Episode 1998
Water Woes: The Shocking Recall on Cheap Kitchen Faucets!
Alright, folks, buckle up because we’re diving into a hot topic today! There’s a massive recall on kitchen faucets lurking in the shadows, and trust me, you’ll want to hear about it before you get a surprise dose of lead in your morning coffee. Yup, those cheapo faucets you picked up online might just be a ticking time bomb for your health—so let’s spill the tea on that! Alongside the faucet fiasco, we’ve got some exciting updates about the television show that’s bubbling up like a pot of pasta on the stove, including sneak peeks of what’s coming down the pipeline. So grab your favorite beverage, settle in, and let’s get to the juicy details that’ll keep your home—and your health—safe!
Kitchen faucets are usually the unsung heroes of our homes, right? But hold on to your rubber gloves because Eric G just dropped a bombshell about a massive recall on some of these kitchen workhorses! I mean, who knew that a $40 faucet could be harboring dangerous levels of lead? Yep, you heard that right! Eric dives into this shocking revelation, urging anyone who might have purchased those cheapo faucets on Amazon to take a peek at the CPSC website for the full list of affected brands. It’s like a horror movie for your kitchen, and trust me, you don’t want to be the unsuspecting star! He emphasizes the critical need to flush these faucets before using them, just to keep those pesky lead levels at bay. So, if you’ve got one of those knockoffs sitting pretty in your sink, it’s time for a little DIY detective work!
But that’s not all—Eric also teases some exciting updates about the television show. There’s a world of home improvement content on the horizon, with new interviews and special segments that are sure to get your creative juices flowing. It’s like a buffet of DIY goodness, and we’re all invited! He hints at some jaw-dropping locations, including a Frank Lloyd Wright house and a mansion by the water, promising viewers a visual feast. So, whether you’re a seasoned handyman or just someone who wants their home to look less like a college dorm, there’s something coming up that you won’t want to miss!
In between the serious talk about recalls and the exciting future of the show, Eric also opens up about his personal life, sharing the rollercoaster of experiences he's been through recently. It’s a refreshing dose of honesty in a world where everyone’s trying to keep their Instagram feed pristine. He’s navigating the ups and downs of selling his house post-divorce, all while keeping his sense of humor intact. It’s a reminder that life, much like home improvement, can be unpredictable and messy—but that’s what makes the journey worthwhile!
Takeaways:
- There’s a serious recall on kitchen faucets that may expose users to dangerous lead levels, so check your kitchen!
- Eric shares exciting news about upcoming shows and special interviews that you won't want to miss!
- Watch out for those cheap faucets below $100 on Amazon; they could be a health hazard!
- If you have a recalled faucet, run the water for 15 seconds before using it to flush out lead!
- Eric's going through some personal changes, including selling his house and starting fresh after a divorce, and he's feeling optimistic!
- Join the Around the House Nation on Facebook for exclusive content and updates on Eric’s projects and shows!
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Speaker B:The House with Eric G.
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Speaker A:Eric G.
Speaker A:Welcome to the Round the House show, the next generation of home improvement.
Speaker A:I'm Eric G.
Speaker A:Thanks for joining me today.
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Speaker A:So something to think about.
Speaker A:Usually I don't start out this show talking about recalls, but this is a big one because I actually tested one of these products on my around the house Northwest show earlier last year.
Speaker A:There is a huge faucet recall.
Speaker A:If you have bought one of those under hundred dollar faucets on Amazon for your house or your rental or whatever else, take a look.
Speaker A:There are some serious issues.
Speaker A:The one I purchased was like a $40 faucet we tested out worked pretty good.
Speaker A:But the Basden Grant brand kitchen faucets, they're all of these, take a look over@cpsc.gov recalls.
Speaker A:So many of these faucets, like this one here for instance, that I got, they had about 24,000 recalled dangerous lead exposure for young children sold on Amazon.com so there are three different brands of faucets over here that were in that $40 to $60 range.
Speaker A:One of them had 29,000, one had 50,000, one had 24,000 on recall.
Speaker A:Because when it's sitting there and it's not, it can.
