Ask This Old House | Tree Removal, Garage Door Opener (S16 E6) | FULL EPISODE

Richard breaks down the differences between water filters; Roger removes a tree that’s leaning dangerously towards a house; Tom demonstrates different ways to locate studs in a wall; Scott installs a smart garage door opener.
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How to Choose the Right Water Filter
All the filters Richard demonstrated, including the granular-activated carbon filters, sink-mounted filters, sediment filters, and water softeners can be purchased at a home center or plumbing supply store.
Expert assistance for this segment was provided by Morris Merchants.
How to Cut Down a Dangerous Tree
For a tree this large that's leaning, hiring a certified arborist to remove it is recommended.
Expert assistance for this segment was provided by Peter F. McBride Tree Service.
How to Choose a Stud Finder
The magnetic stud finder Tom used is the StudBuddy.
The electronic stud finder that can show the width of a stud is the ProFinder 5000+, manufactured by Franklin Sensors.
The electronic stud finder that can show pipes and wires hidden in a wall is manufactured by Zircon.
How to Replace a Garage Door Opener
Scott installed the Ryobi Ultra-Quiet Garage Door Opener. In the workshop, he showed some optional accessories including a fan, speaker, and extension cord that can all dock into the opener. Both the motor and accessories can be found at home centers.
Everything else Scott used to install the garage door opener, including the pliers and the drill, are available at home centers.
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[@Decaf_Oatmeal]

Roger is looking like he’s doing better 👍🏻👍🏻

[@SentinelofWar]

Buying our first home and this channel is great. Looking to remove trees and interested in repairing and servicing an older garage opener. This video was great.

[@res00xua]

My top choice to watch while exercising. Love full episodes.

[@springsunshine8944]

Nice to learn useful info on this program. The safe way you show is just so helpful. Thank you guys . A fan of your program for years.

[@RubenKelevra]

Andrew Camarata would have pushed it over with an excavator in 5 minutes, working alone, while flying two drones 😂

[@danithaman4610]

😂

[@mysteryfunman]

With Levi supervising of course

[@genmaxpain]

i might get him to install a new radio in my dash with a chainsaw

[@Mrcaffinebean]

“Alright so we’re on this job today”

[@NBx12]

"Alright - that's fixed.. on to the next job"

[@mnight207]

I absolutely love the barn workshop. I wish I had one that looked exactly the same

[@stevesmith-wc2gb]

I love that garage door motor

[@tinderbox218]

Wow, I think I'd like a fancy modular opener like that whether or not I even had a garage!

[@fraserlove2228]

I Hope the muppet repaired the damage of him bouncing the kids toy off the garage wall at the end 😂😂😂

[@chadwagemann3422]

Absolutely love this series!! Alot of information and to the point.

[@bugtusslealien3931]

The electrician and mini me!😂

[@Jdpr07]

Rogerrrrrrrerr glad to see you.

[@civilengineerrajkumar7428]

Nice Video

[@Fkidd702]

Look at his face @ 21:18 🤣😂 is he sleeping lmao

[@adamguymon7096]

I like the garage door and how it has a battery back up plus the fact that it has WiFi that is a good feature. It would be cool if there was a camera system so you can monitor what the door is doing in real-time and you can see if it is open or if someone is in the way. With that Bluetooth speaker, you could tell someone to get out of the way even if you are not home.

[@noahholt482]

Adam Guymon liftmaster has model with battery WiFi and a built in camera

[@pikminlord343]

A great video

[@csl223]

11:05 lmao

[@kakopangebazz]

Good

[@hellolater4181]

There is also a 'lever/ cord' of some type that can be pulled in case the electricity is out. Must be a way to circumnavigate the electric system to be available/ up to code in the USA. Must be a manual way to physically open the door. Thanks for the zillions of terrific vlogs!!

[@noahholt482]

Called a vault release

[@jeffh4505]

That doesn't help when you're locked out of the garage because the door won't open.

[@noahholt482]

Jeff H the keypad they installed will work in that case . And the vault release has a key that can open and release with a cord from the outside. And the opener has battery back up .all three failing at the same time is very unlikely

[@jeffh4505]

@@noahholt482 Right. That's the point of the battery backup.

