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TV Personality and Home Improvement Expert George Oliphant shares Improvement Tips · Cyrus Webb's tracks

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  Speaker 1: Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Conversations Live. I'm your host,
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  Speaker 1: Cyrus Webb. Glad you all could join us once again.
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  Speaker 1: be with us as well. We're really excited about this
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  Speaker 1: next segment. The fall season is a great time to
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  Speaker 1: embark on home improvements, both inside and outside of your home,
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  Speaker 1: and for simple household makeovers as well. Joining us today
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  Speaker 1: is a regular on our program. We're excited to welcome
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  Speaker 1: back George Oliphant to our broadcast. He's a TV personality
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  Speaker 1: and home improvement expert. He's going to share his top
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  Speaker 1: tips for your home for the fall, as well as
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  Speaker 1: talk about the success of his show, George to the Rescue,
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  Speaker 1: as well. George, thank you again for stopping by. I
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  Speaker 1: really appreciate it.
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  Speaker 2: Always a pleasure to be with you, my friend.
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  Speaker 1: Well, George, before we get into this segment, I definitely
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  Speaker 1: want to say congratulations to you on your success. It's
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  Speaker 1: been great being able to watch you, not only be
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  Speaker 1: able to do something that you love, but also to
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  Speaker 1: be able to help others along the way. What has
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  Speaker 1: it been like for you to see the way that
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  Speaker 1: people have been able to respond to the show and
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  Speaker 1: the message from it?
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  Speaker 2: Oh, I mean, it's humbling. It's an honor. I never
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  Speaker 2: take it lightly. I know that every home is a
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  Speaker 2: new project, a new journey. And, again, you wouldn't have
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  Speaker 2: me coming in if things weren't, unfortunately, something had gone wrong.
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  Speaker 2: So being able to come in and help families when
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  Speaker 2: they're at a low and lift them up is so important.
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  Speaker 2: And I know that I speak for my entire team.
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  Speaker 2: Every contractor, designer, people who support us, what we do
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  Speaker 2: with George Center Rescue is life-changing. And, yes, it's on TV,
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  Speaker 2: but it is real people, and there's real things that
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  Speaker 2: they're going through. And being able to take that home
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  Speaker 2: improvement element off the plate and hopefully make their homes
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  Speaker 2: meet their reality, it's truly an honor and a blessing
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  Speaker 2: to be able to be the host of that show. Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Well, George, you've been able to do that even on
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  Speaker 1: the program as you've been on with us over the years.
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  Speaker 1: You know, October is recognized among other things as fire
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  Speaker 1: prevention month. So I have to ask you, what can
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  Speaker 1: you suggest for our audience to help with fire safety
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  Speaker 1: this year?
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  Speaker 2: Let's just start with the basic, you know, the elephant
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  Speaker 2: in the room, smoke alarms, smoke alarms, smoke alarms, smoke
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  Speaker 2: alarms save lives. But homeowners, and I'm guilty of this too,
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  Speaker 2: often ignore maintenance. They disable them. They delay battery checks
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  Speaker 2: and changes. But just in time for Fire Prevention Week
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  Speaker 2: comes the new first alert smoke alarm that's designed to
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  Speaker 2: help solve these everyday pain points. My favorite feature is
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  Speaker 2: the new soft cue replacer reminder. Instead of waking up
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  Speaker 2: in the middle of the night, that low battery chirp,
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  Speaker 2: which we've all done, and we just find it and
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  Speaker 2: we pull out the battery and we're like, okay, enough,
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  Speaker 2: but we don't go back and do it. What they
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  Speaker 2: do now is they have a new, the alarm will
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  Speaker 2: give you a gentle tone three to five days before
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  Speaker 2: the battery becomes critically low. So you kind of have
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  Speaker 2: that lead way of like, okay, I've got to get
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  Speaker 2: this done, but it's not the eh, eh, eh, you
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  Speaker 2: know what I'm talking about. Right. It also has an
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  Speaker 2: easy-to-read LED indicators that show alarm and battery status. So
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  Speaker 2: there's no questioning what's going on with my smoke alarm.
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  Speaker 2: It's a convenient testing button that's nearly three times larger,
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  Speaker 2: an easy side-load battery drawer for easy changes, which just
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  Speaker 2: makes changing that battery so much easier. And First Alert
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  Speaker 2: is America's number one most trusted and reliable fire safety brand.
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  Speaker 2: And these new alarms are available at Lowe's stores nationwide.
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  Speaker 1: Love that. Great tip. I just changed the batteries in
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  Speaker 1: my parents' smoke detectors, so I totally know the importance
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  Speaker 1: of that.
