Best Air Filters | Solution for Dirty Dishwashers | Fast Fix for a Jammed Garbage Disposers | Ep #2157

SHOW NOTES:

• Breathing fresh clean air inside your home is more important than ever but you don’t have to throw open windows to let in freezing air to get it. We share tips on the best air filters for a steady supply of fresh indoor air.
• With all the holiday meals happening now, have you noticed that when you run your dishwasher, are dishes coming out dirtier than when they went in? We’ll share tips for keeping your dishwasher working properly – and end once and for all the often-debated family question: Do you need to pre-rinse your dishes before putting them in the dishwasher?
• One appliance that you may own, and you’ll never want to be without again, is your garbage disposer. But during the holidays, disposers get jammed more than any other time in the year. We’ll tell you about a super easy way to get it back in action.

Plus, answers to your home improvement questions:

• Russell in Rhode Island is looking to replace the knobs on his kitchen cabinets and drawers.
• Diana from Arkansas has a broken beam in her house causing her kitchen to be unlevel.
• Glen in California wants to know if a propane stove can work in a natural gas home.
• Sam in South Carolina has a postformed countertop that’s getting in her way of putting a backsplash in her kitchen.
• Michael has an AC coil that isn’t draining properly and causing a leak.
• Marlise from Georgia has windows that have slipped out of their frame.
• Scott in Texas has mold around in windows when it starts to get cold and wants to know how to deal with it.
• Sarah from Iowa needs help getting rid of glued down carpet off of a wood subfloor.
• James in Ohio wants to know if it easier to install an electric furnace or an outdoor unit in his older home.

Do you have a home improvement or decor question? Call the show 24/7 at 888-MONEY-PIT (888-666-3974) or post your question here.

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