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Solar panel mounting brackets installed on a shingled roof.

Home

In California, replacing 13-year-old solar panels means longer rails or more roof holes

A digital house.

Home

In the UK, homebuyer weighs heat pumps, batteries, and the cheapest all-electric setup

A blue plastic barrel beside a stone wall.

Home

A UK prepper wants 150 days of water, but commenters prefer 5-liter bottles

A person connects a smartphone to a solar panel while sitting by a window.

Home

Apartment renter wants solar for lamps, chargers, and blackout prep after 'disproportionate' bills

An outdoor air conditioning unit next to a brick wall.

Home

12-year-old AC froze twice, and a $360 recharge only bought one summer

A pressure gauge and valve on a large metal tank in an industrial setting.

Home

Water heater relief valves are meant to be tested yearly, but plumbers say 'don't do it'

A leaking water valve attached to a blue tank with a puddle forming on the ground.

Home

Homeowner spent all day cleaning a flood, then learned the water heater tank was done

Electrical wires in a rusted compartment filled with brown water.

Home

Homeowner sees water seep into an electric water heater's wiring: 'Turn the power off'

An electric water heater installed in a basement with insulated walls.

Home

A leak soaked an electric water heater, but hot showers only last 2 minutes after repairs

A row of stone houses in Gloucestershire on a cobblestone path surrounded by greenery and flowers.

Business

8,000 Gloucestershire pensioners may be missing up to $153 a week

An empty classroom.

Home

Hot water tank flooded a Jersey school, and corridors felt like 'a swimming pool'

A house with solar panels on the roof, surrounded by greenery and a patio.

Tech

Home solar owners in Poland can pair panels with bigger batteries, if exports stay capped