If you live in a house without central air conditioning, summers can be absolutely brutal. Chances are, you’ve considered getting a window AC unit. But diving into the world of window units can be ...

Laboratory Technical Project Manager Gianmarco Chumbe has been part of the CNET Home team since 2018. He is in charge of developing and carrying out testing procedures for a wide variety of home ...

To find the best air conditioners to recommend, our team tested more than a dozen units in our homes and offices in bedrooms, ...

After years of sticky summers in small city apartments, my childhood memories of air-conditioned houses started to feel more and more distant. Living in buildings with small, oddly-shaped windows or ...

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 ...

Tom spent 20 years running his own contracting company, working as a building mechanic and operating as a carpenter. Now he creates solar, home security, moving and home warranty content content for ...

For many, this is the best time of year. Warm days and cool nights with the promise of summer in the air. And while we may be excited to see those rising temperatures, sometimes those extreme ...

The mercury is peaking, which means that it’s not only shorts weather, but also time to crank that AC. Unless you live in a place with central heating and cooling, you’ll likely need a window unit—you ...

Ok, so it's not like Boston has horrible weather. But I'm from Canada, eh, and where I grew up 30C(85F) was a scorching day where we hung out in the shade, and having to be in the sun was considered a ...

In the fall of 2023, to great fanfare, Houston’s public housing finally got air conditioning. The Houston Housing Authority hired 21 contractors to install 1,615 window units in Cuney Homes, Irvington ...

Do outdoor air conditioning units need protection from the winter elements? Covering your HVAC unit may seem like a logical step, but experts say the answer isn’t so simple. The case against covering ...

Fri, June 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM UTC To help you find the best home cooling for you, we’ve rounded up the best vent-hose and evaporative portable stand-alone AC units in a variety of styles and sizes.