[@noahholt482]

Jeff H the vault release is not the same as the emergency release

[@AW-fb8hr]

Why do garage doors seem to have stayed the same size, but cars and trucks have all almost doubled? Can we get bigger garage doors please?

[@benkeysor7576]

You can get a garage door almost any size you want, it's just a matter of how much you want to spend.

[@AW-fb8hr]

@@benkeysor7576 of course you can but I mean the standard sizes haven't changed along with the standards of the vehicles they house.

[@Bremend]

Average garage door sizes have gotten bigger, but only on new construction

[@Zbh1010]

I replace Ryobi openers all the time. Not a good option. LM or genie

[@MisterCjVS]

Filtration of water of course is based on PPM (parts per million) of what a filter can take out so its safe to drink. The "carbon grind" that they're talking about (in the filter picture on the counter and the one mounted to the faucet) is usually made from burned bamboo husks. Does it work? Yes, but its the most costly way to filter water. That's why you have to go and buy more filters about every 300 gallons (depending on how nasty you local water is).Where the parts per million comes in is pretty simple: The better the filter (filtration system) the more "garbage" is filtered out. Some of the smallest particles are from pesticides. Most common filters only grab some of the particulates but not all. Particulates (natural and otherwise) can get into the ground water and end up in our water supply. A high PPM filter for your house is the best way to combat any nasty stuff in your local water and for the investment it's worth it for you and your family's health.

[@derewreck]

21:29 Legend says his garage code is still 1234

[@noahholt482]

I know lots of places like that

[@rud]

Strange. It is the same combination for my luggage.

[@jasonjayalap]

the backup battery is dead and hackers keep raising and lowering his garage door

[@bbtank3000]

@@rud I understood that reference.

[@warnerrobins8542]

I already miss Rodger but the electric guy has always been good to watch as well. What's his name?

[@jasonjayalap]

The one in this ep? He's gone too.

[@ElectricGears]

I would have liked to see safety cables installed in those garage door balance springs.

[@noahholt482]

They’re up there

[@tgirvin1969]

Installs Ryobi garage door opener.... DeWalt drill to make the final connections...lol

[@robato3991]

Is everything on this chanel 1 or 2 yrs old? That tree removal part was posted as a separate video 2 yrs ago yet s16 is meant to be new.

[@jasonjayalap]

Season 18 is finished according to their website.

[@jjjustin17favs]

I'm going to show you how to fall a dangerous tree.... Call someone else to do it.

[@heyyywhynot]

Think it

[@6996katmom]

We have a tree that leans more than that and is rotten on the base of it. Problem is-if it falls it is above all the neighbors light wires, our wires, cable wires, and city electrical wires on the telephone poles. There was a tree cutting service come out and quoted $1200, but my hubby wouldn't pay it. So--we will end up paying a lot more when it ever does fall.

[@vthokie4lyfe]

1200 sounds like a steal

[@6996katmom]

@@vthokie4lyfe Yep, but my hubby won't spend money.

[@kronk358]

Christ! The acting! Hahaha!

[@alonzojohnson7955]

😎

[@the_jonathan_o]

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[@christianalvarez7799]

Hows the water in Flint?

[@FedaykinMatt]

Turning all that wood into firewood is a crime, should have been made into something.

[@tariqmalik1996]

How to fix the sagging door?

[@joejr9653]

I have a huge tree next to my house I would like taken down. Come to Pennsylvania take care of it for me and you can use it on your show too.

[@eduardoig17]

I think it's funny when people call TVs "Flat Screen TVs" they are all flat and they have been for a very long time

[@MrThisIsMeToo]

You must be young?

[@jim1550]

You were worried about the 1/3HP door was going to injure your kids. So we installed a 2HP monster that relies on electronics to not smash your child. How much redundancy for failure does that sensor have?

[@jeffh4505]

The sensor has to have line of site to the receiver in order to work. If there's no line of site (either blocked, or failed), the door won't go down.

[@noahholt482]

has a pressure system . And safety beam across the door .

