1506 - Installing Toilets, Sinks, Faucets and a Shower Body Spa, and the Self-Monitoring HVAC System
October 18-24, 2004 | April 18-24, 2005
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HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN TO OUR
GETAWAY APARTMENT PROJECT
IN MIAMI BEACH.
TODAY'S ONE OF THOSE
VERY EXCITING DAYS IN A REMODEL.
WE'RE PUTTING IN SOME OF
OUR PLUMBING FIXTURES
AND WE'RE ALSO PUTTING IN
A NEW HVAC SYSTEM.
AND TOURING AN APARTMENT
THAT'S BEEN DONE IN
MANY SHADES OF WHITE.
STICK AROUND.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
SO WE'RE GOING TO
GET STARTED WITH SOME
PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS.
WE'VE GOT CARLOS LEUCHTMANN,
OUR PLUMBER HERE.
HOW ARE YOU CARLOS?
HEY, BOB.
AND WE'RE INSTALLING
A TOTO ONE-PIECE TOILET,
AND I AM VERY
IMPRESSED BY THEM.
REALLY IT IS ONE PIECE,
BUT THEY'VE MANAGED TO
KIND OF HIDE
ALL THE WORKS OF
THE PLUMBING,
SO THAT YOU HAVE
ONE SLEEK EDGE
TO THIS THING,
AND IT'S VERY, VERY
CONTEMPORARY-LOOKING,
AND IT INSTALLS
DIFFERENTLY THAN
THE AVERAGE TOILET.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING
WE'VE DONE BEFORE,
RIGHT?
NO, THESE ARE PRETTY NEW.
ONLY BEEN OUT
A COUPLE OF YEARS.
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
WELL, YOU BOLT ON
YOUR WAX, SAME AS USUAL,
IT'S REALLY NOT MUCH,
AND YOU PUT THIS DOWN TO
YOUR REGULAR
WAX RING THERE,
AND THEN YOU PREDRILL
THESE HOLES.
THIS THING BOLTS
TO THE FLOOR,
AND THEN, ACTUALLY,
THE TOILET FLUSHES THROUGH
THIS HOLE HERE
IN THE BACK SIDE
OF THAT,
AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.
WE JUST--WE GET OUR HOLES
RIGHT THERE,
PREDRILL THEM
A LITTLE BIT,
AND--AND THEN WE USE
THESE DROP-IN ANCHORS.
THIS IS
THE "CAROLINA MODEL"
THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN.
1.6 GALLONS PER FLUSH,
SO, LIKE
MOST CONTEMPORARY
PLUMBING FIXTURES,
THEY ARE VERY
RESPONSIBLE ABOUT
THE WATER USAGE.
YEAH, THAT'S--
EVERYTHING IS
LOW-CONSUMPTION NOW.
YOU CAN'T--YOU CAN'T
EVEN BUY A--
MORE THAN
1 1/2 GALLONS ANYMORE.
SO WE PUT THIS ON.
YOU PUT YOUR WAX ON THERE.
WE'RE A LITTLE LOW,
SO WE'RE GOING TO
PUT AN EXTRA WAX ON THERE
JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE.
AND WE ARE--EXACTLY.
AND IT'S NOT
A TRADITIONAL
INSTALLATION.
WE'VE GOT CORK FLOORING,
A LAMINATED FLOOR,
AND THEN UNDERNEATH IT,
WE'VE GOT
A CONCRETE SLAB,
SO THAT'S WHY WE'VE
ANCHORED IT THIS WAY.
RIGHT. AND THEN
YOU JUST SQUEEZE
THAT WAX OUT
AND MAIN THING IS
TO NOT DISTURB IT
AFTER YOU'RE DONE.
DON'T WANT ANY LEAKS,
ESPECIALLY IN
A HIGH-RISE.
YEAH.
AND THEN YOU JUST
TAKE YOUR REGULAR
CLOSET BOLTS.
BOLT THE FLANGE DOWN
TO THE CLOSET FLANGE
AND TO THE FLOOR.
PRETTY SIMPLE STUFF.
THAT BOLTS IT TO
THE OLD TOILET FLANGE.
YEAH, WHAT'S
THE ADVANTAGE OF
THIS OFFSET?
