What harm does the body cause air conditioning?
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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In the midday heat, it's so nice to be in an air-conditioned room. This device is needed in the workplace so that a person can work without the risk of overheating. But if you use the air conditioner incorrectly, you can seriously get sick.
It is necessary to carefully study the instructions that are attached to each household appliance and, of course, the air conditioner, too. There necessarily will be a time when you need to replace the waste filters. Often consumers are not at all engaged in maintenance of serviceable devices, saying "it works and fine!".
Meanwhile, the filter of the air conditioner accumulates a huge number of microbes and pathogens. The device takes warm air from the top with its own part, and the lower one - is intended for the return of its already cooled. Thus, the air constantly passes through the circle of the split-system.
With the air conditioner on, it's easier to breathe because the cold, denser air contains more oxygen molecules per square centimeter. But this device also dries the atmosphere, this is evidenced by thin trickles of water pouring out of the outdoor units of the system. The effect of "frosty freshness" is created.
More dense air contributes to an increase in the concentration of all harmful fumes that have not disappeared, but continue to circulate in the room. This can cause illnesses in the human respiratory system. Producers, of course, do not set as their goal - to kill consumers. Air conditioners and split systems are designed only for installation in rooms in which ventilation is functioning well, that is, the air is renewed.
But few rooms in apartments and offices in Ukraine have a developed ventilation system. Examples of such communications you can see in the films, where the heroes freely make their way through the air circulation channels.
Manufacturers have taken into account the comments of Ukrainian consumers and equip air conditioners with filters that purify the atmosphere of odors, particles of dust and bacteria. But these materials need to be replaced in a timely manner, since they have a definite limit of absorption. As soon as the filter accumulates the maximum amount of harmful components, it will begin to give them back to the atmosphere of the room.
There is another way out of the difficult situation - the air purification system. These are devices such as Ecobox, Fresh Air and Embedded Induct 500.