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Interior

Convinced There’s Mold in Your Window Air Conditioner? Take Your AC Apart.

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

The Best Floor Fans
Reviews

After Testing 13 Popular Floor Fans for 2 Months, We Found the 7 Best

By Erica Reagle, Stacey L. Nash, Katie Barton

The Best Window Air Conditioners
Reviews

We Tested the Best Window ACs for Every Room, Budget, and Heat Wave

By Tony Carrick, Paul Rankin

Best U Shaped ACs
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We Installed 5 U-Shaped Air Conditioners to Find the Best for Quiet, Efficient Cooling

By Tom Scalisi

A person using a remote to control the best air conditioner option
Reviews

After Months of Testing, We’ve Found the Best Air Conditioner

By Jasmine Harding, Tom Scalisi

Four of the Best Tower Fans lined up against a yellow wall
Reviews

After Testing for Over 100 Hours, We Found the Best Tower Fans for a Comfortable Home

By Debbie Wolfe, Glenda Taylor, Andreana Lefton

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Reviews

This Portable Air Conditioner is Worth Every Penny

By Paul Rankin, Savannah Sher

The best whole house fan option installed in an attic
Reviews

Beat the Summer Heat With One of Our Favorite Whole-House Fans

By Tom Scalisi

An outside air conditioning unit with a brick wall in the background.
Interior

6 Reasons Your Outside AC Unit Isn’t Turning On

By Lauren Wingo

A homeowner cleaning around an air conditioner condenser unit to troubleshoot an air conditioner that stops cooling.
Interior

What to Do if Your Air Conditioner Is Not Cooling Your Space

By Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

Inside view of HVAC piping to a furnace or AC unit.
Interior

What to Do if There’s Mold in Your HVAC Air Ducts

By Melissa Graham, Updated by Paul Rankin

Man and woman place a window air conditioning unit in a window from the inside of a home.
DIY

8 Tips for Installing a Window Air Conditioning Unit

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila

A professional contractor is on the roof working near the exhaust fan.
Interior

How to Improve Attic Ventilation: What Homeowners Should Know

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

Woman uses garden hose to rinse debris from air conditioner compressor.
Interior

How to Clean Air Conditioner Coils

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila, Jason Brick

All 10 of the best ceiling fans installed and in use during testing.
Reviews

The Best Ceiling Fans to Keep Your Home Breezy Without Cranking the AC, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Tiffany Lewis

A woman sits on a couch below an AC unit.
Cooling

Why Is My AC Unit Buzzing Every Few Minutes?

By Stephanie Mickelson

Person using remote for one of the Best Energy Efficient Air Conditioners
Reviews

The Best Energy-Efficient Air Conditioners

By Tony Carrick

The Best Air Conditioner Cover Option installed on a window air conditioning unit
Reviews

The Best Air Conditioner Covers

By Tom Scalisi

A group of the best small window air conditioners placed together in the back of a truck
Reviews

The Best Small Window Air Conditioners, Tested

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi

The Best Box Fans
Reviews

The Best Box Fan for Any Room in Your Home, Tested

By Timothy Dale