Sources of Sewer Gas - It's Easy to Find the Leaks Two months ago I received a desperation text from a young woman who’s the cantor at my church. All of a sudden she was smelling noxious sewer gas in her condominium. She had moved in just two months before and for weeks and weeks […]
Disaster Preparation - 3 Easy Things to Do Now You might think that everything is rainbows and unicorns at my house. I can see how you might think I don’t suffer from home improvement trials and tribulations. After all, what could possibly go wrong at my house? I’ll answer. All the same things that go […]
How To Stop Contractor Scams - True Stories This is a milestone column for me. It’s my 1500th weekly column. For weeks leading up to this day I’ve wanted to produce a column that will save you vast sums of money, prevent confrontations, sleepless nights, and arguments. My goal is to empower you with all […]
Red Pilling People - Wake UP! It's time for you to wake up. While you may not think you're a slave, it's pretty much true. "It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes, to blind you from the truth. What truth? That you are a slave, INSERT YOUR NAME."
Angel Builds a New Dormer - With a Little Help From a Friend One of the most fulfilling moments of my career happened just a few days ago. It’s a story worth sharing for so many reasons, not the least of which it should inspire you to do something up until a moment ago you […]
A Canadian Remodeling Nightmare - Betrayal of Trust I’d like to share a story with you. This saga transpired over the past six weeks and I feel it contains a valuable teaching moment that is guaranteed to save you thousands of dollars, allow you to sleep at night, and go to dinner with your remodeling […]
Plumbing Riser vs Stack - They're the Same Thing A plumbing riser is a vertical pipe. You can compare it to a smoke stack which is usually a huge round tube made from steel or masonry. Plumbing risers can carry wastewater or air. Air is transported through a riser down from the roof. Where Can […]
What is a Riser in Plumbing - It's a Vertical Pipe A riser is a vertical pipe in a plumbing installation. Plumbers also call them stacks. Think about a smoke stack and how it's a vertical tube. Do You Need a Riser Diagram? You may want to know about a riser in plumbing because you […]
Ancient Ice House Technology - Cold Air is Heavy Watch this video and dust off the memories from your high school physics class.
Ed Dowd the Number Cruncher Shares Facts I shared this video with my 25,000 newsletter subscribers on March 1, 2023. The sole intention was to provide my subscribers with information they previously might not have known about. As you'd expect, there was both positive and negative feedback. The email content of what I sent to […]
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