Air Quality

air quality 5/22/2025

There’s a New Generation of Window AC Units. We Found the Best Ones. They’re quieter, more efficient, and cheaper to run than the ones most of us have been using.

By Michael Zhao

air quality 4/29/2025

Why the Midea U Is Better Than Every Other AC We Tried Its revolutionary shape makes it much quieter and lets you keep your view.

By Michael Zhao

air quality 3/29/2024

This Sleek Humidifier Is Also the Easiest One to Clean Multiple Strategist editors are now Carepod converts.

air quality 7/14/2021

The Best Smart Air Conditioners, According to Home-Cooling Experts Cool off with portable and window units, along with gadgets you can use to make most “dumb” ACs smart ones.

By David Notis and Ambar Pardilla

air quality 2/18/2021

Why Is It So Hard to Find a Good Humidifier? So many of them gurgle, buzz, leak, or spew white dust. And then there’s the pink slime.

By Sarah Z. Wexler

air quality 4/7/2020

How to Install Your Own Air-Conditioning Unit, According to Experts Everything you’ll need — and how to properly (and safely) use it.

By Louis Cheslaw

air quality 1/26/2018

The Best Humidifier Zaps Away Bacteria and Mold With an Ultraviolet Beam And it’s beloved by doctors.