BEAUMONT, Texas — Covering your outdoor AC unit might seem like a good idea, but experts say that does more harm than good. A cover on the unit may give it shade but it blocks the air flow coming out ...

Placing a canopy or umbrella over an outside air conditioner unit so that it is in the shade can help improve efficiency and lower energy costs. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Energy told ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Have you seen this? It's a Facebook post that claims to shade your air conditioning unit like this will help conserve energy, make your bills lower, and keep your home cooler. So, ...

HOUSTON – We turned to the experts after seeing a photo heavily circulating on social media on Monday showing a beach umbrella shading an outdoor air-conditioning unit. “You don’t want to do that,” ...

A local air-conditioning company is throwing shade at a picture circulating on social media that shows an awning carefully set up over an outside air-conditioning unit. The photo had some people ...

Here's how to properly protect your most valued investment. Once the colder months start to make an appearance, so does your home's heating system. The AC unit temporarily becomes thing of the past ...

When the first snowflake of the winter season dusts our lawns, many homeowners rush to cover their central air conditioning unit, treating it like a piece of patio furniture that needs protection.

Once the colder months start to make an appearance, so does your home's heating system. The AC unit temporarily becomes thing of the past but that doesn't mean it's long forgotten. Within a few months ...