John Carlsen

Review The Hunter Builder Deluxe 53091 is a ceiling fan designed for rooms between 125 and 250 square feet in size. It achieves this rating through its airflow rate, as well as its limited lighting capabilities.

Review The Westinghouse Comet 7801665 is a low-profile ceiling fan, designed for rooms up to 225 square feet with 8-foot ceilings. A motor with a triple capacitor sets the fan spinning at three different speeds in addition to a reversible switch.

Review The Rheem Tankless Electric RTEX 13 provides hot water fast and at a low price.

Review The EcoSmart ECO 27 is an energy-efficient tankless water heater ideal for any family home.

Review Lochinvar Energy Saver electric water heater is a 50-gallon midsize water heater with a six-year warranty.

Review The Bradford White URG250T6N is an eco-friendly gas water heater with ultra-low nitrous oxide emissions. It features intelligent diagnostics through an LED screen that give you 10 different indicators of how your water heater is functioning.

Review The Kenmore 58250 is a sturdy, 50-gallon electric water heater with anti-corrosion features to lengthen its life. These features include two anode rods in the water tank, as opposed to the single one in most tanks.

Review With the U.S. Craftmaster NEE3J50HD electric water heater, you can change the settings with ease using its electronic touchscreen controls.

Review The American ES10N-50R electric water heater gives you a 50-gallon tank with easily adjustable temperature controls and overheating protection.

Review The Honeywell Lyric T5 WiFi thermostat is a lean version of the Honeywell Lyric Round.

Review The ecobee4 is an exceptional smart thermostat. It directly incorporates Amazon's Alexa service which means you don't need a separate Amazon Echo device to get the benefits of voice control.

Review The Emerson Sensi WiFi Smart Thermostat is missing many of the energy-management, design, and support features found on other programmable thermostats. However, it makes it easy to program temperature settings to align with your lifestyle.

Review The Nest Thermostat E is a smart thermostat which is a simplified version of the Nest Learning Thermostat.

Review The Fanimation Odyn is a nine-bladed ceiling fan designed for high levels of airflow, all while consuming fractional levels of electricity in comparison to other models.

Review The Alen BreatheSmart Classic is an air purifier with an impressive 1,100 square feet room coverage.

Review Power Swabs is an easy way to whiten your teeth at home in as little as five minutes, and creates a brighter smile in one week.

Review Unlike a number of home automation companies, URC is not primarily planted in the world of home security, but it does a good job with entertainment and mood lighting.

The Nest Cam Indoor is a security camera for smart home fans with lots of integrations and a top app.

LifeShield is a solid option for budget-conscious homeowners looking for simple, effective home security with cheap monitoring. The company makes its own equipment in order to offer competitively priced security systems that you install yourself.

The Genie Chain Drive 500 is the most affordable garage opener we evaluated, costing less than other brands.

As a budget garage door opener, the Craftsman 54930 doesn’t have the features and accessories of more expensive models, which is why it scored lower in our comparison.

RYOBI’s smart garage door openers are the most innovative in the industry. However, they’re also the newest, so they’re still a work in progress.

Although Skylink has been around since 1990, it’s the least-known manufacturer of garage openers in our comparison.

The Chamberlain C410 has a lot in common with the other, more expensive Chamberlain garage openers we evaluated.