Air-conditioner cords are purposefully thick and short because A/Cs use so much electricity—if you hook up your unit to a typical extension cord you pick up at a hardware or drug store, the plug ...

"People just buy a 5,000 BTU air conditioner, because it's $99 on sale, and they think it's going to cool off (their home) and it does not," according to Martinez.

You can make your old window air conditioner smarter, ... LG’s Dual Inverter line ranges from a 9,500 BTU unit to a 22,000 BTU monster that relies on a 220-volt outlet ... Plug it in, turn it on ...

Or will this cause some sort of problem?<BR><BR>I posted a thread on whether to plug the AC *directly* into the same outlet as my UPS...but then I thought: (duh), how about surge protection for ...

The ThinkEco SmartAC Modlet can turn your dumb AC into a smart one — just plug it into an outlet and connect to Wi-Fi. And you can possibly get it for free.