Ask This Old House | Humidity Mystery, Brick Patch (S17 E24) | FULL EPISODE

Tom discusses the conversations a homeowner and a contractor should have before starting a renovation project; Richard travels to Orlando to diagnose and repair an HVAC system that is creating way too much humidity; Mauro demonstrates the technique for using a paint sprayer; Mark travels to Denver to patch a hole in a brick wall.
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Ask This Old House | Humidity Mystery, Brick Patch (S17 E24) | FULL EPISODE
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[@cf5914]

Richard's segment on the AC unit was fascinating.

[@anthonysmith9410]

Tommy speaking the truth...... most customers dont have any clue about disrupting their life for the length of a project ..... I tell my customers all the time up front that there will major changers to your life while I am working in your home......

[@yuvgotubekidding]

My neighbor used to have a Nissan Maxima that sounded exactly as that paint sprayer.

[@flat-earther]

yuv I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. Link in my about tab.

[@clintshultz7296]

Im so glad This Old house is still around

[@rickfarrar1948]

I enjoy watching Mark's masonry, it's like watching Bob Ross paint a picture.

[@ian22222]

I’ve seen the segment about the air conditioner before; about a year ago. I’d really like to see an update on the brick repair, too.

[@iigtracingii8790]

"Stay Cool" what a pun. 22:50

[@mrj-charles6383]

I am surprised Richard did not recommend the lady at least get the attic area insulated. It probably would help tremendously to insulate the whole roof area.

[@mjd3879]

thats what i was thinking but he factored that into the unit they bought so the 3 tons is maybe bigger than what you want for a well insulated attic with that small house creating that issue he said where it would be able to cool too quickly!

[@TheMixmastamike1000]

Mauro is the man!!

[@edwardbella3871]

the HVAC just a thought some one should investigate if a thicker pleated filter will shorten the life of the blower fan motor.

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

The really dense "high filtering potential" 1" width filters are occasionally troublesome for reducing airflow because of how little surface area they have, but the wider 5" filters are not a concern (from what I hear) due to the large amount of surface area that they have instead.

[@leonardarch3092]

It will not the 5 inch pleated media filters are actually less restrictive on the airflow than 1 inch because it has a much larger surface area the problem I've seen with them like in this episode is the installer telling the customer they will last a year before needing to be changed.. depending in where you live, household environment, and comfort preferences, this is possible but not likely..average is 5 to 8 months

[@vortexgen1]

Once Florida goes underwater the Navy can float right up to the base. LOL.

[@theedrstrangelove]

That's Audubon Park in Orlando.

[@robertbrown6934]

Very informative video. Thank you.

[@daviddaywalker3844]

A blind man would like to see his brick work....

[@m3rdpwr]

Those 5-inch Merv 16 filters are expensive. When they are not on sale, I pay close to $100 a piece for the Lennox brand. The only good part, is they've been known to last a good year or two for me before I have to replace them. I'm considering stepping down to a Merv 8 at this point, even though my wife and daughter have allergies.

[@billbeck4661]

I am wondering why Mark remove 7 bricks where only 4 bricks were damage, why do more work then he needed to. He had to pack the mortar into the joint anyways?

[@AStanton1966]

It gave him an opportunity to use full bricks instead of half bricks. It's also possible that in the demo, some bricks cracked or were chipped so he replaced them. The same would apply to small patch jobs on roofs. It's easier to remove shingles until you expose the pattern, then go back in and replace them with full shingles.

[@ncooty]

@11:39: It would've been good to see Mark remove the mortar from the brick faces. I suspect that when fully dried, that area looks ashen.

[@checkavilatility]

It's common practice to come back and wash the surface with a muriatic acid solution. That will take care of the mortar on the surface of the bricks.

[@ncooty]

@noway: Ah, thank you.

[@beeky6972]

why are there sections in this wich i al ready have seen , like the painting?

[@flat-earther]

Maybe because they want money so they reupload same stuff to get more views which gets them more money from youtube

[@lh98]

This show is great but it's confusing when one pro does brick work and stresses wetting the new brick and the old with a hose or sprayer so the new mortar doesn't rob moisture from the old yet this one only does a quick wet brush of the old. Is it both or just the old??

