There's so much to look forward to in the summertime: pool parties, refreshing summer cocktails, and a long-awaited break from school (well, for the kiddos at least). But like all things in life, you ...

Fans don’t lower a room's temperature, but make you feel cooler by enhancing sweat evaporation and heat dissipation. To save energy, use fans only in occupied rooms and pair them with your AC to raise ...

With temperatures soaring past 96 degrees, and that's not even counting the heat index, it's safe to say we're in the thick of a serious summer scorcher. Cranking up the air conditioner has become ...

Dear Heloise: I’ve been reading your column all my life. (I’m 72.) Thanks for all the great tips! I wanted to clarify something that Sarah P., from Bakersfield, California, asked about using ceiling ...

Summer means the arrival of warnings to stay cool in the heat. The National Weather Service in Spokane reported that hot temperatures, ranging from the 90s to the lower 100s, are expected region-wide ...

Want to save money on your heat bill? Know which direction your ceiling fan should turn in fall, winter to keep warm air ...

Dear Heloise: I've been reading your column all my life. (I'm 72.) Thanks for all the great tips! I wanted to clarify something that Sarah P., from Bakersfield, California, asked about using ceiling ...

Another heat wave—this one steeped in humid air, including from a Midwestern phenomenon called corn sweat—is blanketing the eastern half of the U.S. this week in July. Tens of millions of people are ...

To cool your home, face box fans out on the hottest side of your home and in on the coolest side. Box fans are energy-efficient, consuming around 75 watts per hour, significantly less than most air ...