Bad indoor air quality hits harder than most people realize. The EPA says indoor air can be two to five times more polluted than outdoor air, and that’s before you count wildfire smoke, pet dander, or VOC off-gassing from new furniture. After spending the last 90 days testing air purifiers across a 2,400 sq ft … Read more
If your eyes water the second you walk inside, your sinuses lock up the moment pollen counts climb, or your dog sleeps on your pillow and you pay for it the next morning, you already know the daily cost of allergies. I have lived with seasonal allergies for over a decade, and for the past … Read more
I grew up on a well that pumped fine sand into every faucet in the house. After watching two washing machines and one water heater die early deaths, I became obsessed with the best whole house sediment filters and how they actually perform in real homes. Over the past 90 days, our team installed, flushed, … Read more
I learned about crawl space moisture the hard way. After two years of musty smells drifting up through the floorboards, I finally climbed under my house with a hygrometer and watched it read 78% relative humidity. That’s the moment I started testing whole house dehumidifiers for crawl spaces seriously. This guide reflects what our team … Read more
When the lights went out for 12 days across parts of the Carolinas during Winter Storm Fern, families with whole house generators kept their refrigerators running, their medical equipment powered, and their heat on. I watched neighbors huddle around space heaters and propane stoves while the homes next door hummed along as if nothing happened. … Read more
I remember the first summer I cranked up central AC and watched my electric bill climb past $300. That was the moment I started looking into the best whole house fans for cooling, and I have not looked back since. A whole house fan pulls cool outdoor air through your open windows and forces hot … Read more
If you live where winter means scratchy throats, cracked wood floors, and shock-prone doorknobs, you already know the problem. Indoor humidity drops fast when the furnace kicks on, and dry air turns your home into a comfort nightmare. I have spent the last two winter seasons installing and living with the best whole house humidifiers … Read more
If you’ve ever sat in a dark house for three days watching your fridge thaw, you already know why we wrote this guide. After Hurricane Beryl knocked out power across our test homes for 11 days last summer, our team spent four months comparing every whole house standby generator worth owning in . We ran … Read more
If your family fights over the last few minutes of hot water every morning, you already know the pain of an under-sized water heater. I have tested dozens of units over the past three years, and the difference between a standard 40-gallon tank and a true best whole house water heater for high demand households … Read more
After spending the last three months testing eight different window heat pumps in real homes ranging from a 400-square-foot studio apartment to a 1,200-square-foot craftsman in Portland, I can say with confidence: the best window heat pumps in finally deliver on their promise of year-round comfort without the cost or commitment of central HVAC. I … Read more