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  Speaker 2: You're a good son, and it is so important. I mean,
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  Speaker 2: I can't emphasize enough how important it is to have
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  Speaker 2: working smoke detectors. Exactly.
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  Speaker 1: So let's talk about then another big thing, which is
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  Speaker 1: the air. How about air filtration? What can you suggest
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  Speaker 1: for our audience when it comes to that, George?
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  Speaker 2: It's just as good, as important as that working smoke detectors.
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  Speaker 2: It's important to have good air in your home. And
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  Speaker 2: as temperatures cool, we spend more time indoors. Fall is
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  Speaker 2: a great time to check and replace your HVAC air filters.
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  Speaker 2: With seasonal allergens circulating, regular filter changes can help capture
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  Speaker 2: airborne particles while supporting HVAC performance. For premium filtration, I
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  Speaker 2: highly recommend the Filtrete MPR-1900 Allergen Bacteria Viruses and Air
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  Speaker 2: Pollutants Air Filter. It is one of the brand's most
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  Speaker 2: advanced options, and it's certified asthma and allergy friendly and
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  Speaker 2: designed to capture more microscopic particles, including allergens and bacteria,
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  Speaker 2: while being noticeably less restrictive than filters by other manufacturers
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  Speaker 2: based on ratings from the California Energy Commission. And this
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  Speaker 2: is the filter that I put in homes after I
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  Speaker 2: finish a rescue to make sure that the air in
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  Speaker 2: those homes is as clean as can be. Now, you
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  Speaker 2: don't want to forget to replace your air filter regularly.
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  Speaker 2: For most one-inch filters, they should be changed every three months.
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  Speaker 2: My rule of thumb is change them with the season. Spring, summer, winter, fall,
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  Speaker 2: change out your air filter. If you have a thicker one,
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  Speaker 2: a four-inch or thicker filter, those should be changed at
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  Speaker 2: least every 12 months. But consider changing your air filter
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  Speaker 2: more often if you have pets, if you have concern
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  Speaker 2: of allergens or somebody in your house does, if you
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  Speaker 2: have frequent HVAC usage, or if you're doing an ongoing
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  Speaker 2: home renovation, hence with George's Rescue. That's why I always
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  Speaker 2: change out a filter when we're done. and if you
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  Speaker 2: live in a dusty environment.
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  Speaker 1: That's a really great tip. I think that's one of
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  Speaker 1: the things we don't think enough about, but definitely when
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  Speaker 1: it comes, as you're mentioning, to the air quality, it
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  Speaker 1: definitely helps. You mentioned earlier about, of course, the weather cooling,
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  Speaker 1: and so that's always going to be a big thing.
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  Speaker 1: People are thinking about, yes, we're enjoying the cooler air,
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  Speaker 1: but what do you recommend for heating our homes during this.
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  Speaker 2: Time, George? Well, easier upgrades begin with a system that's
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  Speaker 2: designed to simplify installation. And my idea is Evox G-Cube
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  Speaker 2: air handling unit features a compact modular configuration that makes
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  Speaker 2: replacing aging heating and cooling equipment so much easier. Year-round
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  Speaker 2: comfort means staying comfortable through the summer heat and the
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  Speaker 2: cold winter weather. So the Evox G-Cube uses advanced inverter
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  Speaker 2: technology to deliver efficient cooling and dependable heating year-round. Comfort
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  Speaker 2: should be felt, not heard. Evox G-Cubed is engineered for
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  Speaker 2: quiet operation, helping homeowners feel comfortable without the noise from
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  Speaker 2: their heating and cooling system.
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  Speaker 1: George, you always come through with some great tips. Again,
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  Speaker 1: congratulations on the success of George for the Rescue. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you so much for these tips for our audience. Where
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  Speaker 1: can they go for more information, George?
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  Speaker 2: You can always visit the brand sites that I was
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  Speaker 2: talking about, or you can always go to my social.
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  Speaker 2: I'm going to be posting everything today or tomorrow that
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  Speaker 2: we talked about. But firstalert.com, philtreat.com, and mydeacomfort.us.
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  Speaker 1: And we'll make sure the link comes up as well. George,
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  Speaker 1: thank you again for stopping by. I really appreciate it.
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  Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to our next chat together.
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  Speaker 2: Me too, buddy. Me too. Can't wait.
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  Speaker 1: I appreciate you. And we thank your audience for tuning
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  Speaker 1: in to another great segment of Conversations Live. Until next time,
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  Speaker 1: I'm your host, Cyrus Webbing. As always, enjoy your day,
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  Speaker 1: enjoy your life, enjoy your world. Thank you for being
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  Speaker 1: with us here at Conversations Live, and let's go make
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  Speaker 1: today amazing.
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  Speaker 2: Take care.