As part of your annual home maintenance, there are a few steps you should take to keep your central cooling system running smoothly. Thankfully, you can do a lot of these tasks yourself. Use this checklist as a guide.

While quite common around the world, the United States has been slow to embrace the bidet. These devices provide streams of water to clean your nether regions. Here’s everything you need to know — and perhaps a bit more — about bidets.

A lot of homeowners make the mistake of ignoring their HVAC system until it breaks down. If you don't want to end up shivering in winter or sweltering in summer, it's a good idea to set up a preventative maintenance plan. Ready to get started on HVAC maintenance? Here's what you need to know. 

Cheyenne Products is recalling about 795,000 Mainstay folding chairs and barstools. If you purchased one of these chairs or stools between January 2014 and April 2021, it might fall under this recall. According to a recall alert published by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the weld that connects the seat bottom to the chair legs can break, posing a fall risk.

Sticker shock. If you had planned to build a new backyard deck this summer, you — like many Americans — are probably feeling it. High lumber costs equate to higher prices for almost every product made out of wood, including decking. According to Consumer Reports, more than half of all decks built in the U.S. are made of wood.