[@pennygadget7328]

Old comment, but if you're still curious, the safety measure for a failure state is that it no longer works. Failure of the light, the photosensor, or the connection is seen by the system exactly the same as it'd see an obstruction and so it will not close. You'd either have to replace the sensor or remove it entirely to get it working again, either way you'll be in the know and can act accordingly

[@JoseHernandez-tc1kl]

What about if the tree trunk has green color on the trunk what would that mean?

[@roccoconte2960]

What ever happened to Matt Foti? ROGER looks fine again is this video old or new?

[@yourstruly4864]

what brand is that garage opener ?

[@JenniferFuchek]

Looks like Ryobi

[@justinwoods240]

15:30 and 15:35 those aren't the same trucks

[@carlflanders923]

I watched Chuck Norris do that to a tree once, and he didn't have a saw or an ax.

[@BlakeFA_TECH]

Wow a 2 year old video has 88 get some more comments

[@catscrate]

Fun fact: Sharks existed before trees.

[@ATAHUALPA867]

This garage opener for sure wiil cost an arm and a leg. Why not just show standard one for non rich people. Great video thou.

[@Bremend]

3:20 umm, no that's not how that works. Activated carbon has tiny pores of differing sizes (bit within a certain size range) that fill up with the contaminants trying to be filtered out. Fun fact: you can actually "regenerate" the AC by just running DI water through it and letting ion exchange "clean" out the pores but it just doesn't make cost sense.

[@20quid]

If you've got some of the best water quality in the world why the hell would you want to take that water and filter all of the nutrients and minerals out of it?

[@dhenschel4]

An arborist to take down a tree is unnecessary. Just tie the tree to hold it from falling to the house and cut it down just as you would have a regular tree.

[@Muddymarry]

I have thought the same. There is enough space in the wood. All they had to do is to pull the tree with a long cable pull in wood direction. Much easier, less dangerous and cheaper.

[@gpdewitt]

Good show as always. Probably for time considerations, a few safety tests were left out of the garage door segment. As a building inspector, I'm compelled to help out. Here is a link to an inspection checklist authored by the Door and Access Systems Manufacturers Association - www.dasma.com/PDF/Publications/TechDataSheets/CommercialResidential/TDS167.pdf

[@rothj-tb8vs]

Running out of content? Just saying because the tree and garage door opener has been shown a couple years ago.

[@benkeysor7576]

They have plenty of content but not everything can be released on KZbin. You have to keep in mind they're still doing new shows on PBS, have their subscription streaming service AND have some content they release for their TOH Channel on Pluto TV that is also now shared with Peacock Streaming service which is an NBC service. While it would be nice to have everything on here, they just can't or they wouldn't have any content for their subscription service which isn't exactly cheap.

[@genmaxpain]

america has the most shitty water on earth , i have never heard of an anode rod in hot water cylinders ever till this show a year or two ago, we in NZ do not have anode rods in hot water cylinders, our hot water cylinders last 40+ years, every now and then we replace a element(every 10 to 20 years or so people MIGHT replace 1 heating element) our water is soo good we don't need filters, it is hardly filtered at all, every now and then councils flush the pipes by opening up the fire in ground fire hydrants to get massive water flow to flush out any sediment and to keep the fire hydrants working

[@mj8495]

We have a stainless steel tank for our hot water and it has a lifetime warranty. There is zero corrosion because there is no element - the water is heated by our main boiler that also heats the house. Also, North America is a pretty big place, so to generalize about water quality is bound to be inaccurate. It depends on where you live. Now If you want to brag about the quality of NZ politicians, Ill agree with you on that 😄

[@genmaxpain]

@@nikolaibreckenridge2287 haha thats where you are sooo wrong thanks for replying JB you have shown me that you indeed do care thank you for caring I love you, you love me We're a happy family With a great big hug And a kiss from me to you Won't you say you love me too? I love you, you love me We're best friends like friends should be With a great big hug And a kiss from me to you Won't you say you love me too?

[@RubenKelevra]

This is hilariously staged... why do you write the dialogues and don't just do what you need to do and explain it along the way? 😂

[@jej3451]

Time efficiency. The show has to fit into a timeslot for TV.