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A water heater.

Home

A 17-year-old water heater is flushed yearly, and the owner asks: Shop now, or let it ride?

A leak under a water heater.

Home

A 2016 water heater starts leaking from underneath, and the advice is: replace it before it floods

Two air conditioning units mounted on a gray siding wall, with electrical wires visible.

Home

Homeowner adds a misting system to a window AC, then learns it may wreck the coils

A woman adjusts a thermostat in a room with a guitar, a mirror, and a decorative lamp.

Home

California study offers Central Coast homeowners free heat pumps, insulation, and $500

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 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

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

An AC unit.

Home

Florida homeowner's AC runs nonstop, but house won't drop below 81 after ductwork overhaul