Episode 1925
From Storms to Stoves: Your Essential Midweek Home Safety Update!
Buckle up, folks! This Weekday Update is all about storm prep and the shiny new generator that’s about to become my best buddy. I’m diving into the nitty-gritty of why this tri-fuel powerhouse is a game-changer for tackling those pesky power outages that come with a good ol' snowstorm. But that's not all; we're also spilling the tea on some concerning consumer recalls—like those electric ranges that might just turn your kitchen into a fire hazard if a pet decides to get a little too curious. And speaking of kitchens, I’ll share the one thing you should absolutely never put on your cooktop, because seriously, who needs a trip to the emergency room when you're just trying to whip up dinner? So grab your headphones and let’s get this storm-prepping party started!
Winter is knocking at the door, and Eric G is here to help you answer it with style—starting with storm preparations! This week’s episode is all about getting ready for the big storm hitting Portland, and Eric is pumped about his brand new trifuel generator. This 12,000 watt powerhouse isn’t just any old generator; it comes equipped with a carbon monoxide shield, ensuring that when the lights go out, you’re still in the safety zone. Eric reminisces about his previous struggles with gas generators—let's just say running out of gas in a snowstorm is not the kind of adventure anyone wants. With this trifuel option, he can now kick back and let the generator do the work, whether it’s running on natural gas, propane, or gasoline. Who needs to run out in the snow for gas when you can stay cozy indoors?
Takeaways:
- In storm prep, having a generator like the new tri-fuel one means no more gas runs during outages, which is a total win!
- Consumer recalls are serious business—like the LG ranges with knobs that could ignite a fire just by being brushed against, yikes!
- Never, I mean NEVER, put anything flammable like wood or cutting boards on your cooktop—it's a recipe for disaster, literally!
- Stay aware of recalls, especially those with button batteries; they can be a hazard for little hands and curious pets alike.
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Speaker B:When it comes to remodeling or renovating your home there is a lot to know and we have gotcha covered.
Speaker B:This is around the House.
Speaker C:Welcome to the Round the House show.
Speaker C:The next generation of home improvement.
Speaker C:I'm Eric G.
Speaker C:Welcome to the midweek update.
Speaker C:This is where we talk about the stuff that didn't make it into this week's show and next weekend's show.
Speaker C:This hour is brought to you by our friends at Monument Grills.
Speaker C:Check them out@monument grills.com I love it when things work out and hopefully this does work out.
Speaker C:I'm on the cusp of it.
Speaker C:I'm here in Portland, Oregon and we got a big snow and ice storm hitting Thursday, Friday this week and I have a new partnership that I'm working with on some segments with my friends over atchallpower equipment.com and I love these guys.
Speaker C:They're a great company to work with and showing up here this morning I'm waiting for the knock on the door.
Speaker C:I got a delivery truck of a brand new 12,000 watt electric star tri fuel generator with the CO shield which has that carbon monoxide auto shut off and so super cool.
Speaker C:I'm super excited about that.
Speaker C:It's one of those things that's going to be great but just in time.
Speaker C:They're saying we'll probably have ice power outages tomorrow and I am so happy to have something that I don't have to keep going to get gas with because that was one of the problems I had.
Speaker C:I had a really nice generator but it was fuel injected gas and when I got it the Trifuel wasn't as big as it is now.
Speaker C:These guys didn't.
Speaker C:The other company that I had didn't make a Trifuel and being fuel injected I couldn't put a conversion carburetor kit on it because it's fuel injected.
Speaker C:So there is nothing I could do about it.
Speaker C:So I'm excited to get this thing installed and I might be just get it at least put together so I could get it running, get it tapped in and get a temporary at least so I could put it into my system because I'm going to have to run a gas line and do some other stuff.
Speaker C:But with the cord and stuff and the hose they give you I can actually get off from the, from one of my outlets here that I put in on the back.
Speaker C:I can actually work that out so I can plug it into my transfer switch and do it easily.
Speaker C:So I think I'm gonna have to put that Together here real quick today.
Speaker C:But I tell you what, it's gonna be a huge difference because one, it powers a lot more.
Speaker C:So I can pretty much run my entire house off of this thing Because I'm natural gas heat, so I can do that.
Speaker C:So it's perfect for getting ready for that big storm.
Speaker C:So again, that's one of those be prepared things.
Speaker C:But I'll show you that in an upcoming segment of around the House Northwest where we talk about that.
Speaker C:It'll be pretty cool.
Speaker C:We'll have some fun.
Speaker C:And using natural gas, it basically produces 12,500 starting watts and 10,000 running watts.
Speaker C:So it's pretty cool.
Speaker C:They give a quick connect on all the right stuff on it.
Speaker C:So I'm pretty excited with that.
Speaker C:If I really needed the power, I could run gasoline.
Speaker C:Because that's one thing to think about when you're talking generators is natural gas puts out a lower power ratio than the gasoline.
Speaker C:The generator is 12,5 starting watts.
Speaker C:10, 10,000 running watts.
Speaker C:Where gasoline, it's 15,012 running.
Speaker C:So there's a little bit different.