[@eyecatcher1509]

He was only wetting the bricks here to remove all the dust. Generally you need to dampen bricks if you are walling in hot sunshine or if the brick is very absorbant, to keep the mortar flexible for a few minutes.

[@TheBandoury]

Hello, I know this not related to this video subject, but I don't know where to place my question to "This old House" . I missed the perfect weather to stain my deck, can I still do it now , the weather forecast today is 40F , it will be around 26 F at night. I am in MA. thank you

[@markpowell1031]

Too cold

[@NoRoads2AllRoads]

Use Cutek Extreme. Its probably the best stain/protector around and you can use it at very low temps as well.

[@TheBandoury]

@@NoRoads2AllRoads Thank you!

[@robbystech150]

they forgot to say to make sure u have the tip turned the right way to on the paint sprayer segment

[@oscarmuffin4322]

No, I can't stand it. The top brick he laid in the patch-job is totally not level.

[@DanBurgaud]

Is this a rerun? I've seen many of the segments months ago

[@Silky_boi]

X Y Z they play segments of the episodes throughout the year and towards the end is when they run full episodes.

[@DanBurgaud]

@@Silky_boi Maybe that's why... nonetheless still a good watch.

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

Absolutely, I've seen it before, possibly even twice before.

[@ncooty]

@6:10: Sure, brick is a material, but the plural of _brick_ is _bricks._ Also, just for future reference, the plural of _stone_ is _stones._

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

I also got heavily stoned just from reading your gripe. Or is it gripes?

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

They should have given the lady a 5" filter cabinet and skipped that UV light if she wanted better filtration. Never mind - that was exactly Richard's suggestion after all. It's amazing to me how many BRAND NEW UNITS come with the standard 1" filter. Why in the heck do people skimp on the simple 5" filter box? By the way, we have the exact same filter box, installed with our brand new HVAC system this past summer.

[@shimes424]

I thought 4" was code by now

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

@@shimes424 No way. Can't be national code?

[@jblyon2]

@@Guillotines_For_Globalists My parents just got a new unit installed in FL. It got the standard 1" filter.

[@jblyon2]

That UV light had a much higher profit margin than a 5" filter. I'm sure they told her it would take care of all the allergens to sell it to her. Just think of the money she wasted on it, keeping the fan running 24/7, and running that dehumidifier.

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

@@jblyon2 Seems to me that's what they install if nobody asks. Which is strange because there is money to be made selling larger filter cabinets too.

[@jblyon2]

Easy to need 3 tons in that small space. I have a 975 sq ft apartment on the top floor of a converted mill building in New England with a 3 ton unit. Thick masonry and no insulation in the roof. It has full afternoon sun exposure with 6 3.5x8.5' windows. On a hot sunny summer afternoon I need every one of those BTUs to keep it cool (and a drink to calm my nerves when the electric bill comes!)

[@Ms_AP_]

Try a sunblocking window film. It's like car window tint but it's for houses.

[@jasonstacy5587]

Ain't nobody in Florida setting their AC on 73.

[@maxd7228]

The green walls though...

[@بوفارسبونورا-ص7ه]

Why you changed the uv filter ? You need to drain the condensated water , and that's all .

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

There would be literally no way any of that would work if it wasn't drained.

[@daviddaywalker3844]

Paint spraying machine sounds like a sewing machine.

[@JeffGloverArts]

Where do we "ask this old house" a question?

[@devo076]

I don't know but I heard they are supposed to be making an appearance at the Sawcon convention in Orlando this spring.

[@mrj-charles6383]

you need to go to PBS or ATOH has a website of there own.

[@MadTrump]

wait, ive watched this before 🤔

[@daviddaywalker3844]

Start early. So you can get down the pub...

[@jaysonchilds4676]

Captain obvious. Brick, brick, brick, dog.

[@tphvac87]

I hate Ductboard why is it still used 😑 just awful maybe that’s why she has allergies

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[@dalesworld1308]

He went all the way to Denver to fix THAT? Homeowner needs to turn in his man card.

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

No better way to spend $3,000 than to travel all of the way over there for a $250 job.

[@wcsd9577]

Another slop job by Mark. Next time don't smear the mortar all over like a Neanderthal and leave a hazy mess, you have to wait until the next day and scrub it off the face of the bricks with a brush or use acid if it cured for a while.

