Home Appliances
WIRED updates guide to best dehumidifiers for 2025
WIRED has refreshed its annual roundup of top dehumidifiers, tested in humid environments like New York City and a Maine cabin reaching 80 percent humidity. The guide emphasizes models for basements, apartments, travel, and laundry drying, prioritizing user-friendly features and moisture control. Updated in October 2025, it includes new testing on models like Dreo's 110-pint unit.
Reducing household refrigerator CO2 emissions
Refrigerators contribute about 4% of a home's carbon emissions, equivalent to 89 kg of CO2 per year. Recent updates highlight ways to lower this impact through maintenance, efficient settings and choosing low-GWP models. Global efforts, including the Kigali Amendment, aim to phase out high-impact refrigerants by 2036.
Wired updates guide to best humidifiers for 2025
WIRED has refreshed its recommendations for humidifiers, highlighting models that ease maintenance and improve indoor air quality amid dry winters. The guide emphasizes devices suitable for homes, travel, and sleep, based on testing in a New York City apartment. Ideal indoor humidity is noted as 30 to 50 percent to reduce illness spread and discomfort.
Wired names Dreo top space heater in 2025 guide
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Wired has updated its annual review of space heaters, selecting the Dreo Whole Room Heater 714 as the overall best for its quiet operation, safety features, and even heating. The guide, published January 6, 2025, emphasizes reliable performance amid winter needs. It includes recommendations for specific uses like bathrooms and garages.