Speaker A:When you turn it back on again, you can have dangerous levels of lead, which always concerns me with these super cheap faucets.
Speaker A:How do they make them so cheap?
Speaker A:Yeah, they put lead on them.
Speaker A:So take a look at that cpsc.gov recall so take a look at that.
Speaker A:They say consumers shouldn't really be using the faucets, but until the faucets can be replaced, they should only consume water from the faucets after running the water for 15 seconds.
Speaker A:So I want you to flush it out before you use it.
Speaker A:So you're gonna have to use a little bit more water.
Speaker A:But take a look at that.
Speaker A:That's a huge one right there.
Speaker A:If you've got one of those Chinese knockoff faucets, that can be a huge issue.
Speaker A:So take a peek at that.
Speaker A:And that's a dangerous one.
Speaker A:So make sure you've got that one taken a look at.
Speaker A:There's a lot of different other little recalls out there.
Speaker A:Lots of kid stuff if you've got children in the house.
Speaker A:There's some power banks that are recalled, some Polaris industries stuff, some furniture for tip over.
Speaker A:The usual suspects out there.
Speaker A:But take a peek over there.
Speaker A:There's an iwalk magnetic wireless power bank recall due to fire and burn hazard.
Speaker A:About 27 of those, 27,500 of those.
Speaker A:So be careful out there, guys.
Speaker A:These are issues that we're seeing on the recall scene.
Speaker A:I try to let you know when I see it come up each week on this show.
Speaker A:But the faucets one is a big one.
Speaker A:There's a lot of different things going on right now in the world of home improvement.
Speaker A:And I wanted to talk about a couple right now.
Speaker A:We got a great show coming up this weekend which I'll show you here on Thursday, probably Thursday afternoon when I put out the show Tees.
Speaker A:We got some great stuff coming up here in the next week or two that I can't wait to share for you.
Speaker A:Some new interviews and some stuff.
Speaker A:We're gonna be all over the place.
Speaker A:We're gonna have a Special, midweek special, next week on the podcast.
Speaker A:Only that you'll be able to hear that I'm looking forward to as well.
Speaker A:So that's gonna be a ton of fun.
Speaker A:But I wanted to talk a little bit about.
Speaker A:I had some questions come in because some people follow me personally on Facebook and I shocked the world this week.
Speaker A:And if you're a listener here and you're checking things out, then of course you probably saw my status change out there.
Speaker A:And I'm not a big put up personal stuff on Facebook.
Speaker A:I'm not.
Speaker A:It's just not my thing.
Speaker A:I don't like I don't be in a high schooler and airing out dirty laundry.
Speaker A:But at some point you have to acknowledge stuff that's happened in the past.
Speaker A:And this last year here I went through a divorce and complete surprise to me.
Speaker A:I had no idea it was coming.
Speaker A:That's just how things go sometimes when things are cruising along looking great.
Speaker A:And I had a lot of friends that were fairly close and colleagues that I worked with that were shocked just like I was.
Speaker A:And these are things that are outside of your control and sometimes you just gotta go after it.
Speaker A:So I'm putting my house up for sale here.
Speaker A:Divorce is final.
Speaker A:And yes, I did meet somebody absolutely amazing here.
Speaker A:And you'll see pictures of Elisa and I running around, I'm sure on social media.
Speaker A:So there's no shock there.
Speaker A:Who's that blonde girl running out with?
Speaker A:Eric G.
Speaker A:Yep.
Speaker A:Life is awesome.
Speaker A:It has been a challenge putting my house up for sale in Lake Oswego so I can find a new house one of these days to work on and time to close one chapter and open up another one.
Speaker A:And we got so many other great stuff popping in here.
Speaker A:We're negotiating a new show for around the House Northwest.
Speaker A:I'm trying to bring that to around the House so it goes national or at least west coast regional and then streaming national.
Speaker A:So working with a ton of different companies.
Speaker A:I think there's about six of them that I'm talking to right now.
Speaker A:They're interested in doing something, so we'll see what happens there.
Speaker A:And yes, this will be the last month of around the House Northwest in June.
