man using freon leak detector on A/C evaporator coil - David Spates/Shutterstock Home appliances, like air conditioners and refrigerators, sometimes cool down with freon. Freon is a trademark name, ...

When many people get a new refrigerator, the old one becomes a spare, often underused and in an out-of-the-way spot. Those old units, particularly the ones made before 1995, are less efficient and ...

Question – How do you get rid of an old freezer? Answer – As the reader who submitted this question found out, getting rid of a freezer – or any old appliance with a cooling component – is more ...