WELL, THEY SEEM
TO THINK THAT
YOU GET A BETTER FLUSH
WITH THE 1 1/2 GALLONS
OF WATER
THAT'S MANDATED
BY LAW,
SO YOU GOT
TO WORK WITH
WHAT THEY GIVE YOU.
SO IT FLUSHES
PRETTY GOOD,
THESE TOTOS,
THESE UNUSUAL--
THESE TYPES OF FLANGES,
BUT IT SEEMS
TO FLUSH REALLY GOOD.
THE TOILET ACTUALLY--
THE DRAIN COMES OUT HERE,
AS OPPOSED TO
DOWN HERE ORIGINALLY.
ONCE YOU'VE GOT
THIS BOLTED DOWN,
IT'S MERELY A MATTER OF
DROPPING THE TOILET
ON THERE
AND HOOKING UP
THE WATER.
OK.
OK, NOW WE'RE
GOING TO SLAP
THESE BOLTS ON
THAT COME WITH
THIS FLANGE.
THESE BOLT THE TOILET
TO THE FLANGE ITSELF.
A LITTLE T-BOLT,
AND THEN A LITTLE
PLUMBER'S GREASE
AROUND THE FLANGE.
I ALREADY SLAPPED
A LITTLE ON THE RUBBER.
IT MAKES IT SLIDE
AND SEAL GOOD.
DON'T NEED A LOT.
THAT'S ABOUT IT
FOR THAT.
THEN WE JUST
DROP THE TOILET
ONTO THE FLANGE.
THE HEAVY TOILET.
GET MY DROP CLOTH
OUT OF THERE.
THAT'S IT.
MAKE SURE
IT'S STRAIGHT...
AND THEN ALL YOU
HAVE TO DO IS
BOLT IT UP.
OK, SO 1.6 GALLONS,
THAT'S ALL SHE TAKES,
AND THAT, OF COURSE,
EXPLAINS THE NICE DESIGN
OF THE TOILET,
BECAUSE IT DOESN'T NEED
MUCH GALLONAGE THERE.
CAN I FLUSH IT YET?
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO
CHECK TO MAKE SURE
IT STOPS
WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO,
AND...IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
GIVE IT A FLUSH.
NICE.
WELL, YOU PUT
THE CAP ON.
AND THIS IS
WHAT THEY CALL
THE "SOFTCLOSE SEAT,"
WHICH, ONCE
IT'S INSTALLED,
NEVER SLAMS DOWN,
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Vila, voice-over:
NEXT WE'LL JOIN OUR DESIGNER,
D.D. ALLEN,
AND TOUR AN APARTMENT
SHE'S DECORATED
IN SHADES OF WHITE.
SO, D.D., THE APPROACH
THAT YOU AND MICHAEL PIERCE
TOOK HERE
IS A LITTLE
DIFFERENT ONE
FROM WHAT WE'VE SEEN
IN OTHER PROJECTS
IN FLORIDA.
HERE IT'S
THE ABSENCE OF COLOR.
YES. WE REALLY
WANTED TO KEEP
EVERYTHING WHITE,
VERY SERENE, AND THEN
USE ACCENTS OF
STRONGER COLOR.
MM-HMM.
SO YOU TOOK 2 APARTMENTS
AND COMBINED THEM INTO ONE,
SO ROUGHLY WHAT,
1,000 FEET?
YES, ABOUT THAT.
OK. AND WHAT
YOU'VE GOT IS
ONE LONG,
RECTANGULAR SPACE,
AND SOME REALLY
INTERESTING VISUAL STUFF
IN TERMS OF SHAPES.
WELL, WE WANTED TO USE
MODERN FURNITURE,
AND THIS IS
A KAGAN PIECE
THAT WAS DESIGNED
PROBABLY IN THE FIFTIES,
AND WE CUSTOMIZED IT,
AND THEY'RE REMAKING
THESE PIECES TODAY.
COVERED IT IN
WHITE LEATHER.
YEAH. AND THE
BOOMERANG TABLE?
THAT'S ALSO
A KAGAN PIECE.
WE MADE A CUSTOM
TOP FOR IT.
YEAH. I THINK
IT'S GREAT.
AND WHITE FLOORS. BOY.
