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A person points at a mechanism in a wooden structure with dirt and a person nearby.

Home

DIY compost sifter gets a vibrating upgrade, and now it's all 'dump and roll'

A garden filled with various flowers and plants, with a person interacting nearby.

Home

A mother spent 20 years cultivating her 'chaos garden,' and it is now bursting with life

A garden with various plants, including rows of green beans, corn, and other vegetables, surrounded by trees.

Home

On a steep hillside, this 'garden' is cranking out 20-plus pounds of produce a day

A dirty air filter with a grid pattern, mounted in a ventilation system.

Home

Renter changes air filter, then watches it get sucked in as the A/C stalls at 77

A person points at a white air purifier in a spacious, green indoor setting.

Home

Los Angeles LADWP customers can get a $50 air purifier shipped home for about $5

A rooftop garden.

Home

Tomato plants hate 90-degree heat, and old patio umbrellas can save the harvest

A digital thermostat displaying a temperature of 80°F and humidity level of 51%.

Home

Two-story townhouse owner asks if leaving AC at 69 beats cooling down from 80 after work

A dusty air conditioning unit disassembled on the ground, surrounded by grass and dirt.

Home

Homeowner says cottonwood fluff turns the AC into 'winter' each summer, asks about a fix

A night cam captures two rats eating a tomato in a garden, then a female gardener speaks while in her garden.

Home

Rats kept destroying her tomatoes, so a gardener tested 3 fixes and checked the night cam

Solar panels installed on the roof of a house under a clear blue sky.

Home

More than 130 Baltimore homeowners get free rooftop solar, cut power bills by up to 60%

A water heater with connected pipes and a control panel mounted on a wall.

Tech

NIST patents water heater that kills Legionella, then cools it to prevent scalding

A leaking electrical outlet with discolored areas around the socket.

Home

Arizona tech checks a breaker that keeps flipping, then finds 'goopy' attic furnace wiring