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E1 | Water Heater Autopsy, Composting | Ask This Old House

The Ask This Old House team shares their personal stories about why they like to work together; Richard performs an autopsy on a retired water heater by cutting it open to diagnose why it failed; Jenn shares her love of educating kids about the outdoors. Then, she and Nathan build a compost bin for a net zero elementary school.
Season 21 Episode 1 Length 23:42 Premiere: 09/29/22

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S21 E1 Length 23:42 Premiere Date 09/29/22

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