Ask This Old House - Season 7 - Eps 7: Reducing Heating Costs; Using a Whole House Fan

2008-11-1330 min⭐ 4/10

This episode has many tips for making your home more energy efficient. First, general contractor Tom Silva shows several different ways to seal the openings around doors, windows, and other penetrations in the shell of a house. Next, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner reduce his heating costs by installing a weather-responsive control on his boiler. Then, landscape contractor Roger Cook shares some tips on reducing energy costs. Finally, Tom helps a homeowner keep things cool with a whole house fan.

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About Ask This Old House

Ask This Old House

Title: Ask This Old House

First Air Date: 2002-10-10

Last Air Date: 2025-02-20

Status: Returning Series

Rating: 4/10 (from 16 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 23

Total Episodes: 615

Network: PBS

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: This Old House Productions, GBH, WETA

Synopsis

The crew at This Old House take on some pretty big projects, which means they can only work on one or two houses a year. But homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions on smaller projects, and the This Old House crew is ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by viewers - and the crew even makes house calls!

Cast

Richard Trethewey

Richard Trethewey

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Norm Abram

Norm Abram

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Roger Cook

Roger Cook

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Kevin O'Connor

Kevin O'Connor

Host

Tom Silva

Tom Silva

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Steve Thomas Rooney

Steve Thomas Rooney

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