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											<description><![CDATA[The great&#160;Mr. Fix-It,&#160;Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou tells John what you should know if you are thinking about a new roof and to offer tips on the best way to tackle your exterior cleaning. And as always, Lou answers all of [&#8230;]]]></description>
					
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									<author>dmarzullo@wgnradio.com (wgnradio.com)</author><itunes:subtitle>Anthony Belokas, Regional Sales Manager for Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC, joined HouseSmarts Radio with Lou Manfredini to showcase the latest innovations in home comfort—designed to be smarter, quieter, and more seamless than ever. Enjoy your backyard without the disruption of a loud, clunky AC unit.&amp;#160;For more information, visit&amp;#160;getacomfyhome.com.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>wgnradio.com</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Anthony Belokas, Regional Sales Manager for Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC, joined HouseSmarts Radio with Lou Manfredini to showcase the latest innovations in home comfort—designed to be smarter, quieter, and more seamless than ever. Enjoy your backyard without the disruption of a loud, clunky AC unit.&amp;#160;For more information, visit&amp;#160;getacomfyhome.com.</itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>HouseSmarts,Radio,House,Smarts,Mr,Fix,It,Lou,Manfredini,WGN,Radio,720,Chicago</itunes:keywords></item>
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									<author>dmarzullo@wgnradio.com (wgnradio.com)</author><itunes:subtitle>The great&amp;#160;Mr. Fix-It,&amp;#160;Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou explains why it&amp;#8217;s important to periodically check for leaks in your home. Lou also answers all of your home improvement questions. Listen to&amp;#160;HouseSmarts Radio&amp;#160;on WGN each Saturday morning at 6 am.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>wgnradio.com</itunes:author><itunes:summary>The great&amp;#160;Mr. Fix-It,&amp;#160;Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou explains why it&amp;#8217;s important to periodically check for leaks in your home. Lou also answers all of your home improvement questions. Listen to&amp;#160;HouseSmarts Radio&amp;#160;on WGN each Saturday morning at 6 am.</itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>HouseSmarts,Radio,House,Smarts,Mr,Fix,It,Lou,Manfredini,WGN,Radio,720,Chicago</itunes:keywords></item>
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											<description><![CDATA[The great&#160;Mr. Fix-It,&#160;Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week.&#160;Since the calendar has switched to March, it&#8217;s time to take care of some of that early spring pruning! And as always, Lou answers all of your home improvement questions. Listen to&#160;HouseSmarts Radio&#160;on WGN each Saturday [&#8230;]]]></description>
					
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<p>The great&nbsp;<a href="https://wgnradio.com/lou-manfredini/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mr. Fix-It</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/loumanfredini" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lou Manfredini</a>, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week.&nbsp;Since the calendar has switched to March, it&#8217;s time to take care of some of that early spring pruning! And as always, Lou answers all of your home improvement questions. </p>


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									<author>dmarzullo@wgnradio.com (wgnradio.com)</author><itunes:subtitle>The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou talks why you should be resetting the devices in your home to improve the overall performance. And, as always, Lou answers all of your home improvement questions! Listen to&amp;#160;HouseSmarts Radio&amp;#160;on WGN each Saturday morning at [&amp;#8230;]</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>wgnradio.com</itunes:author><itunes:summary>The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou talks why you should be resetting the devices in your home to improve the overall performance. And, as always, Lou answers all of your home improvement questions! Listen to&amp;#160;HouseSmarts Radio&amp;#160;on WGN each Saturday morning at [&amp;#8230;]</itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>HouseSmarts,Radio,House,Smarts,Mr,Fix,It,Lou,Manfredini,WGN,Radio,720,Chicago</itunes:keywords></item>
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									<author>dmarzullo@wgnradio.com (wgnradio.com)</author><itunes:subtitle>The great&amp;#160;Mr. Fix-It,&amp;#160;Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week.&amp;#160;Lou talks about how proper attic insulation is the single best way to improve the energy efficiency in your home. Lou also answers all of your home improvement questions! Listen to&amp;#160;HouseSmarts Radio&amp;#160;on WGN each Saturday morning [&amp;#8230;]</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>wgnradio.com</itunes:author><itunes:summary>The great&amp;#160;Mr. Fix-It,&amp;#160;Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week.&amp;#160;Lou talks about how proper attic insulation is the single best way to improve the energy efficiency in your home. Lou also answers all of your home improvement questions! Listen to&amp;#160;HouseSmarts Radio&amp;#160;on WGN each Saturday morning [&amp;#8230;]</itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>HouseSmarts,Radio,House,Smarts,Mr,Fix,It,Lou,Manfredini,WGN,Radio,720,Chicago</itunes:keywords></item>
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									<author>dmarzullo@wgnradio.com (wgnradio.com)</author><itunes:subtitle>Lou&amp;#160;Manfredini&amp;#160;joins Jon Hansen, filling in for&amp;#160;Lisa Dent,&amp;#160;in his new weekly segment,&amp;#160;Lou’s To Do List, sponsored by&amp;#160;Perma-Seal. Lou answers any questions you have about projects on your to-do lists.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>wgnradio.com</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Lou&amp;#160;Manfredini&amp;#160;joins Jon Hansen, filling in for&amp;#160;Lisa Dent,&amp;#160;in his new weekly segment,&amp;#160;Lou’s To Do List, sponsored by&amp;#160;Perma-Seal. Lou answers any questions you have about projects on your to-do lists.</itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>HouseSmarts,Radio,House,Smarts,Mr,Fix,It,Lou,Manfredini,WGN,Radio,720,Chicago</itunes:keywords></item>
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<p><a href="https://housesmarts.tv/">Lou Manfredini</a>, A.K.A.&nbsp;Mr. Fix-It&nbsp;is back with valuable advice for homeowners, special guests, information on new products, and more!</p>


