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Posts tagged “air conditioning”

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...

Household Tips for the Un-Air-Conditioned

Maybe you're trying to save money. Maybe your air conditioning unit is broken. Maybe you live in a part of the globe where air conditioning units are scarce because they're only necessary one or two m...

Vent Hood & Climate Control Combo by Faber Klima

This new dual function vent hood by Faber Klima combines two appliances in one: A heating/cooling unit and a standard vent hood, designed for continuous air renewal 24 hours-a-day and would work gre...

How to Keep Cool Without Breaking the Bank on AC

Summer is upon us and with the heat getting hotter, you might think that there is no relief in sight unless you just put the air conditioner on and let it cool your pad. The trouble is that you'll be ...

5 Ways To Keep Rooms Cool While Computing

While there are a million and one laptop coolers out there, from cushy and effective to recycled cardboard, heating always tends to be the issue that comes back to haunt us, even with the most fancifu...

Renters' Solution: Ceiling Fan in a Light Socket

Ceiling fans—as ugly as the world of HGTV and TLC design shows would have you believe they are—are necessary here in the south. With sweltering summer temperatures, running the air conditi...