Many thermostats have a setting called EM heat, emergency heat or auxiliary heat. You shouldn’t normally rely on it warm your house, but it’s useful when the thermostat’s regular settings aren’t ...

and cheap window AC units are flying out of the local big-box stores. Not all of these discount units undergo rigorous QC before sailing across the Pacific, though, and a few wonky thermostats ...

Update: Most Michiganders set their AC thermostat to this temperature, new poll shows It's the age-old question that can divide households and spur tiptoe trips to the thermostat: At what ...