The Home Medic: Recent Episodes

The Home Medic

Home Inspector, Garth Haslam, shares tips and tricks for home owners on a variety of topics to help them keep money in their wallet, and their family out of the hospital.

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Garth and Mckay discuss preparing your swamp cooler or central air systems for the winter.

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Garth and Mckay discuss preparing your furnace for winter

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Garth and Mckay discuss winterizing your windows and doors

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Garth and Mckay discuss preparing your gutters for winter, and how to prevent ice dams

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Garth and Mckay discuss preparing your hose bibs for winter

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Garth and Heidi discuss different types of windows and problems that can arise

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Garth and Heidi discuss water treatment for softeners.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the different types of water purifiers and softeners.

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Garth and Heidi discuss water softeners.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the different types of water heaters.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the pros and cons of solar water heaters.

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Garth and Heidi continue their discussion on water heater safety in part 2 of this two part episode.

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Garth and Heidi discuss water heater safety in this two part episode.

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Garth and Heidi discuss important water heater maintenance.

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Garth and Heidi discuss tub fails.

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Garth and Heidi discuss cleaning tubs, including tips and tricks for various types.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the pros and cons of jetted and other types of tubs.

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Garth and Heidi discuss risks associated with trees.

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Garth and Heidi discuss other trees that might be in your yard, and their pros and cons.

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Garth and Heidi discuss maintenance of Pines and Poplar trees

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Garth and Heidi discuss how to prepare your sprinkler system for summer use.

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Garth and Heidi continue their discussion of how to prepare your roof for the summer.

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Garth and Heidi discuss how to prepare your roof for summertime.

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Garth and Heidi discuss maintenace of your drainage system in preparation for the summer.

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Garth and Heidi discuss preparing your attic for the summertime.

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Garth and Heidid discuss using sprinkler timer box with sprinkler systems.

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Garth and Heidi discussthe Do's and Don't's of sprinkler systems.

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Garth and Heidi discuss other types of spiders.

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Garth and Heidi discuss brown recluse spiders, health risks, and how to deal with them.

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Garth and Heidi discuss funnel web spiders and how to identify them.

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Garth and Heidi discuss black widow spiders and other venomous spiders.

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Garth and Mckay discuss the types of venomous snakes.

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Garth and Mckay discuss how to keep snakes out of your home and yard.

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Garth and Mckay discuss snakes and snake bites.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the different types of smoke alarms.

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Garth and Heidi discuss smoke detector maintenance.

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Garth and Heidi discuss septic systems in rural areas.

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Garth and Heidi discuss important maintenance tips for septic systems.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the Do's and Don't's of septic systems.

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Garth and Heidi discuss types of home security systems.

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Garth and Heidi discuss home security options

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Garth and Heidi discuss stories involving radon.

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Garth and Heidi discuss tips and tricks to deal with radon.

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Garth and Heidi discuss what things increases the risks of radon exposure.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the health risks associated with radon.

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Garth and Heidi discuss radon and the geology of it.

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Garth and Heidi discuss methods of sampling private well waters.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the maintenance of private wells.

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Garth and Heidi discuss pool treatment methods.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the different types of pools.

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Garth and Heidi discuss potential legal problems with pools and how to avoid them.

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Garth and Heidi discuss disinfecting pools

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Garth and Heidi discuss dirty pools and how to keep them clean.

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Garth and Mckay discuss stories of painting mishaps

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Garth and Mckay discuss the different types of paint sheens

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Garth and Mckay discuss the different types of paint.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the types of mold.

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Garth and Heidi discuss stories of mold infestations.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the remediation and removal of mold.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the medical problems associated with mold.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the types of habitats of mold.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the causes of mold and how to prevent it.

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Garth and Heidi discuss stories of inspecting meth homes.

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Garth and Heidi discuss stories of inspecting meth homes.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the signs of meth houses.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the signs of meth houses.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the signs of meth houses.

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Garth and Heidi discuss management of hazardous materials in the home

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Garth and Heidi discuss what not to do with Hazardous materials in the home

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Garth and Heidi discuss hazardous materials in the home.

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Garth and Heidi discuss garage door safety.

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Garth and Heidi discuss electrical plugs in the garage, and what could go wrong.

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Garth and Heidi discuss garage door Do's and Don't's.