Speaker C:And though it will run for nine hours at a 50% load, what I realized with my other one, and that's a great fuel efficiency, the other one is pretty fuel efficient as well.
Speaker C:But the problem was that I really.
Speaker C:I'd go to bed and I'd have to get up in the morning and go put gas in it because I'd fill it up and it was just getting to be a headache to do it correctly.
Speaker C:So something that was an issue.
Speaker C:And I'm happy that this thing is showing up just in the nick of time.
Speaker C:So we'll see some stuff coming up.
Speaker C:Excited to show you guys what this thing will do.
Speaker C:We have.
Speaker C:Before I get into something else here, I wanted to say there are some big recalls out there.
Speaker C:And we touch on recalls in the show.
Speaker C:And there was a handful of them over this last week that I want to bring in.
Speaker C:So Deuce and Bobcat North America recalls the Bobcat and Steiner air effects finish mower deck attachments due to a crush hazard.
Speaker C:So there's only about 552 of those.
Speaker C:But locking pins is the issue.
Speaker C:And get a hold of them at Bobcat.
Speaker C:You can find all these things@cpsc.gov recalls another one that's big.
Speaker C:Pella recalls sliding patio doors and windows due to battery ingestion hazard.
Speaker C:Violation of Reese's Law federal safety regulations for consumer products with button cell batteries.
Speaker C:So the recall products violate the mandatory federal regulations for consumer products containing those little button Cell or coin batteries.
Speaker C:Because the sliding door sensor panel and the Windows remote control have button cell batteries that can be easily accessed by children.
Speaker C:They want you to remove those and keep them away from kids, all that stuff.
Speaker C:There's about 340 of them out there.
Speaker C:One of the biggest ones I see, though, is LG recalling electric ranges due to fire hazard.
Speaker C:Front mounted knobs on the recalled ranges can be activated by accidental contact by humans or pets posing a fire hazard.
Speaker C:And it's basically what they're doing.
Speaker C:And this is probably one of the dumbest recalls.
Speaker C:Consumers should contact LG for a free warning label and placement instructions.
Speaker C:And it says, make sure and use the lockout when you're not using the range.
Speaker C:I'm like, are you kidding me?
Speaker C:No one is.
Speaker C:If there's a sticker there, no one is going to use a lockout on there unless they've got kids and they're a parent and they're like, okay, I don't want the kids to burn the house down.
Speaker C:But, wow, that needs a redesign.
Speaker C:Putting a sticker.
Speaker C:That's not going to happen.
Speaker C:It's just.
Speaker C:It's crazy what's going on with that.
Speaker C:That's just.
Speaker C:Okay, redesign the range.
Speaker C:Sorry.
Speaker C:I know there's a half a million of them out there, but that makes no sense to me.
Speaker C:We're gonna put a sticker on it.
Speaker C:That'll fix it.
Speaker C:Now, this brings me to the subject, and I'm gonna do this.
Speaker C:I'm gonna really do this.
Speaker C:This is something I've wanted to do.
Speaker C:There are these stove cover boards for gas and electric cooktops.
Speaker C:They're a raised cutting board with legs and juice grooves that are about 50 bucks that are meant to go over the top of your range.
Speaker C:This is the most insane thing you could use in your kitchen.
Speaker C:And they sell them on Amazon.
Speaker C:We have a recall on a range because if you bump the knob or a dog jumps up, puts its paw on there, looking to the food, it can turn the range on.
Speaker C:It's not a big deal.
Speaker C:If you don't have anything on your range, you just got a burner on.
Speaker C:But holy smokes, if you're putting a cutting board on your cooking service, that is absolutely wild, and that is a guaranteed easy route to burning your house down.
Speaker C:So anybody doing these noodle boards, using these noodle boards, take them away.
Speaker C:Don't ever put anything that is flammable on the stovetop.
Speaker C:And yes, anything wood is super flammable.
Speaker C:So I have a segment I'm gonna do here.
Speaker C:Pretty soon, we're gonna show you how this works and we'll show you how that is.
Speaker C:And I'm excited to do it.
Speaker C:So let's stay tuned for that one.
Speaker C:That's something I'm working on putting together.
Speaker C:Something I'm working on putting together.
Speaker C:All right, guys, we are running out of time here.
Speaker C:We got a great show coming up this weekend and then the following weekend.
Speaker C:Oh, man.
Speaker C:We're coming up on the International Builders Show, Design and construction week.
Speaker C:And I got some big stuff while I'm out over there going.
Speaker C:Can't wait to show you all the new stuff.
Speaker C:I'm going to be doing a lot of stuff, showing what's going around, what you're going to see out there.
Speaker C:This is the premier event of the world for kitchen bath design and construction.
Speaker C:Everything from cabinet knobs to framing to siding to garage doors to windows.
Speaker C:If it's in your home, it's there.
Speaker C:And it's going to be a lot of fun we can have.
Speaker C:Away from me.
Speaker C:Looking forward to it.
Speaker C:Looking forward to it.
Speaker C:All right, everybody, thanks for tuning into this midweek update.
Speaker C:I'm Eric G.
Speaker C:Thanks for tuning in to around the House.
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