An air conditioner is your best friend
in summer, and cooling is the most significant health benefit of an air
conditioner. An air conditioner does more than cooling; it provides you comfort
in extreme weather and makes the situation suitable. As a result, you make
yourself safe from heat-related illness. But an air conditioner has some
demerits too. These affect your health the most. However, you can prevent those
harmful effects of an air conditioner if you maintain your AC properly. In this
article, I’ll talk about some health problems of air conditioners and how to
prevent them.
Air
Conditioning Health Problems
1.
Spreads Illness When Humidity is
High
If your air conditioner is larger than
what is required, then the humidity of your office space or rooms will be
higher. An oversized air conditioner will cool down your space in a short time
and turn off immediately without removing the humidity from your office space
or house. To remove the humidity and bring it down to a normal level, your air
conditioner needs to run for a while.
High humidity is always suitable for
bacteria and living microorganisms to grow. When you’ve a high humidity levels
in your space, there is a high possibility that those bacteria will start to
grow in your office or home. At the end of the day, nobody wants to become sick
due to the air conditioner. Also, high humidity can cause molds and fungus in
your HVAC system. As a result, the whole environment will be unhealthy if you
don’t care about the humidity of your space.
Some may face sick building syndrome.
Sick building syndrome is a typical office building syndrome where the air
conditioner is used. In this syndrome, people start feeling that the office
building is making them sick. Also, some people think that they’ve an allergy
to the air conditioners. Like any other disease, this syndrome or disease can
be cured if proper steps are taken.
2.
Increases Discomfort Due to Low Humidity
When you run your air conditioner for
a long time, the humidity level of your home or office space drops down
significantly. As a result, you’ll start to feel dry, your skin will become
rough, and other skin related problems will start to show. This type of problem
generally happens to those who work in the office for long hours and don’t go
outside during their break. As a result, the air conditioner sucks the moisture
out of your skin also. Moisture is essential for your skin. It helps your skin
to stay hydrated and protects you from bacteria.
3.
Serious Health Problem Due to the Exposure to
Refrigerant
Refrigerants are a chemical substance
that is used in your air conditioner to provide you cooling. This chemical
substance plays an important role in cooling your home or office space. This
refrigerant is generally stored in a confined space or in a place where humans
cannot go. But you can get exposed to refrigerant when there is a leak in your
air conditioner. Also, if you try to fix the air conditioner leak by yourself
or by someone else who isn’t expert in fixing this type of problem, you can get
in touch with refrigerant. As a result, you may face a serious health problem because
refrigerants are very toxic.
Now, I’ll talk about how to prevent
these health problems due to the usage of the air conditioner.
Ways
to Prevent Health Problems Due to Air Conditioner
The best way to prevent these health
diseases is going for a regular HVAC maintenance checkup. This will ensure that
your air conditioner is running smoothly without any problem. Also, when you go
for a regular HVAC maintenance, your full system will be checked thoroughly. As
a result, if there’s any leakage in the system, you’ll be able to know and fix
it as soon as possible. Also, you should talk to an HVAC professional before buying an air conditioner for your
office space or house. A right-sized HVAC system can save you from high
humidity diseases. Finally, you should never stay in an air-conditioned room
for a long time.
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Air Conditioning Health Problems [Infographic]
