Major appliances are a big purchase for most people, and buyers want them to last. Consumer Reports’ surveys have found that, from refrigerators to laundry machines, our members rank reliability ...

For developed countries’ markets, Daikin will likely see low returns in the Japanese market amid mature HVAC demand and tepid economic growth. While it delivered strong heat pump sales in the European ...

Most of these models also incorporate lockout protection, automatically switching between heating and cooling modes, and activating the heat or air conditioning early so that the space reaches the ...

Along with industry and government data, the study analyzed decades of Consumer Reports' Ratings ... a standard electric water heater with a heat pump that captures warmth from the air.

Daikin Industries, Ltd., a leading global Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration (HVAC&R) manufacturer, ...

That’s where Consumer Reports’ car experts come in. We evaluate interior noise as part of more than 50 objective and subjective tests we administer to every car we purchase. We listen to the ...

DOE is working with nine heat pump manufacturers to test heat pump rooftop units (RTUs) for commercial buildings through a ...

One way is to take a look at what people are searching for here, on the Consumer Reports website. The 10 vehicles below represent the top used-car model pages, meaning they’re the vehicles that ...

When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn affiliate commissions. 100% of the fees we collect are used to support our nonprofit mission. Learn more. “For some people, it might ...

Consumer Reports is helping to make sure that the food you eat is safe and healthy, and that you have the information you need to make the best food choices. The food we eat every day should be ...

In one of our standard tests, Consumer Reports technicians use a custom-built jig that swings a 100-pound steel battering ram against a locked door. They repeat the test eight times, with the ram ...

Learn more. All the canister vacuums we test at Consumer Reports do a terrific job cleaning bare floors, and some are very good at cleaning carpet. But what really makes canister vacuum cleaners ...