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Heating and cooling notes for Middle Tennessee
Written by Michael Blair, owner of Nashville's HVAC, from the trade’s own practice.
October 19, 2026
AC Running but Not Cooling: The Order to Check It
An air conditioner that runs all afternoon without bringing the house down can be a filter or a refrigerant leak. Here is the order we check it in, and where your part of the job ends.
Read itOctober 12, 2026
Mini-Split Installation: What to Expect at Your House
A mini-split install is a short job when it is planned well and a long headache when it is not. Here is what happens at your house, in order, and what to ask before you sign.
Read itOctober 8, 2026
Furnace Not Turning On, or Lighting and Then Quitting
Some furnaces that will not run need a breaker or a filter. Others are shutting themselves down on purpose, and those are the ones you should never reset twice.
Read itSeptember 28, 2026
Told Your Furnace Has a Cracked Heat Exchanger
Few words from a technician end a furnace faster than cracked heat exchanger. The diagnosis is sometimes right, sometimes wrong, and always worth seeing for yourself.
Read itSeptember 21, 2026
Why Your Air Conditioner or Furnace Short Cycles
Every extra start adds wear, and short runs leave the humidity in a Nashville house. Here is how to tell which cause you have.
Read itSeptember 14, 2026
Why Your Heat Pump Steams and Blows Cool Air
The first cold morning brings calls about heat pumps that are steaming and blowing cold. Often the unit is simply clearing frost off its coil.
Read itSeptember 7, 2026
The Burning Smell When Heat First Comes On
Dust burning off inside a furnace smells alarming and usually is not. Three other smells from the same vent mean shut it off and call someone.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Why Your Air Conditioner Freezes Up
A frozen coil in ninety-degree heat seems backward. The cause manufacturers put first is restricted airflow, and refrigerant comes after it.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Heat Pump or Gas Furnace in Nashville
Nashville’s winters suit a heat pump most of the time. The handful of hard-freeze nights, the house itself and whether gas is already at the street decide the rest.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Why One Room Is Always Hotter Than the Rest
When the bonus room over the garage never cools like the rest of the house, look at the duct that feeds it and the return that lets air back out before anyone quotes a bigger air conditioner.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
What HVAC Maintenance Actually Needs Doing
Two visits a year is the right answer. What happens on those visits varies far more between companies than the price does.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Why Your House Feels Clammy at 72 Degrees
A house at 72 degrees can feel worse than one at 75. When that happens in a Nashville summer, the difference is the water in the air.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
What SEER2 Actually Means for Your Bill
The same air conditioner scores lower under SEER2 than it did under SEER. The test changed in 2023, and few sales sheets stop to explain it.
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