Keeping cool can make you sick. If you’ve ever felt a sniffle coming on in the summer months — particularly when you’re on vacation — then air conditioning could be to blame. According to a 2004 study ...

Queensland's state-owned power grid remotely turned down almost 170,000 air conditioners six times in the past two months as part of a scheme to protect the electricity network. Energex and Ergon can ...

As The Independent’s senior tech critic and someone who’s been testing cooling appliances for years (including everything from the best air coolers to portable handheld fans), I’ve found that fans are ...

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Over the past three decades, one technology has snuck into the very centre of Australian life, shaping where and how we live. It influenced the design of our houses and offices, the cars we drive, and ...

Although air conditioning units are generally subdivided into a number of categories, including window, split and whole house/building units, they still work the same, with the compressor, condenser ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. So the mercury’s rocketed and you’ve decided it’s time to ...