water

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<v Speaker 4>heater right and in so doing, I read the instructions

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<v Speaker 4>and one of the things that I remembered was the

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<v Speaker 4>water pressure. They recommend maximum eighty pounds per square inch

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<v Speaker 4>pressure in the water lines. Well, I installed the water

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<v Speaker 4>heater and I had the city come out and test

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<v Speaker 4>than eighty can be tolerated. And what could I do

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, great question, and kudos for reading the instr diductions John,

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<v Speaker 3>All right, So so so, so okay, first of all, okay,

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<v Speaker 3>water pressure around eighty five eighty six, you know you

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<v Speaker 3>it's just you know, it's just it's just etching over

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<v Speaker 1>However, you are right to address it. You should address

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<v Speaker 1>everybody should know this. This is why that's why I

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<v Speaker 1>answer John's question, but it should help everybody who's listening

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<v Speaker 1>understand a little bit more about their home. So, residential

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<v Speaker 1>water pressure should should ideally fall in the sixty to

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<v Speaker 1>eighty psi range. Sixty to eighty, So that's the optimum range. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>below sixty, it's not going to hurt your house, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know everybody's going to be like, what the heck

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<v Speaker 1>is wrong with my water? Why is it clogged? Right?

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<v Speaker 1>So we all like nice water pressure in our lines,

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<v Speaker 1>but above eighty psi and here's the key. Above eightypsi.

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<v Speaker 1>It puts a strain on the fittings in your water system,

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<v Speaker 1>the fittings of the pipes themselves, and even more important

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<v Speaker 1>than that, which you know, there are systems that, if

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<v Speaker 1>they're well built and well put together, could withstand a

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<v Speaker 1>heck of a lot more pressure than that. But more

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<v Speaker 1>important than that is all of your appliances, the interior

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<v Speaker 1>guts of the washing machine and the dishwasher and water

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<v Speaker 1>based appliance is like your water here. None of them

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<v Speaker 1>are rated to have more than eighty psi sitting in

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<v Speaker 1>We don't want to damage. We don't want to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to the refrigerator or anything like that. So, yeah, we

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<v Speaker 1>got to get your water pressure down, all right. Uh

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<v Speaker 1>so I recommend sattin for the house just to bring

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<v Speaker 1>the pressure down. No, there are no such things. But

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<v Speaker 1>here's the simple it's a simple fix. Okay. Every home

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<v Speaker 1>has a pressure regulator on the mainline going into the house.

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<v Speaker 1>And I would say, well, okay, then then it's time

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<v Speaker 1>to get yourself one, my friend. Uh, a pressure regulator

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<v Speaker 1>valve all right, and it's and it's almost always located

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<v Speaker 1>right where the main water cutoff valve is, right before

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<v Speaker 1>the water lines enter the house. I'm not talking about

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<v Speaker 1>the meter out in the you know, on the uh

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<v Speaker 1>in the sidewalk out there in the little concrete. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>talking about the irrigation and water control valves, the gate

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<v Speaker 1>valves right before water enters your home, right then and there.

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<v Speaker 1>That is where we want a pressure control valve. We

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to have a pressure regulator on the irrigation

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<v Speaker 1>lines for your home because they don't hold pressure. They're

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<v Speaker 1>empty lines. You know, the sprinkler system is empty until

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<v Speaker 1>you activate it and then and then they fill up

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<v Speaker 1>with water and then they irrigate your house, and then

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<v Speaker 1>you turn them off and they drain out again. They

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<v Speaker 1>don't hold pressure twenty four seven three sixty five. But

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the pipes inside your house do, always

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<v Speaker 1>standing water there under pressure. So the point being, pressure

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<v Speaker 1>regulators are not expensive in the long run of all,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a lot less expensive than your water here.

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<v Speaker 1>We're talking about two or three hundred dollars at the most.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you don't if there isn't a union hook

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<v Speaker 1>up there to detach the existing one. If you don't

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<v Speaker 1>actually have one, then you need to get one. You

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<v Speaker 1>can find them at any plumbing supply place, find them

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<v Speaker 1>at the big box stores. Make sure they're sized right

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<v Speaker 1>to your line. And if you don't feel confident, like well,

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<v Speaker 1>how am I going to hook this up? Then yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you call a plumber and stay listener. I need you

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<v Speaker 1>to install a pressure regulator right here at I would say,

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't have a scientific this is not a

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<v Speaker 1>scientific at scientifically accurate statistic. This is just my you know,

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<v Speaker 1>empirical experience. But I would say probably eighty percent of

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<v Speaker 1>the homes of the folks who are listening to me

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<v Speaker 1>right now have a worn out pressure regulator. They wear out, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>over time and so and that's why. So once originally

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<v Speaker 1>it was doing its job, holding back the pressure and

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<v Speaker 1>reducing it, and now it has just given out, and

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<v Speaker 1>as a result, we've got too high pressure in the house.

