Appliances

The default assumption most people carry into the carpet cleaning aisle is that renting a machine is the financially sane choice.

The kitchen corner is where good intentions go to die, and the water dispenser is usually the corpse.

Most people set a tower fan next to the bed, point it at the mattress, and call the job done.

The condenser coil on the back of a refrigerator is a piece of equipment that people refuse to think about.

Surge protectors are the most boring purchase in home electronics, which is precisely why so many people buy them wrong.

The upright vacuum cleaner is the most misunderstood appliance in the American home.

The decibel rating on a dishwasher box is the most lied-about number in home appliances.

The window fan is the most disrespected piece of cooling equipment in American homes. Air conditioners get the attention, the energy bills, the dedicated circuits.

The average smart plug owner sets one up, connects it to an app, and then uses it to turn a lamp on and off from the couch.

Portable air conditioners are the only major appliance that people buy based on a lie printed on the box.