I KNOW.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF
AN UPKEEP PROBLEM,
BUT THEY LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
[LAUGHS]
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE
LITTLE KIDS
WITH CRAYONS,
AND IT IS NOT--
I MEAN, IT'S
A GETAWAY APARTMENT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THE OWNER PROBABLY
USES IT SPORADICALLY
AND LENDS IT TO
FRIENDS AND FAMILY
AND THAT SORT OF THING.
YEAH.
THIS IS COOL.
ISN'T THAT
A GREAT PIECE?
THAT WAS DESIGNED
BY SERGE MOUILLE
IN FRANCE IN THE FORTIES,
AND THEY'RE REISSUING
THAT NOW AS WELL,
BUT IT'S GOT--
IT'S A WONDERFUL SHAPE.
MM-HMM.
IT'S A WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL THING.
AND THEN YOU'RE MIXING
THEM ALL UP TOGETHER,
AND YET THERE'S THIS
WHOLE UNIFORMITY OF
WHITE, WHITE, WHITE,
WHITE, WHITE.
YEAH, IT PULLS IT
TOGETHER.
THE TABLE
AND THE CHAIRS,
ARE THEY VINTAGE?
THE CHAIRS ARE FROM
A SHIP,
FROM A SHIP
DINING ROOM,
AND WE RECOVERED THEM
AGAIN IN WHITE,
AND THE TABLE WAS
MADE BY A FRIEND OF OURS
IN CALIFORNIA,
WHO USES
SURFBOARD TECHNOLOGY.
IT'S LAYERS OF RESIN,
BUT IT'S A BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTIFUL PIECE,
AND VERY EASY
TO TAKE CARE OF.
YEAH. NOW, I THINK
WE'RE STARTING TO SEE
A HINT OF
THE USE OF COLOR,
BUT BEFORE WE GO THERE,
LET'S KEEP ON COMING
THIS WAY.
OK.
THE WHITENESS CONTINUES
RIGHT THROUGHOUT
THE KITCHEN,
AND BOY, THAT'S
A BRAVE THING TO DO.
[LAUGHS]
BUT IT LOOKS SO FRESH,
AND--
IT DOES.
IT LOOKS GREAT.
AND IT'S THE KIND OF
DESIGN WHERE, I GUESS,
EVEN IF YOU'RE CHOPPING
STUFF AND EVERYTHING,
EVERYTHING FLOWS
RIGHT INTO THE SINK.
THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU'VE MOLDED THESE--
IS IT CORIAN?
IT IS CORIAN.
WE USE A LOT OF
CORIAN HERE.
AND THE ISLAND IS
A NICE--A NICE DESIGN.
YEAH. WE USED
STAINLESS,
AND SET INTO
THE CORIAN.
MM-HMM.
AND I'VE NEVER SEEN
THIS DONE BEFORE.
YOU'VE KIND OF
MADE IT INDEPENDENT.
YOU'VE GOT THIS OPENING
THROUGH HERE,
WHICH IS
NOT PARTICULARLY
FUNCTIONAL, BUT--
IT MAKES IT FEEL LIKE
IT'S FLOATING, THOUGH.
IT'S NICE.
YEAH, IT DOES GIVE IT
THAT SENSE.
WHAT'S THIS?
THIS IS DESIGNED BY
A FRIEND OF OURS,
JOHN WEEDMORE,
WHO'S A LIGHTING DESIGNER,
AND HE USES PARCHMENT
STRETCHED ON FRAMEWORK
AND IT'S A GREAT
ORGANIC SHAPE.
IT IS. YEAH.
IT WORKS FOR ME.
GOOD, BECAUSE WHEN
YOU'RE IN THIS
PART OF IT,
YOU START TO SEE
HOW YOU'VE USED
PUNCHES OF COLOR.
I MEAN, I SEE PINK
AND BLUE RIGHT HERE,
BUT I START TO SEE IT
FARTHER DOWN INTO--
INTO OTHER PARTS OF
THE APARTMENT.
YES, WELL,
THE STRONG WALL HERE,
THIS IS ULTRA SUEDE,
AND, OF COURSE, HOT PINK,
BUT IT SETS OFF THE GLASS
AND THE LUCITE SHELVES.
SO YOU HAD THE SHELVES
KIND OF CUSTOM-MADE TO--
AGAIN, THEY FEEL LIKE
THEY'RE FLOATING.
YEAH. THEY'RE
VERY, VERY NICE.
ULTRA SUEDE.
YEAH.
