When the mercury rises and the air stays hot and humid even after the sun goes down, you’ll need to find a way to stay cool. Many older homes don’t have whole-house air conditioning systems, which ...

One of the standard things home inspectors look at while inspecting an electrical panel is comparing wire sizes to circuit breakers sizes. When a wire is too small for a circuit breaker, you have a ...

Size matters when you’re buying a window air conditioner. An air conditioner that’s too small will struggle to keep a room at a comfortable temperature. A model that’s too big will cool a room too ...

Q: Is there anywhere you can direct me to find out what size air conditioner is appropriate for a 1,350-square-foot apartment? The building is about 5 years old and we live near the water so there is ...

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