Cooler Lower Wall

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CALLER

• Kathy called last year with an exterior wall in the kitchen feeling really cold.  A home energy audit found no problems.  However 3-4 inches up from the floor, the audit show 3-4 degrees cooler that the rest of the wall.  Often the seam between the base plate and concrete isn’t sealed.  We give a possible solution

E-MAIL

• Randy heard us talk about the Franklin 710 Stud Finder.  Purchased one from our E-Store and got the perfect mount for his buffalo

Drowning Prevention Coalition Of Arizona

GUEST

• Lori Stauffer/President of Drowning Prevention Coalition Of Arizona
  • Coalition began to address the high number of drownings and fatalities in the 1980’s
  • Reduced drownings from 64 per 100,000 to 6-8 per 100,000
  • Coalition helped establish the Arizona Pool Barrier Law
  • Adult supervision eye to eye, barriers around the pool limiting access and classes from swimming to CPR

CALLER

• Jeff is an HVAC contractor who just got a position in Mesa.  The biggest question he gets by ‘snowbirds’ leaving their property for summer is what temperature to set the thermostats?  We say 85 degrees.  Plus ways to keep humidity in the home

Takeaways

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• Mark has two acres with some success spraying weeds that have grown from a wet season.  Could he mow the weeds once achieving a good kill.  Different types of weed seeds are everywhere.  Best way to control them is pre-emergent

• Takeaways include pool safety and gas appliance check