YOU CAN USE THAT ON
A WALL, LIKE WALLPAPER?
YEAH.
COOL.
AND IT COMES IN
LOTS OF COLORS.
I--MY EYE WAS CAUGHT
OVER HERE,
AS WE WANDERED
BY THESE.
THIS IS LIKE
AN ETCHED GLASS, RIGHT?
THESE ARE
VINTAGE GLASS PANELS
FROM SOMEWHERE
IN MIAMI,
PROBABLY IN THE FORTIES,
AND WITH A BAMBOO MOTIF,
AND THE ORIGINAL HANDLES.
WE HAD THEM
SET INTO DOORS.
INTO NEW DOOR FRAMES.
AND THEN YOU'VE GOT--
HOW MANY BEDROOMS
IN THE APARTMENT?
WE CARVED OUT 3.
WOW. YEAH.
YEAH, THEY'RE SMALL.
THEY'RE, AGAIN,
BASICALLY WHITE
WITH SOME TOUCHES
OF PINK
AND SOME OF THAT
KIND OF LIME GREEN
THAT YOU LIKE TO USE.
YEAH.
YEAH.
SO THIS IS
A GUEST BEDROOM.
IS THERE, LIKE,
A MASTER BEDROOM?
YES.
HIDDEN BEHIND THESE DOORS.
YOU KNOW, THEY HADN'T
EVEN REGISTERED
AS BEING DOORS
BACK HERE.
IT'S JUST WHEN
YOU WALKED IN,
IT JUST FELT LIKE IT WAS
PART OF THE WALL.
WELL,THEY'RE PIVOT--
PIVOT DOORS...
THAT OPEN UP TO
THE MASTER BEDROOM.
GOTCHA.
SO THE WHOLE WALL
CAN BE,
IF IT'S JUST
THE TWO OF YOU HERE,
CAN JUST BE
OPENED UP.
EXACTLY.
AND THEN THIS IS...
THIS IS PROBABLY
LAMINATED FROSTED GLASS.
YES.
AND WE UPHOLSTERED
THIS BACK WALL,
SO IT FEELS LIKE
ONE BIG HEADBOARD,
AND...
SO WHEN YOU SAY
"UPHOLSTERED,"
IT'S ACTUALLY
NOT WALLPAPER,
IT'S FABRIC.
RIGHT.
AND IT'S BEEN
STRETCHED ON--
ON--STITCHED
AND STRETCHED OUT AND--
YEAH.
PUT UP AGAINST THE WALL.
BUT IT HAS A SOFTNESS
TO IT THAT'S NICE.
IT DOES.
IT'S VERY, VERY NICE.
WELL, I JUST, YOU KNOW,
I JUST LOVE THE IDEA,
AND AGAIN, I DON'T
THINK IT'S SOMETHING
THAT YOU COULD
LIVE WITH YEAR-ROUND,
WITH THIS MUCH WHITENESS,
WITHOUT SPENDING
ALL YOUR TIME WITH
A VACUUM CLEANER.
[LAUGHS]
BUT IT WORKS DOWN HERE.
BUT IT WORKS DOWN HERE,
DOESN'T IT?
AND, AGAIN,
ANOTHER ONE OF THESE
WONDERFUL
SAARINEN-DESIGNED TABLES.
AREN'T THEY GREAT?
THEY'RE REALLY GOOD
FOR EVERYTHING.
AS A BEDSIDE TABLE,
DINING TABLE,
OCCASIONAL TABLE.
IT'S EXCELLENT.
WELL, D.D.,
THANKS FOR GIVING US
A TOUR.
SURE.
Vila, voice-over:
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL BE UPDATING
THE HEATING
AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM
AT OUR MIAMI BEACH PROJECT.
Vila, voice-over: NEXT TIME ON
"BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
WE'RE BACK AT OUR
GETAWAY APARTMENT PROJECT
IN MIAMI BEACH.
WE'RE PUTTING IN SOME OF
THE PLUMBING FIXTURES,
INCLUDING A FAUCET
IN THE BATHROOM
AND A SLEEK NEW TYPE OF
TOILET FROM TOTO.
ALSO, WE'LL GET TOGETHER WITH
DESIGNER D.D. ALLEN
AND TOUR AN APARTMENT
THAT SHE'S DECORATED
IN DIFFERENT SHADES OF WHITE.