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<v Speaker 5>So everybody would be the lifespan of a regulator.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's impossible for me to tell you, but

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<v Speaker 1>I will tell you this. I haven't seen many that

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<v Speaker 1>are over twenty twenty five years old that are still

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<v Speaker 1>doing their job. Okay, Oh, I don't know. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't tell you that for certain. All I know

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<v Speaker 1>is that you know if you suspect that you've got

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<v Speaker 1>high pressure, and if you haven't ever checked the water

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<v Speaker 1>pressure on your house, you should. Most people, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>can test this themselves because most homes. Most homes have

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<v Speaker 1>a wall mounted water spigot somewhere. Okay, now I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>talking about out in the yard. You can't trust those.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've got a water spigot and you're hooked up

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<v Speaker 1>to a hose out in the yard somewhere, it's very

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<v Speaker 1>likely that that is part of the irrigation system and

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<v Speaker 1>not pressure regulator. But if you on the outside of

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<v Speaker 1>you've got a just a hose pigot coming out of

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<v Speaker 1>the stucco or the siding on the house, that is

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<v Speaker 1>very likely part of the house water line system and

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<v Speaker 1>it's regulated. And a water pressure test valve I mean

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<v Speaker 1>gauge is like a ten dollars item at the hardware

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<v Speaker 1>the hose bib just like a hose, and then you

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<v Speaker 1>just turn on the hose bib and you wait to

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<v Speaker 1>see where the needle goes, and that's how you can

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<v Speaker 1>pressure test your own water. And everybody can check that

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<v Speaker 1>out for themselves. So, my friend, it's time for a

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<v Speaker 1>pressure regulator and bring that out and take that expertly

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<v Speaker 1>installed water heater of yours and make sure has a long,

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<v Speaker 1>healthy life.

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<v Speaker 4>I did a good job on it for the first time.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know, there's another thing that.

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<v Speaker 5>I learned that I think other people should be aware

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<v Speaker 5>of and these water heaters is the anode rod. Yes,

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<v Speaker 5>I'm thinking to change that every four years.

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<v Speaker 1>It is not at all a bad idea, my friend.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what, when we come back from the break,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll mention that to everybody. People right now are like,

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<v Speaker 1>what the heck is an anode rod. We'll talk about

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<v Speaker 1>that on the other side of the break, but I've

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<v Speaker 1>got to go right now. John, Thank you for your call,

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<v Speaker 1>my friend. Good luck. It's no big deal. You're going

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<v Speaker 1>to get your pressure under control, bring it down to

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<v Speaker 1>about seventy PSI once that new regulator is in and

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<v Speaker 1>happy water, happy house, happy life. There you go, Thanks John.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, we'll be back with more of your calls. Hey, fine,

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<v Speaker 1>Jean Sharp the house whisper welcome home. We're taking calls

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<v Speaker 1>this morning. Let me give the number out. I went

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<v Speaker 1>a little long in the last segment here, so we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to make up for that now. But I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>from our top of the hour break, we will be

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<v Speaker 1>right back with the phones. The number to reach me

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<v Speaker 1>eight three three two. Ask Dean eight three three the

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<v Speaker 1>numeral two. Ask dean A three three two, Ask Dean.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're on the line right now, you hang in there.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna get to you. And those of you who

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<v Speaker 1>haven't called yet, give me a call. A three three

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<v Speaker 1>two as dean. All right, very quickly. Because I promised

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<v Speaker 1>John that I was gonna talk about this, uh, and

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<v Speaker 1>I keep my promises. Uh. What is a water heater anode?

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<v Speaker 3>Uh?

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<v Speaker 1>People are like, oh great, just another thing to learn

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<v Speaker 1>about my house. No, no, no, it's fine, it's fine. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>every water heater has an anode, and technically it's referred

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<v Speaker 1>to as a sacrificial anode. It is a metal bar

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<v Speaker 1>that is hanging inside your water heater. You can access

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<v Speaker 1>it from the top of the water heater. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>ever looked on the top of your water heater. There's

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<v Speaker 1>on the flat part at the top of the tank.

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<v Speaker 1>This is for tanked water heaters, not tankless. If you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the top, there's a big nut up there

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<v Speaker 1>and it looks like wow, what would ever happen if

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<v Speaker 1>I unscrewed that thing, Well, you would find that that

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<v Speaker 1>is attached to the sacrificial anode. And what does it do?

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<v Speaker 1>It's very very simple. The inside of your water heater

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<v Speaker 1>tank is made out of steel, and steel is subject

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<v Speaker 1>to all sorts of corrosive elements that are found in water.

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<v Speaker 1>In other words, eventually your water heater will rust out

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<v Speaker 1>and corrode because of minerals in the water. And what

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<v Speaker 1>the sacrificial anode does is it sacrifices itself to those

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<v Speaker 1>minerals so those minerals don't have to cling to the tank.

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<v Speaker 1>And it does it very simply. Sacrificial anodes are usually

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<v Speaker 1>made out of magnesium or aluminum, and they are a

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<v Speaker 1>softer metal and they attract those corrosive elements in the water,

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<v Speaker 1>and the corrosive eye in the water, they are literally

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<v Speaker 1>attracted to them first. So while the anode is there,

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<v Speaker 1>all of those elements in the water are going to

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<v Speaker 1>it corroding it. That's why it's called the sacrificial anode

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<v Speaker 1>and not clinging to the tank of your water heater.

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<v Speaker 1>When the sacrificial anode is fully sacrificed, meaning when it's

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<v Speaker 1>literally been corroded away, then those elements, those corrosive elements

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<v Speaker 1>will start attacking the steel tank. And depending on the

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<v Speaker 1>hardness of your water and the condition the mineral content

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<v Speaker 1>in your water, sacrificial anodes should be checked and replaced,

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<v Speaker 1>well replaced. They should be checked every couple three years.

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<v Speaker 1>In my opinion. They should be opened up and checked

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<v Speaker 1>to see if they are still there, and quite often

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<v Speaker 1>will undo that expecting to find you know, it starts

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<v Speaker 1>out as like a three or four foot rod. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>if we find two feet of it left, that it's great.

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<v Speaker 1>But quite often we open it up and find just

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<v Speaker 1>the nub on the inside. The rod is gone. It's

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<v Speaker 1>been ten years and there's no more rod. Fortunately, they're

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<v Speaker 1>The more you know, all right, more of your calls.

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