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Posts tagged “air conditioner”

Briz Solar Powered Window Air Conditioner Concept

We just dissembled and stored away our bedroom window air conditioning unit, a bit of a pain in the behind, but necessary as autumn weather starts letting itself be known in our area. Wouldn't it be n...

Handycooler Personal Air Conditioner

It may look like a handheld digital video camera, but the Handycooler Personal Air Conditioner is an affordable, albeit limited device that may bring you some summertime relief (especially here in LA ...

Best Products: I Heart My Mitsubishi Mr. Slim AC

This may seem like an absolutely boring post to some of you, so I'll apologize in advance as I can't help myself. It's been really hot lately, so we've come to rely our air conditioner at night. In...

Good Questions: A Student-Friendly Budget Dehumidifier?

Q - Hey Unplggd, I just moved from California to Indiana for grad school and MAN IS IT HUMID HERE! I can't take it! I walk around and my pits start to soak. Like immediately. Please help! I'm a stude...

DIY a Dorm-Approved Air Conditioner

Believe it or not, college co-eds, but dorms have rules. Lots of 'em. To avoid breaking every. single. one., why not stick to the guidelines about appliances and make a do-it-yourself air conditioner....

Concept: Frost Solar Powered Air Conditioner

We love the idea of harnessing the power of the sun to cool our homes- it just seems so fitting! This design concept is intended to reduce dependency on conventional air conditioning units by repla...

How To: Buy an Air Conditioner

It is that time again, and we've got a friend who wants an air conditioner and who has asked our advice in regards to picking out an air conditioner. Although air conditioners are horrible to look at,...

How to Make Your Own Portable Air Conditioner

Summer's here and we are all sweating. If you spend any time outside, you'll end up wet. Things are worse when you get to hotter climates. Summer is also the time for drives to see relatives, friends ...

How To: Give Your Air Conditioner a Check Up

The summer heat's at our doorsteps and we're guessing most of you are crankin' up your AC more than usual for the first time in a few months. Unfortunately, like all appliances, they tend to decrease ...

4 Ways To Hide The Back of The AC Unit

Window AC units are unsightly indoors but they're also a huge eyesore when they disrupt a pleasant patio. We have a few solutions for masking the posterior side of the window AC unit and we'd love to...

Smart Air Conditioner

Luckily we don't work in an office anymore, so we get full climate control of our workspace, but we do remember the office politics around the A/C thermostat. What always happens in large offices wit...

Blogging New York Magazine: Creative Solutions for Hiding the A/C

For some reason we always thought our nasty air conditioner was a lost cause. This week though, New York Magazine shows us that there are solutions to hiding that big white mess......