Speaker A:We'll be wrapping this up after it.
Speaker A:We finish this season, which I'm cool with that.
Speaker A:I'm cool with that.
Speaker A:It's time to do something new.
Speaker A:This show is not going to ever grow with the station that we have.
Speaker A:They were happy with keeping it a local show that you could catch on YouTube regionally.
Speaker A:So we're working on some new things there.
Speaker A:And I can't wait.
Speaker A:Now if you're checking things out, and this is a big one right here, if you're checking things out, you need to head over to our Facebook page or at least over there.
Speaker A:If you join around the House Nation, that is our closed group.
Speaker A:I put up a link there and I'll put it up on our around the House page here in the next week or two we those videos.
Speaker A:This is how TV works, guys.
Speaker A:And it's not my control.
Speaker A:Once the show is wrapped, there's about a 90% chance that stuff will disappear off the Internet forever.
Speaker A:That's how these things work.
Speaker A:They licensed my brand, which is around the House.
Speaker A:It's my trademark.
Speaker A:So unless we come up with some plan there, which I don't know if we will, those episodes, all 700 of them.
Speaker A:Of those segments, 100 and it'll be 125 episodes.
Speaker A:I think totally.
Speaker A:Those will be lost forever off the interweb.
Speaker A:So that's just how that stuff goes.
Speaker A:So we're gonna have a limited time with those up on the net.
Speaker A:So if you want to go back and take a look and ponder those, I'll have those up in social media here soon.
Speaker A:But if you go over around the House Nation or closed group, it's free.
Speaker A:Join over there.
Speaker A:It's our Facebook group and you can take a look over there and I've got a link up there that you can grab stuff on it.
Speaker A:We've got some of our best shows are coming up here in the next three weeks.
Speaker A:We've got this Frank Lloyd Wright house next week that's absolutely actually on Saturday.
Speaker A:That's absolutely amazing.
Speaker A:And then we've got another house that's a big mansion on the water that we go take a look at and we are seeing some amazing stuff.
Speaker A:And we got some tips, tricks and some DIY projects for you as well.
Speaker A:So all of that coming up, which I'm super excited about.
Speaker A:So we're going to have some great content out there that I really have a great crew that I've been working with here.
Speaker A:Started out with Bradley.
Speaker A:Him and I were in the trenches together for about 100 episodes.
Speaker A:And Bradley Davis, I could say gentleman, a scholar.
Speaker A:Him and I were at our throats sometimes because we were both absolutely burned out.
Speaker A:We were doing 60 hours a week.
Speaker A:I bet you he was doing 80 hours a week trying to do a one hour TV show.
Speaker A:52 weeks a year with two guys, me.
Speaker A:And then he had to film my crazy ass and then turn it around and put it into a TV show and take make 40 minutes of content.
Speaker A:Weed did the impossible.
Speaker A:Absolutely the impossible.
Speaker A:How we could do a year and a half of TV shows with absolutely no support.
Speaker A:It was absolutely amazing.
Speaker A:And I tell you what, when he reached his burnout point and left, I can tell you this, hats off to Bradley.
Speaker A:That guy left in the most classiest way possible.
Speaker A:There is not a person I've worked with in my nearly 40 years of working that has left a position in more of a selfless, planned out, tactical way that left us in a better position even though he was a priceless part of the team.
Speaker A:So hats off to Bradley on that.
Speaker A:That guy is out there working on home improvement stuff out there and hats off to him because that brother knows what he's doing and man, I've never seen anybody bow out successfully and do it with such class.
Speaker A:Hats off to him.
Speaker A:We've got a great team.
Speaker A:Now that we've got nothing against Bradley, it's a different half hour show.
Speaker A:So it was a remake for our second half of the TV show, but those guys are great.
Speaker A:We're still working there and we'll keep kicking out shows here for the rest of the month.
Speaker A:All right, guys, I gotta run.
Speaker A:I gotta do my script here for, for those TV show this weekend so I can get that out the door so you have something to watch on Saturday.
Speaker A:All right, everybody, we'll see you on Saturday.
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