Guides to kitchen products, home appliances and smart home devices
The EdgeStar Full Size Dual Tap Kegerator leads our list of options designed to pour two different draft beverages simultaneously from one unit.
An apartment video doorbell is a battery-powered device that avoids permanent wiring. Renters need a mounting surface and a Wi-Fi signal to operate the unit.
A video doorbell with chime is a hardware kit that connects to your existing wiring or a power source to trigger a physical ringer.
A video doorbell with monitor is a hardware system where a physical chime unit receives a signal from the outdoor camera to trigger a display.
A video intercom doorbell is a communication system using a camera, microphone, and relay switch to bridge a remote button press with a local door lock.
A poe video doorbell uses a Power over Ethernet standard to transmit electricity and internet signals simultaneously through a single twisted pair of wires.
A video doorbell transformer provides the specific electrical pressure needed to power the camera and internal components.
A video doorbell with local storage is a device that saves footage directly to an internal microSD card or a dedicated home hub.
How to wire a thermostat involves matching each existing wire to its corresponding terminal label on the new baseplate.
A wifi thermostat is a network-connected controller that adds remote accessibility and automated scheduling to a home heating system.
A homekit thermostat provides unified control through the Home app, including Siri voice commands and automation triggers.
An electric baseboard heaters thermostat is safe only when it matches the line voltage of your heating system.
A programmable thermostat is a device that automates temperature changes based on pre-set time blocks.
A 2 wire thermostat identifies a simple heating-only system where one wire provides power and the other acts as a switch.
A heat pump thermostat is a control system that manages the unique cooling and heating cycles of a heat pump unit.
Emergency heat thermostat settings bypass the standard heating stages to activate auxiliary heat sources like electric heat strips or oil-filled heaters.
A furnace thermostat is a switch that closes a circuit to complete the electrical path to the furnace’s contactor or relay.
You must connect the low-voltage wires from your HVAC system to the new baseplate.
A remote sensor thermostat uses external hardware to prioritize temperatures from specific rooms over the main unit’s location.
A smart ac thermostat is a digital controller that manages a central air conditioning system by triggering a 24V signal to a furnace or air handler.