Your air conditioner may still click on reliably, but in 2025 the real question is whether it is the smartest place for your money. Between aging equipment, shifting refrigerant rules, and a wave of ...

Some professionals caution that tightly wrapping an AC unit can do more harm than good. Moisture trapped beneath a cover can lead to rust, mold, and premature corrosion. In addition, a fully covered ...

PFT Series AC hipots test medium and high voltage electrical apparatus: vacuum bottles, hot sticks, motors & generators, rubber gloves, iso-phase bus, switchgear, and other loads requiring AC ...

Why do window ACs actually need a window? On the surface, it feels unnecessary — after all, the unit is clearly designed to blow cold air from the front. Why can't you just set it on the floor like a ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. I’ve never been an air conditioning guy ...

As is the case for many people, my home cannot be retrofitted with central air. My 100-plus-year-old Brooklyn apartment, which features prominently in my seven years of air quality reporting for WIRED ...

Portable ACs have specific quirks to consider. Here's what I learned about buying and installing a mobile air conditioner. John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing and reviewing home ...

It's always in the middle of a heatwave. Your AC hums to life, but instead of the icy rush you're craving, it pushes out a faint, lukewarm breeze. That's when the dread sets in. Is the unit failing?

The US Air Force (USAF) is testing new drag-reducing finlets that could improve fuel efficiency and operating range for the service’s Lockheed Martin C-130J transports. Developed by Seattle-based ...

Now that summer is in full swing, the best air conditioners on Amazon are helpful home appliances to install in a pinch. After all, no one wants to spend the day sweaty or toss through the night ...

People have been searching for ways to save money on air conditioning costs for the last half century (or longer). Even though, in recent years, improvements in air conditioner technology have led to ...