What is a White Label Air Conditioner?

If someone asked you what brand air conditioner you had in your home, would you know the answer? What if they asked, “do you own a white label air conditioner?” Even trickier, would you know the answer if someone asked if your air conditioner was “private label”? If you have no idea what a private […]

HVAC Equipment Zoning

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 […]

Gree Heat Pump Install

It’s been 4 months since we completed the Gree heat pump install at my mother’s Chandler, AZ home. I thought it would be a good time to write a follow up review and share how she likes it.   Gree Heat Pump Install Follow Up I wrote about the Gree heat pump install we did […]

Free Heating Tune Up

  You read that right, Magic Touch Mechanical is giving away a free heating tune up! Actually, we’re giving away 20 FREE A/C & HEATING TUNE-UPS FOR 10-YEARS with every new HVAC System in January!       How to Claim Your Free Heating Tune Up Purchase any brand heating and air conditioning system in […]

There is a Burning Smell When I Turn On My Heater!

It smells like something is burning when I turned my heat on for the first time, should I be worried? We don’t use our heat in Phoenix, AZ nearly as much as we use our air conditioners, but we definitely get cold enough for a few months of the year to require running our heating […]

Why is my air conditioner making a loud grinding noise?

Why is my air conditioner making a grinding noise?   The first thing you should do if your air conditioner is making a grinding noise is switch the unit to off at the thermostat. A/C units tend to get louder as they get older but a grinding sound is never normal and always an indication […]