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									<author>dmarzullo@wgnradio.com (wgnradio.com)</author><itunes:subtitle>Lou&amp;#160;Manfredini&amp;#160;joins&amp;#160;Jon Hansen, filling in for Lisa Dent, for Lou’s To Do List, sponsored by&amp;#160;Perma-Seal. Lou answers any questions you have about projects on your to-do lists.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>wgnradio.com</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Lou&amp;#160;Manfredini&amp;#160;joins&amp;#160;Jon Hansen, filling in for Lisa Dent, for Lou’s To Do List, sponsored by&amp;#160;Perma-Seal. Lou answers any questions you have about projects on your to-do lists.</itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>HouseSmarts,Radio,House,Smarts,Mr,Fix,It,Lou,Manfredini,WGN,Radio,720,Chicago</itunes:keywords></item>
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									<author>dmarzullo@wgnradio.com (wgnradio.com)</author><itunes:subtitle>Lou Manfredini joins Jon Hansen, filling in for Lisa Dent, for Lou’s To Do List, sponsored by Perma-Seal. Lou answers any questions you have about projects on your to-do lists.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>wgnradio.com</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Lou Manfredini joins Jon Hansen, filling in for Lisa Dent, for Lou’s To Do List, sponsored by Perma-Seal. Lou answers any questions you have about projects on your to-do lists.</itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>HouseSmarts,Radio,House,Smarts,Mr,Fix,It,Lou,Manfredini,WGN,Radio,720,Chicago</itunes:keywords></item>
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<p><a href="https://housesmarts.tv/">Lou Manfredini</a>, A.K.A.&nbsp;Mr. Fix-It&nbsp;is back with valuable advice for homeowners, special guests, information on new products, and more!</p>


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<p>The great&nbsp;<a href="https://wgnradio.com/lou-manfredini/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mr. Fix-It</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/loumanfredini" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lou Manfredini</a>, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Now that the holidays are over, Lou gives us some deep cleaning tips to get your house back in order. Lou also answers all of your home improvement questions. </p>


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									<author>dmarzullo@wgnradio.com (wgnradio.com)</author><itunes:subtitle>The great&amp;#160;Mr. Fix-It,&amp;#160;Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week.&amp;#160;Mr. Fix It offers his suggestions to prevent porch pirates, and to give some tips on how to best prepare your home for winter. Listen to&amp;#160;HouseSmarts Radio&amp;#160;on WGN each Saturday morning at 6 am.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>wgnradio.com</itunes:author><itunes:summary>The great&amp;#160;Mr. Fix-It,&amp;#160;Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week.&amp;#160;Mr. Fix It offers his suggestions to prevent porch pirates, and to give some tips on how to best prepare your home for winter. Listen to&amp;#160;HouseSmarts Radio&amp;#160;on WGN each Saturday morning at 6 am.</itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>HouseSmarts,Radio,House,Smarts,Mr,Fix,It,Lou,Manfredini,WGN,Radio,720,Chicago</itunes:keywords></item>
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<p>This week’s New to Lou Too feature is The Magnetic Bag Company! Keep your bottle, phone, wallet, and keys secure, clean, and handy with these magnetic gym bags. For more info, visit the YouTube&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@HouseSmartsTV/featured" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HouseSmarts Channel</a>.</p>


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									<author>dmarzullo@wgnradio.com (wgnradio.com)</author><itunes:subtitle>The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou has some amazing advice on how to pre-clean your dishwasher before Thanksgiving. And, as always, Lou answers all of your home improvement questions. Listen to&amp;#160;HouseSmarts Radio&amp;#160;on WGN each Saturday morning at 6 am.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>wgnradio.com</itunes:author><itunes:summary>The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou has some amazing advice on how to pre-clean your dishwasher before Thanksgiving. And, as always, Lou answers all of your home improvement questions. Listen to&amp;#160;HouseSmarts Radio&amp;#160;on WGN each Saturday morning at 6 am.</itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>HouseSmarts,Radio,House,Smarts,Mr,Fix,It,Lou,Manfredini,WGN,Radio,720,Chicago</itunes:keywords></item>
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