2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (483+ words) "They just created their own very expensive problem." In Reddit's r/HVACAdvice community, the renter said their landlord installed the enclosure, apparently because a previous tenant's dog had damaged the unit. The original poster wrote, "Landlord built a DIY fence…...

3+ day ago   (599+ words) "Is there [anything] that I need to rule out so that it does not happen again?" A Houston homeowner went to bed with an air conditioner that appeared completely dead and a house at 82 degrees. The system was running again…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (712+ words) Residents can be left repairing homes piece by piece. Many families and local governments in southwest Texas say they are still without the federal disaster aid needed to rebuild homes, roads, and bridges after July's destructive floods. President Donald Trump…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (584+ words) Only six summers in the past 60 years have finished without a hurricane. An unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season is closing in on something that has not happened in 13 years: a full summer without a single hurricane. That may sound like…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (626+ words) The homeowner said the motor "starts right up and sounds great," and noted that the outage happened in very humid weather. A Midwest homeowner got an unexpectedly intense test of a new Generac Guardian 22kW standby generator after losing power for…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (498+ words) "This study provides large-scale evidence that stronger building codes are effective for reducing wind risk and adapting to climate change." Storms that once seemed exceptional are showing up more often, and the added-up destruction they cause is growing. A new…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (553+ words) "One consequence of this patchwork of policies is a lack of clarity for customers." When extreme heat bears down on Texas, keeping the electricity on can quickly become a matter of health and safety. But whether a household is shielded…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (484+ words) "You'll be surprised at how much 'junk' [is] in the old oil." One homeowner who bought a generator after a storm knocked out power for a day left it sitting in a garage for more than two years. They're now…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (533+ words) "I'm an educator on an educator's salary, and I'm currently in school for nursing, so money is tight." In Lakewood Pines, Atascocita homeowners say recurring power issues connected to CenterPoint Energy are destroying equipment and appliances inside their homes. They…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (321+ words) A relatively low rain probability can still bring severe impacts in the places that get hit. A TikTok creator and self-described storm chaser took to the streets in Houston as a 20% chance of rain forecast turned into surprise flooding that…...