IT ALSO HAS SOME GREAT
VINTAGE FURNITURE
AND COLORFUL ACCESSORIES.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON "HOME AGAIN."
Vila, voice-over: NEXT TIME ON
"BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
WE'RE INSTALLING A TOILET,
A FAUCET,
AND A NEW HVAC SYSTEM.
DON'T MISS IT.
JOINING US NOW IS
JEFF AKERS
FROM THE AIR AUTHORITY
HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA,
AND WHAT KIND OF--
WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT
HAVE YOU INSTALLED
FOR US?
A WATER-COOLED
HEAT PUMP.
OK. HOW DOES
THAT WORK?
IT TAKES WATER
AND REJECTS IT,
IT REJECTS THE HEAT
FROM THE WATER
INTO THE SYSTEM
TO THE AIR.
OK. SO IS THERE
A SEPARATE COMPONENT
UP ON THE ROOF
OR SOMETHING?
YEAH, THERE'S
A WATER COOL TOWER.
IT TAKES THE WATER
AND COOLS IT 10 DEGREES
AND SENDS IT BACK.
AND SENDS IT BACK.
AND IS THAT SHARED BY
EVERYBODY IN
THE BUILDING?
YES, IT IS.
OH, OK.
SO THAT IS
A SENSIBLE, SENSIBLE
THING TO DO.
AND THIS IS
SUCH A SMALL APARTMENT
THAT THERE'S NOT
A BIG TRUNK LINE
AND A LOT OF
DISTRIBUTION ISSUES,
RIGHT?
RIGHT.
WHAT HAVE YOU
GOT HERE?
THIS IS JUST THE PLENUM,
AND THIS
JUST DISTRIBUTES
THE AIR CONDITIONING
IN THIS APARTMENT
RIGHT HERE.
OK, AND IT'S
FIBERGLASS DUCTING.
YES, IT IS.
IS THAT THE PREFERRED
TYPE OF DUCTWORK
TO USE HERE IN
SOUTH FLORIDA?
THERE'S A COUPLE
DIFFERENT TYPES.
THERE'S FLEX DUCT,
WHICH IS THIS
TUBULAR DUCT,
YEAH, I'M FAMILIAR
WITH IT.
BUT FOR THE PLENUM
RIGHT HERE GOING UP,
IT NEEDS TO BE
FIBERGLASS OR METAL.
EITHER ONE.
AND WHAT IS--
WHAT IS HE GETTING READY
TO APPLY ONTO THE--
THIS IS MASTIC.
IT'S A PLASTIC COATING
AFTER IT DRIES.
IT KEEPS THE SEAMS
FROM LEAKING.
IT'S PRETTY
INDESTRUCTIBLE.
AND SO IS THAT
A CODE REQUIREMENT
HERE IN FLORIDA?
YES, IT IS.
DOES THAT GO
JUST AROUND WHERE
THESE JOINTS ARE?
WHERE EVERYTHING'S
TAPED.
UP TOP, BOTTOM, INSIDE.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT IT SWEATING,
THOUGH, DO YOU?
NO.
GOOD.
AND WHAT ABOUT
THE EFFICIENCY FOR
THIS KIND OF A SYSTEM?
I MEAN, WE'RE IN
AN AREA WHERE
YOU'RE APT TO HAVE
TEMPERATURES IN THE NINETIES
AND HIGH HUMIDITY.
RIGHT. EFFICIENCY-WISE,
ON A WATER-COOLED SYSTEM
LIKE THIS, IS LIMITED,
BECAUSE IT'S
A ONE SYSTEM CONTAINED.
IT'S NOT A SPLIT SYSTEM
WHERE YOU GET
A HIGHER EFFICIENCY,
BUT YOU PROBABLY CAN
GO UP TO ABOUT
A 12 OR 14 SEER
IN A WATER-COOLED SYSTEM
LIKE THIS.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
SEER IS THE EFFICIENCY
RATING THAT--
ARI STANDARDS
AND THE MANUFACTURER
GET TOGETHER
AND MATCH SYSTEMS
TO GIVE IT A CERTAIN
EFFICIENCY RATING.
THE HIGHER
THE EFFICIENCY,
THE BETTER
ELECTRIC BILL,
THE MORE MONEY YOU SAVE.
