Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

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When a water heater fails at 2 a.m. or a furnace quits during a January cold snap, homeowners face a critical choice. The contractor they call will determine not just ...

Air conditioning plays a vital role in making our homes, offices, and other buildings livable. In much of the country, the ...

Most central air conditioners have two basic parts: an outdoor unit (compressor/condenser) that sits next to your home and an indoor unit (evaporator) that’s ...

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