Fri, June 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM UTC To help you find the best home cooling for you, we’ve rounded up the best vent-hose and evaporative portable stand-alone AC units in a variety of styles and sizes.

To find the best air conditioners to recommend, our team tested more than a dozen units in our homes and offices in bedrooms, ...

Summer heat has officially arrived, and if your current cooling situation involves standing in front of an open refrigerator, it might be time to upgrade. Portable air conditioners offer a practical ...

Summer is here and while some people really enjoy the heat (I don’t understand these people) others do everything they can to keep cool during the 90 degree afternoons we’ve been having lately. And if ...

Laboratory Technical Project Manager Gianmarco Chumbe has been part of the CNET Home team since 2018. He is in charge of developing and carrying out testing procedures for a wide variety of home ...

For many, this is the best time of year. Warm days and cool nights with the promise of summer in the air. And while we may be excited to see those rising temperatures, sometimes those extreme ...

If you've ever installed a window air conditioner, you know it's a hassle. These beasts can weigh over 100 pounds, and there's always the fear it could fall out and squash someone below. You may be ...

Portable air conditioning units are incredibly helpful for individuals that want to be able to stay out of the heat as much as possible this summer. Considering that many states have already ...

After years of sticky summers in small city apartments, my childhood memories of air-conditioned houses started to feel more and more distant. Living in buildings with small, oddly-shaped windows or ...

It’s that time of year again that’s filled with lounging under sunny skies, sipping ice-cold drinks, and firing up the grill. However, although summer is an excellent time for spending time outdoors ...