What makes up the “system” in AC System? I was digging through the crates and found this article I originally wrote 12-years ago in early 2012. I decided to dust it off and repost it as the concepts all hold true today. There’s a reason it’s called an AC system, HVAC system, or air conditioning […]
Recently a homeowner outside of the Magic Touch Mechanical service area contacted me with questions about HVAC equipment zoning. He wasn’t asking about a true ‘zone system’ (using motorized dampers in the ductwork), his inquiry was about ‘equipment zoning’. HVAC Equipment Zoning vs a Zone System A zone system aka zoning works by sending more […]
By now, most people have heard of a home energy audit. When we first started offering home energy audits 17-years ago, most people didn’t even know what that meant. The question nowadays…what’s included in a home energy audit? So, I decided to write an article about what we inspect, what we test, […]
The very point of the Magic Touch Mechanical blog is to help homeowners and building managers discover ways to reduce energy usage. That said, the best way to start is to test and measure all of the energy loss of the building or home, pinpoint the deficiencies, and create an action plan to correct them. […]