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Gloved hands placing insulation in between ceiling beams. Caption: and easier to manipulate in the attic.

Professional remodeler Danny Lipford offers practical home improvement information to homeowners. Discusses products and ideas for saving money on energy bills: caulking, expandable foam sealant, weather stripping, thresholds, insulated socket sealers, attic and window insulation, water heater blankets, and compact fluorescent light bulbs. Looks at using a flexible wheelbarrow screen for sifting rocks from soil. Talks about Dremel cordless tools. Gives reasons why homeowners should use mulch.

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Runtime: 20 minutes 6 seconds

Topic: Business, Home and Family, Science
Subtopic: Energy, Home Repair, Houses - Remodeling
Grade/Interest Level: 10 - 12
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Release Year: 2004
Producer/Distributor: Film Ideas, Inc
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Spraying ice removing solution on a sheet. Caption: Just spray on and the ice that forms slips away.

Object flying in the sky attached to a tether. Caption: We can capture more energy with less wind.

A man and woman have donned helmets and are on a x ladder. Caption: That's the machine that turns it into slabs of steel.

Illustration of person in hardhat and overalls. Caption: Solar Installation Companies. We are working with solar installation companies.

Four people in reflective vests and hardhats install a very large solar panel in an array of other solar panels. Caption: They're expensive. They use a lot of material.

Measurement device placed on a circuit powered by three AA batteries. Device shows 0.05 on the display. Caption: (Adabot) zero point zero five amperes.

Person speaking. Illustration of a battery. Caption: A battery uses chemistry to create electricity.

Illustration of a circuit board with a tubular object bridging two paths. Caption: In this circuit, I'm filtering power.

Rectangular diagram with objects moving clockwise around the perimeter. Caption: Electrons flow through the diode in one direction,