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Garth and Heidi discuss car karma.

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Garth and Heidi duscuss servicing and maintenace of furnaces.

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Garth and Heidi discuss furnace flues

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Garth and Heidi discuss types of furnace filters.

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Garth and Heidi discuss furnace efficiency.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the pros and cons of AC and swamp coolers.

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Garth and Heidi discuss asbestos and your furnace.

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Garth and Mckay discuss tips and tricks for your flooring

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Garth and Mckay discuss hardwood flooring.

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Garth and Heidi discuss cutpile carpeting.

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Garth and Heidi discuss how to choose the right carpet type.

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Garth and Heidi discuss alternatives to fireplaces.

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Garth and Heidi discuss problems to look out for with fireplace flues

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Garth and Heidi discuss wood burning fireplaces.

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Garth and Heidi discuss gas fireplaces

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Garth and Heidi discuss home electrical systems.

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Garth and Heidi discuss electrical plugs in your home.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the causes of electrical fires.

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Garth and Heidi discuss electrical outlets in your home.

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Garth and Heidi discuss breaker boxes in your home.

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Garth and Mckay discuss drainage in your yard with slopes and wells.

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Garth and Mckay discuss downspouts.

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Garth and Mckay discuss rain gutter drainage, dams and flashings.

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Garth and Heidi discuss skylights.

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Garth and Heidi continue their discussions of tips and tricks for your doors in part 2 of this two part episode.

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Garth and Heidi discuss tips and tricks for your doors in part 1 of this two part episode.

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Garth and Heidi discuss doors and door safety.

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Garth and Heidi discuss patios.

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Garth and Heidi discuss gazebos and pergolas.

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Garth and Heidi discuss deck materials.

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Garth and Heidi discuss decks and deck decomposition.

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Garth and Mckay discuss tips and tricks to conserve water and keep costs down.

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Garth and Mckay discuss conserving gas and insulation in walls.

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Garth and Mckay discuss tips and tricks to save you money and conserve gas.

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Garth and Mckay discuss conserving gas with propper seals.

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Garth and Mckay discuss conserving gas and heatloss.

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Garth and Heidi discuss conserving electricity and insulation.

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Garth and Heidi discuss conserving electricity and furnaces.

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Garth and Heidi discuss conserving electricity and central air.

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Garth and Mckay discuss the health risks of CO.

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Garth and Mckay discuss gas appliances and CO.

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Garth and Mckay discuss water heaters and CO.

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Garth and Mckay dicuss furnaces and CO.

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Garth and Heidi discuss carbon monoxide detectors.

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Garth and Cheryl discuss swallows in the home.

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Garth and Cheryl discuss pigeons in the home.

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Garth and Cheryl discuss bats in the home.

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Garth and Heidi discuss water entry in the attic.

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Garth and Heidi discuss ventilation in the attic.

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Garth and Heidi discuss insulation in the attic.

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Garth and Heidi discuss hazards in the attic.

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Garth and Heidi discuss critters in the attic.

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Garth and Heidi discuss how to remove asbestos from your home.

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Garth and Heidi discuss how to sample asbestos in your home.

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Garth and Heidi discuss what Asbestos is, and where it is normally found.

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Garth and Heidi discuss how to prevents ants from taking up residence in your home.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the management and treatment for different types of ants.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the different types of ants, how to identify them, and what they might mean to you when they are in your house.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the pros and cons of flat roofs.

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Garth and Heidi discuss metal and tile shingles, and their pros and cons.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the pros and cons of asphault shingles.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the costs of the different types of roofing.

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Garth and Heidi discuss bed bugs, how to identify and get rid of them.

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Garth and Heidi discuss slugs and snails, and how to get rid of them.

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Garth and Heidi discuss roaches, signs of them, and how to get rid of them.

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Garth and Heidi discuss wasps and yellowjackets, how to identify them and get rid of them.

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Garth and Heidi discuss rats and how to deal with them.

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Garth and Heidi discuss racoons and squirrels, and how to deal with them.

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Garth and Heidi continue their discuss safety precautions with mice.

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Garth and Heidi discuss safety precautions with mice.

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Garth and Heidi discuss the ways mice enter houses and buildings.

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Garth and Heidi discusss identifying feces from four legged pests; mice, rats, squirrels and racoons.