no-nonsense guide to air filters! Cumberland Cooling’s no-nonsense guide to air filters! Just what you’ve always wanted!  You may have noticed: we like to keep it simple around here. From DIY condenser coil cleaning to advocating for the cheapest filters on the block, we take a pretty pragmatic approach to heating and cooling.  Even so,…

DIY air conditioning cleaning Whether you’re self-quarantining or you’re just trying to save a few bucks, DIY air conditioning condenser coil cleaning is the best thing you can do to improve the performance of your air conditioner. Last year around this time we wrote a whole post extolling the virtues of routine maintenance. You can…

Health With solid reasons ranging from allergies to COVID-19, cleaning your ventilation system is a good idea. Originally, we were going to use this month’s post to discuss the ways that your ventilation system can help alleviate seasonal allergies. With cherry blossoms popping and baby maple buds sprouting, East Nashville’s allergy season is about to…

HVAC maintenance Look, we think that regular HVAC maintenance is super important. But do we think that high-pressure, cookie-cutter heating and cooling maintenance service contracts are a waste of money? Yes, East Nashville, we do.  In fact, we got so tired of using scare tactics to pressure customers into unnecessary service contracts that it’s a…

10 Energy-Saving Tips to Reduce Costs and Save the Environment If you’re as freaked out by this temperate winter as we are, you may be thinking about ways to save the environment, too. It’s beautiful out there, but it’s a little unnerving. I mean, our daffodils are popping up. Plus, the kids really, really want…

3 Common Winter Heating and Cooling Problems If you’re anything like us, you’re still giving thanks that October’s string of record-breaking temperatures are in the East Nashville history books. And now that temperatures are finally dropping and your air conditioning is taking a long winter’s nap, you may be starting to worry about common winter…