Room-Based AC Cheaper to Run Than Central AC
It's no secret that running the air conditioner eats up a lot of juice during the summer. It's also quite evident that room-based ACs use less power than central AC. The only surprise is by how much! ...
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Hot or Not? The Dyson Air Multiplier
We were one of the first to write about the new Dyson Air Multiplier, a fan without blades. At around $300, it can apparently cool you off for 1/50th of the energy of an air conditioning unit. ...
Greencore Solar-Powered Air Conditioner
The inherent problem with solar-powered air conditioners is that solar panels aren't efficient enough to power the power hungry machines on their own. Greencore has come up with a solution to that pro...
How To: Beat the Heat Without Air Conditioning
We sweated out last summer without AC, and this summer we're hoping to do the same. It's not too bad here in Chicago, where temperatures rarely creep above 90 degrees, so we try to get by on hot day...
Best Products: Mitsubishi Mr. Slim Air Conditioners
In our new apartment we've only recently begun to use a new feature, one that we'd never encountered before, a Mr. Slim split-ductless AC system. Not totally attractive at first because these bulbo...
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