Ask This Old House | Stair Railing, Smart Show House (S16 E19) | FULL EPISODE

Richard discusses the possible causes and solutions for a frozen air conditioner; Tom fixes an end cap on a stair railing that keeps coming loose; Ross travels to Napa to tour a house that’s testing out a variety of interconnected smart home devices. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse. Air filters on HVAC equipment should be changed or cleaned periodically. Replacement air filters come in many sizes and can be purchased at home centers. Reusable filters should be cleaned at least once per season, more regularly in homes with pets. Outdoor units should be cleaned with a vacuum brush attachment and kept clear of bushes and other obstructions. A professional HVAC contractor can help assess if a system may be oversized and need replacement or if the refrigerant is recharged incorrectly. Railing parts to fit a variety of applications can be found at home centers, as can both the railing bolt with a wood thread and machine thread and the spring-style connection. Tom used Clear Gorilla Glue to hold the railing pieces together, which can be found at home centers. Jason Johnson is the CEO of August Smart Lock, which manufactures the doorbell video cameras and smart lock system that integrates with a traditional deadbolt. The "smart windows" used a combination of technologies to work. The motorized windows were manufactured by Loewen and were connected to IFTTT using a Z-Wave controller. IFTTT was connected to the local weather station and the Ecobee thermostats to determine indoor and outdoor temperatures and open and close the windows according to programmed parameters. Expert assistance with this project was provided by TE2 Engineering. Enjoying full-episodes of This Old House? Join This Old House INSIDER to stream every episode ever made of This Old House (over 1,000 hours), commercial-free. https://bit.ly/32CLaGe Plus, download our FREE app for full-episode streaming to your connected TV, phone or tablet: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/st... Products and Services from this episode Platform to integrate several smart home devices Category: Technology, Electronics Manufacturer IFTTT https://ifttt.com Adhesive to hold the railing pieces together Category: Materials, Safety & Security, Millwork & Moldings Manufacturer The Gorilla Glue Company http://www.gorillaglue.com Exterior camera system Category: Safety & Security, Technology, Electronics Manufacturer Arlo https://www.arlo.com Jason Johnson hosting a tour of a house testing interconnected smart home devices Category: Technology, Appliances, Design, Electronics, HVAC, Insulation, Lighting, Side Trip, Windows, Doors & Hardware Expert assistance August Smart Lock http://august.com Motorized windows Category: Windows, Technology, Insulation, Electronics Manufacturer Loewen https://www.loewen.com Smart thermostats that also serve as digital assistants Category: HVAC, Electronics, Technology Manufacturer Ecobee https://www.ecobee.com/ About Ask This Old House TV: From the makers of This Old House, America’s first and most trusted home improvement show, Ask This Old House answers the steady stream of home improvement questions asked by viewers across the United States. Covering topics from landscaping to electrical to HVAC and plumbing to painting and more. Ask This Old House features the experts from This Old House, including general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, landscape contractor Jenn Nawada, master carpenter Norm Abram, and host Kevin O’Connor. ASK This Old House helps you protect and preserve your greatest investment—your home. Follow This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG Ask This Old House | Stair Railing, Smart Show House (S16 E19) | FULL EPISODE    / thisoldhouse