As temperatures begin to rise, signaling the change in seasons from spring to summer, many of us seek the comfort of artificially chilled air inside a building. Any unit capable of cooling an entire ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When summer heat kicks in and your space can’t accommodate a bulky window AC, an evaporative cooler (also ...

JUST MENTIONED MEANS OUR SWAMP COOLERS OR OUR AC UNITS ARE ABOUT TO GET A WORKOUT. YEAH, IT’S IMPORTANT TO GET THOSE UNITS CHECKED BEFORE RUNNING THEM. PEYTON SPELLACY JOINS US NOW. SO PEYTON, THERE ...

Earlier this year I replaced my swamp cooler controller. What I had was one of those sucky cheap controllers that has a rotary dial, you manually turn it to start the pump to wet the pads, then ...

As Seattle sweats through a summer that is giving signs of being among the hottest on record, those who have eschewed air conditioning (eh, it's only used 3 days a year!) or live in a place where air ...

With the summer months approaching, it's time to start thinking about all that comes with it. Not only will built-in and window unit air conditioners get a whole lot of use as temperatures rise, but ...

I’ve been living in the Bay Area since 1981, and until about four years ago, it never occurred to me to invest in air conditioning. But recent extreme heat and the risk of smoky air from fires got me ...

An evaporative air cooler is an energy-efficient and eco-friendly cooling solution that uses water to lower air temperature. It works by drawing warm air through water-soaked cooling pads, where it ...

Jul. 10—Since graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1976, Nancy Nangeroni's engineering work has encompassed a variety of projects from loudspeaker designs to lines of answering ...