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Heating & Air Conditioning
Cool Aid: High-Efficiency Air Conditioners
Central • Room • Ductless Split Systems • Portable
Higher efficiency central air conditioners soon might appear at both ends of the price scale.
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Home Cookin’: Ranges, Cooktops & Wall Ovens
More ranges and cooktops that have five burners or cooking elements exist than ever before.
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Feature Attractions: Best Values in Microwave Ovens
New features appear to deliver limited cooking benefits.
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Popular Appliances Articles
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Washers & Dryers Evolve
Manufacturers are making washing machines more efficient to meet stricter federal standards.
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Cleaning Up: Top-Performing Vacuum Cleaners
More models use cyclonic technology to boost suction.
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Steam Cleaners: What’s Hot, What’s Not
Don’t get swept away by models that produce the highest temperatures of steam.
Appliances News
Plan to reduce HFCs won’t increase prices on air conditioners or refrigerators
June 12, 2013—Air-conditioner and refrigerator manufacturers will phase out the use of coolants that harm the ozone layer over the next few years, but experts tell Consumers Digest that the change likely won’t have a significant effect on prices.
GE’s newest washer dries clothes overnight
April 22, 2013—General Electric’s newest front-loading washing machine also can dry your clothes.
Study: Blenders, can openers harbor the most germs in your kitchen
April, 12, 2013—What are the germiest kitchen products? You might be surprised by the answer.
GE will add counter-depth version of refrigerator that dispenses hot water
April 11, 2013—GE tells Consumers Digest that it will sell a counter-depth version of the first refrigerator that dispenses hot water.
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Related Department Briefs
Filtered refrigerators
All of General Electric’s new French-door refrigerators will include a filter that’s built into the door that the company claims removes 98 percent of five “trace” pharmaceuticals from the water and the ice that the refrigerator dispenses.
Analyst: Smart homes too costly
The concept of the smart home is closer to reality: Consumers can turn appliances and heating and cooling systems on or off in their homes via their smartphone.
Nest Labs thermostat provides a heat check
Nest Labs shared its take on the digital thermostat at the Consumer Electronics Show in January when it showed off its Nest Learning Thermostat.
A bunch of hot air
Dyson already provided consumers with an oblong, bladeless fan that blows cool air around the room.
Wash clothes with less water
Consumers might be able to wash their clothes with only 1 cup of water by mid-2012, but the company behind the change isn’t giving many details.
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Appliances Recalls
Avon recall popcorn maker because of burn, fire hazards
May 16, 2013—Avon recalled its Microwave Popcorn Maker, because the popcorn can overheat and ignite if it’s cooked too long.
Haier expands recall of chest freezers because of fire hazard
April 2, 2013—Haier America expanded its recall of chest freezers, because a capacitor in the freezer’s circuitry can overheat, which poses a fire hazard.
3M recalls air purifiers because of fire hazard
March 27, 2013—3M recalled certain Filtrete-brand room air purifiers, because the products can overheat, which poses a fire hazard.
BlueStar wall ovens recalled because of fire hazard
Feb. 8, 2013—Prizer Painter Stove Works recalled certain BlueStar residential wall ovens, because they were installed improperly or have damaged flexible gas appliance connectors, which poses a fire hazard to consumers.
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