Dear Jim: We have central air-conditioning. It seems wasteful to cool the entire house when just we two are home. Is using a portable air conditioner in various rooms more efficient overall? -- Sean K ...

To find the best air conditioners to recommend, our team tested more than a dozen units in our homes and offices in bedrooms, rooms with tall ceilings, and windowless spaces. Of the bunch, these are ...

The difference between a good air conditioner and a great one isn’t just how quickly it cools a room—but also how quietly it does so. On a hot, still summer night, a quiet air conditioner may be the ...

Cooling limitations, air quality issues, and a shorter lifespan are only the beginning of the drawbacks many homeowners ...

With the summer days heating up more year after year, air conditioning is just one way to stay cool. Not everyone has central air or can install central air, fortunately, there are other solutions out ...

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Allow me to set the scene: It's summer, and a heatwave has caught you by surprise. You're lying in a bed of your own sweat, unable to sleep, eat, or do anything except wonder why your usually reliable ...

ComfyAir is a compact air-conditioning unit that is easy to install and has been specifically designed to fit in your window allowing you to easily provide cool air where it is needed in your house 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 ...

Q: With the kids grown and gone and just two of us here, Would it make sense to use a couple portable air conditioners than running the central air conditioner? A: Using natural ventilation is the ...

The best portable air conditioner might just help you survive the coming summer months, especially if you have an antiquated unit and no way of installing a newer wall or window air conditioner. With ...