Cooling limitations, air quality issues, and a shorter lifespan are only the beginning of the drawbacks many homeowners overlook when choosing window AC units.

During the warmer months, a window air conditioner can help keep your room comfortable for work, sleep, and relaxation. However, sometimes, it can fail to work as expected and leave you scratching ...

A good window AC unit is the difference between a fun summer and a miserable one. Just like a refrigerator or dishwasher, the appliance needs to be properly maintained in order to keep you cool and ...

This spring, I decided enough was enough. It was time to get a grown-up air conditioner that wouldn’t wake me (and all my neighbors) up every time it hummed to life. So I did what any Brooklynite who ...

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 ...