YEAH. NOW,
WERE YOU CONNECTED HERE
TO DO SOME TESTING?
YES, WE ARE.
WE CHECK
THE TEMPERATURES OF
THE PRESSURE
AND THE TEMPERATURE OF
THE REFRIGERANT
GOING THROUGH
THE SYSTEM.
AND IT'S A GAUGE,
AND IT'S R22 SYSTEM,
SO THERE'S DIFFERENT
SCALES ON THE GAUGE
RIGHT HERE
THAT ARE FOR DIFFERENT
TYPES OF REFRIGERANT,
WHICH WE'RE USING THIS
AND R22.
NOW, WHAT ABOUT
THERMOSTAT AND CONTROLS?
THERMOSTAT CONTROLS
THE 24 VOLT SYSTEM.
THAT'S WHAT THIS
TRANSFORMER'S FOR.
WHERE WOULD WE PUT
THE THERMOSTAT?
IN WHAT PART OF
THE APARTMENT?
IN THE OTHER ROOM.
IN THE BEDROOM.
OK. THAT LOOKS LIKE
A VERY SIMPLE ONE.
YEAH, IT IS.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT IT--
NO WIRES?
NO, NO WIRES.
IT JUST PLUGS
RIGHT INTO THESE PINS.
NO MERCURY?
NO, IT'S SOLID STATE.
NO MERCURY.
ONE THING I LIKE
ABOUT IT
IS THAT IT'S EASY
TO PLUG ON, PLUG OFF.
IT'S GOT 4 MOUNTING HOLES
FOR THE--
IT'S GOT A METAL
PLATE IN THE BACK
WITH 4 MOUNTING HOLES,
WHICH MAKES IT
REALLY, REALLY STURDY,
AND IT FITS TO
THE WALL NICE,
WHICH MOST THERMOSTATS,
I MEAN--
THEY'RE FLIMSY.
THEY'RE FLIMSY.
ALSO, IT DOESN'T
HAVE TO BE
EXACTLY LEVEL,
BECAUSE THERE IS
NO MERCURY
IN THE SYSTEM.
...IT LOOKS NICE
IF IT IS.
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT FEATURES?
ARE THERE ANY DELAY
FEATURES INVOLVED?
YEAH, THERE'S
A 5-MINUTE TIME DELAY,
WHICH--YOU SEE
THAT LITTLE BLINKING
LIGHT RIGHT THERE?
YEAH.
THAT'S THE 5-MINUTE
TIMER STARTING RIGHT NOW.
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT
FROM THE POINT OF
VIEW OF
THE THING CYCLING ON,
RIGHT?
SURE. YEAH.
SHORT CYCLES
DEFINITELY CAUSES
COMPRESSOR DAMAGE.
OK.
MODESWISE, IT HAS
A FAN SWITCH RIGHT HERE,
FOR IF YOU JUST WANT
FAN ON ONLY
ON A DAY WHERE
IT'S NOT TOO COLD OUTSIDE.
RIGHT.
IT'S GOT HEAT MODE.
YOU SET YOUR
HEAT MODE NOW, OK?
WHATEVER YOU
WANT IT TO COME ON
ON A COLD DAY.
AND THEN THE COOLING,
YOU SET THAT TO COME ON
AT A HIGHER
TEMPERATURE, PROBABLY,
AND THEN YOU COME DOWN,
AND THAT'LL BE
THE AUTOMATIC SECTION
RIGHT HERE,
WHERE EVERYTHING
COMES ON AND OFF
AT ONE TIME.
CAN YOU LOCK IT SO THAT
NOBODY CAN COME ALONG
AND FUSS WITH IT?
ABSOLUTELY.
IF YOU HOLD
THE 2 TOP BUTTONS
AND THE MODE BUTTON
AT THE SAME TIME,
IT LOCKS IT OUT
TO WHATEVER YOU PUSH.
I LIKE THAT FEATURE.
IS IT ENERGY STAR?
YES, IT IS.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE
BUTTONING THIS UP.
WHAT KIND OF A BASE
IS THAT
THAT HE'S GOT
ON HERE?
IT'S AN ALUMINUM BASE,
MADE OF METAL,
OF COURSE.
IT'S NOW
A CODE REQUIREMENT
TO HAVE METAL IN
A MULTIFAMILY AREA.
