The Cool Down

An online discussion is gaining attention after a homeowner in the Cleveland area said an air conditioner that was only about two years old stopped cooling, and the repair estimate came to nearly $2,800 even though one component was reportedly...

A summer walk in rural France took a painful and highly unusual turn for Manon Aubry, co-chair of the Left Group in the European Parliament, who said she was hospitalized after accidentally stepping on a viper.

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One homeowner in the northern U.S. got an unexpected answer on a solar sales call when the representative said the home's southwest-facing roof was off the table for panels because it has two small dormers.

Replies online indicated the bigger question may not be whether panels could physically be installed there, but whether the system would produce enough p...

For homeowners weighing backup power options, the biggest question may not be what is technically possible — it may be how often the system will be used. That was the dilemma facing one Tesla Model Y owner who wanted to replace a Briggs & Stratton genera...

Users in a Reddit thread raised eyebrows at an unusually cheap Honda EU2200i portable generator.

The listing in question advertised the generator for $649, a figure low enough to raise doubts since the model is known for packing in a wide range of features.

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The discussion began when someone