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

6 Small Window ACs That Take Minutes to Install and Seconds to Start Cooling

By Tony Carrick, By Tom Scalisi

11 Air Conditioning Mistakes That Spike Your Bills
Interior

11 Air Conditioning Mistakes That Spike Your Bills

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

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Reviews

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

By Paul Rankin, By Jasmine Harding, By Tom Scalisi

A homeowner feeling air coming from air conditioner during hot summer day.
Interior

5 Easy Places You Can Add More Insulation This Summer—Without Tearing Out a Wall

By Tony Carrick

A group of the 8 best neck fans and their boxes on an outdoor table before testing.
Reviews

Neck Fans That Actually Work (We Tested Them!)

By Stephanie Cronk, Additional research provided by Tony Carrick

Why Is My House So Humid
Interior

Why Is My House so Humid?

By Melissa Maynard de Kerch, By Evelyn Auer, Updated by Teresa Odle

Homeowners working with an HVAC technician to install a new heat pump to heat and cool their home.
Interior

Upgrade to a Heat Pump for Year-Round Comfort—and More Efficiency Than Your Current HVAC

By Sandi Schwartz

Presented By American Standard

Woman holding and using remote control to open a garage door.
Exterior

Should I Leave My Garage Door Cracked in the Summer?

By Sandi Schwartz

Old air conditioner and focus evaporator of dirty, foul, be putrid Before cleaning on the purple wall in the home office in the summer and circuit board control.
Interior

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

By Glenda Taylor, By Bob Vila

The Best Floor Fans
Reviews

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

By Erica Reagle, By Stacey L. Nash, By Katie Barton

EcoFlow Wave Review
Reviews

You May Want to Take This Air Conditioner Camping—Really

By Mark Wolfe

The Best Window Air Conditioners
Reviews

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

By Tony Carrick, By Paul Rankin

How to Insulate Windows
Exterior

How to Insulate Windows

By Steffani Cameron, By Bob Vila

Best U Shaped ACs
Reviews

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

By Tom Scalisi, By Paul Rankin

A woman on a couch enjoying the cool comfort of the best ductless air conditioner option
Reviews

The Best Ductless Mini-Split AC for Year-Round Cooling and Heating

By Tony Carrick, By Bob Beacham

A gray home with a front porch and shutters on a sunny, snowy winter day.
Design

Why It Matters Whether Your Home Faces North, South, East, or West

By Megan Devine, Reviewed by Bob Vila

summer power outage
Interior

The Farmer’s Almanac Unveils Its 2025 Summer Weather Predictions, and It’s Going to Be a ‘Scorcher’

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

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, By Glenda Taylor, By Andreana Lefton

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Reviews

This Portable Air Conditioner is Worth Every Penny

By Paul Rankin, By 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