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Decorating an Outdoor Air Conditioner

Air conditioners are an essential summer appliance for many Americans. For those with a creative spirit who like their home to look its best, they can be a bother when decorating. Outdoor air conditioning units in particular are conspicuous—and, aesthetic concerns aside, they may be susceptible to vandalism or theft. Whether it is security, looks, [...]

Summer Tips to Keep Your Air Conditioner in Working Order

With muggy summer weather setting in nationwide, Americans are scrambling to acquire air conditioners. However, both new and old AC owners should put some thought into efficient AC usage this summer! Though an AC unit is by far the best and easiest way to keep your home cool in hot weather, the AC doesn’t have [...]

Air Conditioner Flub Steals Show in NBA Finals

Not having an air conditioner can make your job and daily life. Need expert opinion to confirm this? Ask LeBron James, Tim Duncan, or any of their teammates on the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs, respectively. In Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Heat and Spurs, a different kind of heat stole [...]

Maintaining Your Air Conditioner

Certain household appliances require more maintenance than others, and often the effort made to keep things running smoothly seems out of proportion when considering what the appliance actually does to enhance your comfort level.When it comes to your household air conditioning system, a few basic tasks, performed regularly, can keep that vital piece of [...]

Filter Power

If your A/C system is working as designed, it probably does its job without much attention. Sometimes you may even not notice whether the unit is actually running. Which is largely how things should be when it comes to cooling and heating.To keep things operating as smoothly as they did the day your unit was [...]

Be Ready—This Will Be a Hot Summer!

Do not be fooled by the year 2014’s mild spring weather. Farmer’s Almanac long-range weather predictions indicate that the coming summer will be a trying one for most regions of the United States. It will be an excellent summer to have an air conditioner in your home, wherever you are!The typically mild Pacific Northwest region [...]

Air Conditioner Theft Does Happen—Prevent It!

Summer weather is taking over the U.S., and air conditioner sales are skyrocketing across the country. While we all love a little warm weather, it can be hard to bear with no AC. Some desperate people may turn to theft to acquire an air conditioner, and indeed this is a common crime in summertime. How [...]

The Wonders of Evaporative Cooling

How could something called a “swamp cooler” provide any sort of cooling relief? Aren’t swamps humid and hot?That, of course, depends on the swamp. What’s important to know about swamp coolers is that they use an age-old process to effectively cool enclosed spaces – provided the surrounding humidity levels aren’t too high. Think of it [...]

Tips for Going Portable

You’ve isolated where your cooling needs are and you’ve come to the conclusion that there’s no point in refrigerating the whole house when most of your time spent there is in just one or two areas. Plus, problems with that older, ductless home have you scrambling for a solution to chill down the 100-Degree Home [...]

Smart AC App = Efficiency

Thanks to ever-evolving technology and gadgetry available at our fingertips these days, there are very few tasks in our daily routines that can’t be handled with the use of a smartphone. It seems like there is an app for just about everything in this modern world, all you need is a smartphone. But [...]