The building's assistant superintendent installed a new air-conditioner in my apartment.

One day she remarked of the weather, "It's getting hot," and returned home the next day to find a new air-conditioner humming in her apartment.

Naomi Ueda considered buying a new air-conditioner this spring.

Earlier this year, the government stepped up efficiency standards for new residential air-conditioners.

But in some of America's hottest cities, the situation is much worse: there are no new air-conditioners available for love or money.

Before sunup, 18 new air-conditioners hummed away in their new home.

Advantage, in business since 1982, also sells new and reconditioned air-conditioners.

I stayed home one day to wait for the new air-conditioner to be delivered and then had to take off another day to await installation.

I'm still leery of opening that window, despite the steel bar that holds the new air-conditioner in place.

The next day there were two new air-conditioners in the lounge.