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Switch, Affordable Geothermal | Ask TOH

Season 18 Episode 7 | 23m 43s

Heath Eastman replaces a standard toggle switch with a reproduction antique push button switch to match the rest of the house; Ross Trethewey travels to Albany, New York to explore ways to make drilling for and installing geothermal heat pumps more affordable for average homeowners.

Aired: 11/14/19

Expires: 09/30/20

Rating: TV-G

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