You can pay for a quieter unit, but this 8,000-BTU air conditioner is the best in its class. Efficient and "quietish," it emits a pleasant low hum, directs air well, and cools up to 340 square feet.

As summer heat cranks up, so will AC usage. If you don't have the luxury of central air conditioning that cools your whole ...

A window air conditioner is exactly what you’d expect it to be: it’s a type of AC unit that’s installed or mounted on a window to draw hot air out and blow cold air into a room. To improve ...