INSTEAD OF JUST
A COUPLE OF 2 x 4s
PROPPING IT UP.
EXACTLY.
OK.
AND WHEN WE REPLACE
THE DOOR ONTO THIS
LITTLE UTILITY CLOSET,
ARE THERE ANY
VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS?
YEAH, THERE SHOULD
BE LOUVERS,
BECAUSE THIS IS
OUR ONLY RETURN.
I SEE. OK.
THANK YOU, FELLAS.
THANK YOU.
Vila, voice-over:
COMING UP NEXT,
THE PLUMBER RETURNS
TO INSTALL THE FAUCETS
IN THE BATHROOM.
Vila: ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE BACK WITH CARLOS,
OUR PLUMBER,
WHO IS CONNECTING
THE LAVATORY FAUCETS.
WHAT DID YOU
JUST DO THERE?
IT'S LIKE
A QUICK CONNECT.
IT'S A LOCK TAB.
IT'S VERY EASY
FOR ANY HOMEOWNER.
YOU JUST PUSH IT
RIGHT ON AND IT
SEALS ITSELF.
AND IT SEALS ITSELF.
THIS IS MOEN'S KINGSLEY,
AND THERE'S SO MUCH
SLACK IN HERE
THAT YOU TECHNICALLY
CAN LOCATE THE FAUCETS
ANYWHERE YOU WANT
ALONG HERE.
YOU COULD GET ANY SPREAD
THAT YOU WANT ON THAT,
ANY VARIATION YOU WANT.
GOOD. SO IT LOOKS
TO ME LIKE
YOU'RE ALMOST READY
TO PUT IT BACK IN.
YEAH, IT'S EASY HERE.
THE CABINET TOP IS OFF,
SO WE TRIMMED--
DID THE ROUGH PART
AHEAD OF TIME,
SO IT'S REAL EASY TO DO
THE REST LATER.
ALL RIGHT.
CAN I HELP YOU GET
THE TOP BACK IN PLACE?
...BRANDON OVER HERE.
BRANDON'S OVER HERE.
GOOD. OK.
GET RID OF THIS RAG.
PUT MY HAND
IN HERE FIRST.
AND IT JUST DROPS
RIGHT IN.
CABINET GUYS DID
A NICE JOB.
YEAH. THEY WERE
HERE LAST WEEK.
THEY GOT IT ALL
FITTED IN PERFECTLY.
NICE.
AND SO...
IT COMES WITH ITS OWN
ALLEN WRENCH, RIGHT?
YEP.
WHAT'S NEXT?
WELL, LET'S DO
THE SPOUT FIRST.
THIS IS REALLY
A SIMPLE IDEA
THEY HAVE HERE.
IT WORKS WELL.
IT PRESSES ON.
YOU GOT TO LINE IT UP...
AND IT SCREWS ON
FROM THE TOP, ACTUALLY,
IF WE CAN CATCH IT.
SO THEY REALLY
THOUGHT ABOUT
THE REPLACEMENT MARKET
AND MAKING IT
AN EASY INSTALLATION
FOR THE CONSUMER.
REAL EASY.
THIS IS
REALLY NICE STUFF.
AND THEN,
HANDLES JUST TWIST ON.
I BELIEVE
WE HAD THEM SET
SO THE HANDLES WERE
STRAIGHT OR CURVED,
WHATEVER WAY
THE HOMEOWNER WANTS.
I SEE.
SO YOU HAVE THE OPTION
OF SETTING THEM
SO THAT THEY'RE AT
AN ANGLE LIKE THAT
OR SO THEY'RE STRAIGHT.
YEAH, AND I USUALLY
ASK PEOPLE, YOU KNOW,
"WOULD YOU
LIKE IT CURVED?"
WHICH I LIKE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE
LIKE IT STRAIGHT.
IT'S REAL EASY TO DO
EITHER WAY.
STRAIGHT'S GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, SIR.
THAT IS WONDERFUL.
JUST A COUPLE MORE
TOUCHES LEFT TO DO
IN HERE,
AND WE'LL HAVE
A WORKING LAVATORY.
THANK YOU.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME,
WHEN WE'LL BE USING
GLASS AND MIRRORS
TO CREATE A BAR,
INSTALLING A FAUCET,
AND ADDING SOME
BUILT-IN SHELVES.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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