Heat pumps are ideal for regions that experience hot summers and mild winters. Although heat pump technology is getting better all the time, making heat pumps more reliable in extremely cold climates, they were always best suited for our type of climate.
Why Does My Air Conditioner Freeze Up? When we see ice or frost on something we automatically think “cold”, so this must be good thing for an air conditioner, right? Wrong! If your air conditioner is freezing up, or you see frost or ice on parts of your AC Unit, there is a problem and […]
There are a lot of air conditioning companies in Phoenix, AZ to choose from. Search Google using the term “Mesa air conditioner repair” or “Scottsdale air conditioning company” and you will get over a half million results! Now we all know there aren’t really that many HVAC Contractors in Mesa, Scottsdale, and Phoenix combined…in fact, […]
Rooftop Package Heat Pump Shoot-Out Today we match up Lennox vs American Standard / Trane, in a rooftop package unit comparison. If you live in Phoenix, AZ or elsewhere in the Southwest, you may have a rooftop air conditioner, gas-pack, or heat pump. In other parts of the country this may not be relevant to […]
Compare the Lennox XC25 vs Trane XV20i / American Standard Platinum 20 In today’s product comparison we do a side by side comparison of the Lennox XC25 vs Trane XV20i air conditioners. NOTE: For all intents and purposes the American Standard Platinum 20 is the same as the Trane. (See Trane vs American Standard) It […]
Mesa, AZ based air conditioning repair company, Magic Touch Mechanical is in the news again! Recently, Magic Touch president, Rich Morgan, sat down with the Arizona Tribune alongside a few other Phoenix contractors to discuss the record-breaking heat the summer of 2016 has reigned down on Valley residents so far and what that has meant […]
Back in 2012, we posted an article called Trane vs. American Standard, What is the Difference? If you’d like to read that article, it can be found here. That post remains one of the most popular articles on our blog and we receive daily inquiries on this subject, so we thought it would be good […]
Spring brings with it warmer weather (warmer than our already mild winters, at lease). It also brings with it an increase in allergens in the air. As soon as the temperature remains consistently high for 3 to 4 days, which usually happens in April, the pollen count in the air rises steeply. This can make life unpleasant even for people with modest allergies.
If you have a swimming pool for your home in Phoenix, AZ, you can enjoy warm temperatures from it during much of the year thanks to the radiant heat from the sun itself. But a luxury like a pool is something you should enjoy throughout the year, as well as during warm nights when the sun isn’t around to heat up the pool to comfortable levels. With a pool heater installed, you will always have your swimming pool at a relaxing temperature.