[@justinl.3587]

He literally did nothing wrong there. Lets see your video with your way of doing it?

[@Uncle-Bull]

Send TOH a video of your work. Maybe they’ll dump him and hire you. LMAO

[@ImTheJoker4u]

WCSD I noticed that too. The whole section will be bright red, except where he smeared mortar all over the repair.

[@wcsd9577]

@@ImTheJoker4u Yep, you either have to wait until it dries a bit the same day and then brush it, or come back later to scrub it off.

[@MikeJones__Who]

Gosh that originally color scheme of the bricks...yellow and red is FUGLY

[@RainbowMedicine2000]

worse experience I had with construction workers was language. Fowl language and racist comments toward neighbors. Obviously they were asked not to return.

[@AlexMercadoGo]

“Prime” is a poor word choice for the label on that paint sprayer. “Prime” already refers to the process of preparing a surface for finish paint. This is confusion and mistakes just waiting to happen. SMH.

[@tmurphy0919]

What would be better? "Position for pre-filling pump and lines"? Not only is that pretty big for that label size, most people know that sometimes words that are spelled the same have more than one meaning. I wasn't fooled into thinking the label was referring to interest rates or the numbers 1,3,5, and 7. Maybe you should just avoid power tools in general.

[@cavscout888]

Her problem with humidity won't be solved. It's purely a leaky old house, and why it's not always/usually a comfortable thing to retrofit AC into them. Only way to solve the problem is to seal up the house, and insulate the block walls. First thing would likely be new windows, if they're now 30+ years old.

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

@@HolidayArt Richard's point was that when the A/C shuts off and the fan continues to run, the A/C is no longer pulling moisture out of the air. But the coil will still be condensing due to the temperature differential, and the blower will be blowing that moisture back into the home. It's a real thing, he's not wrong. It may be more noticeable in Florida due to how high the humidity is but we really don't notice it here in the Midwest when we leave our blower on 24/7.

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

@@HolidayArt No, I'm not saying the fan speed has anything to do with it. Regardless of the fan speed, if the A/C isn't running and the indoor evaporator coil is wet, you'll be re-introducing that moisture back in to the dwelling space. Humidity is not relative to one area. I read a bit about this and it appears that humidity spreads out every evenly, even in a large space or home not like this woman's ~1,000 square foot home. Running the fan by itself has zero dehumidifying ability, not even a little bit, even if the indoor evaporator coil was perfectly dry. It just circulates the air at that point. Without a dedicated dehumidifier OR the A/C running, there is no de-humidification taking place. WITH THAT BEING SAID, it would have been interesting for Richard to research what the neighbor's humidity levels were in comparison. She said herself that she recently got the Nest thermostat with the new system. It's likely her old thermostat never gave her a humidity reading so perhaps she was just unaware.

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

@@HolidayArt The indoor evaporator coil may be cool but that is relatively short lived. It will be moist for much longer than that. I'm not sure how you're getting that the temporarily cool coil will still dehumidify, even though there have been tests done to prove that it puts the humidity back in to the air. All you have to do is search the topic and there will be many discussions to read up on. Air moving over a wet panel equals humidification. Similar to a whole home humidifier of any kind, one could argue, although they do humidify best when the air is HOT and the water used is also HOT. But they will still transfer moisture back into the air rather than keeping it all confined to the evaporator coil.

[@jasoncabrera829]

First

[@bencatanzaro]

First😆

[@TheHobbyShopFilms]

Yep another RERUN on KZbin, TOH fail.

[@davetremaine9763]

Do you think they are going to produce all new content just for KZbin? No of course not, this is a place to upload content after the fact so more people can see it.

[@Uncle-Bull]

The title clearly shows that it’s from previous content. You not realizing this means that you failed, not TOH.

[@AndrewMiguelez]

@@davetremaine9763 It's a rerun of KZbin content. The segments and the whole episode itself have been posted on this channel before.

[@AndrewMiguelez]

@@Uncle-Bull You failed to understand the complaint. This is a rerun of KZbin content. They are reposting the same episodes that have been on their channel for years.

[@Uncle-Bull]

Andrew Miguelez I understand fully. Since they label it, I know it’s a repeat. I skip it if I want. I don’t whine about it.

[@Btknows75]

A lot of luvin but to cheap to afford the system to afford