Air conditioning bills are spiking and as climate change starts to impact more parts of the country, air conditioners are running for longer periods. Now millions of Americans are starting to install ...

Heat pumps function similarly to refrigerators or air conditioners, which take warm air from one space and send it to another. In the winter, a heat pump transfers heat from the outdoors inside and, ...

Heat pumps are effectively a fridge in reverse, they use electricity to extract heat from the ground, air or even water. Most homes would use an air source heat pump, which sits on the outside of a ...

A hydraulic ram is a clever device invented over 200 years ago that can pump water uphill with no other external source of ...

(WHTM) — Pumping gas is something drivers always have to do, and it truly can be considered a necessary evil for many, especially with prices always going up and down at the gas station. But, have you ...

Lauren has six years of experience writing and editing home improvement content. She covered lifestyle, DIY, design and cleaning at The Spruce for five years and contributed home improvement pieces to ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

A portable heat pump can both heat and cool a room, so you can replace an air conditioner and a space heater with a single unit. Portable heat pumps—sometimes marketed as "portable air ...