CINCINNATI — As temperatures soar in Cincinnati, many families are searching for affordable ways to stay cool. While central air conditioning is ideal, window units can provide relief for those ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Cassidy was an updates editor whose main responsibility is to write and edit ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Window AC units don’t have much separating them from any other given unit, so what does separate them is important to understand. The primary aspect you need to understand concerning AC units is their ...

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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 ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Ben Cohen: Ah, summer, the time for popsicles and pool parties, for baseball and ...