If used improperly, air conditioner can get sick with allergies or a cold.
Heat can resist the sea breeze, the beach or air conditioning. However, the miracle of modern technology not only saves from the stuffiness, but can cause illness. What problems can cause a conditioning in the room, and how to protect yourself and family — found out by journalists of “24”.
If you think that cooling with air conditioning – absolutely safe thing to do, you are somewhat mistaken. You can highlight several dangers that you may comprehend in the event that use of the appliance. In addition, there are several main rules of “communication” with the air conditioning, so it was mutually beneficial.
Caveat the first: the bacteria and the filter
The great danger of conditioning – for the period when not in use, the device accumulates dust and other microparticles. They are deposited on the filter. And if it is not replaced during the first use in the new season, all this evil is “breathed out” by conditioning on people. This is especially true of office options. And is stored there not so hot, and concentrate bacteria, viruses, dust mites and allergens, including pet hair. Dust and moist environment in the air conditioner – “favorite” place for bacteria to grow. The most dangerous of them is the Legionella that causes pneumonia with a severe course. Her main danger, she has no such acute manifestations like high fever, cough, chest pain, weakness, sweating, and starts like the common cold: a slight indisposition, slightly elevated temperature ( at the level of 37,2), and x-ray shows nothing. And two weeks later suddenly of a lung lesion.
Rule 1: clean the filter. If you are just going to buy air conditioner – select a model where the filter is cleaned automatically.
And follow the slightest changes in your own body. Especially if in the workplace there are cases of the disease.
Caveat the second: hypothermia
Entering from the “hell” of the street into the room, I want to “cheat” the maximum conditioning to cool down faster. This is a mistake of a significant portion of users. The result is a sharp transition from 30-34 degrees to 18-20 creates stress to the body, sudden hypothermia, which leads to colds and even pneumonia.
Rule 2: the temperature of air conditioning should be on 5, maximum 10 degrees below the street. Then the human body adapts to temperature changes, without special harm for itself.
Caveat the third: hyperventilator
Many people like to turn the stream of cool air directly into yourself. But this blowout is no different from normal drafts (even if its temperature is within the recommended). Directing a jet of air on the bed or the Desk chair, you run the risk of “earn” is not just a cold or a sore throat, and and sciatica, or inflammation of the kidneys.
Rule 3: do not direct the jet of the air conditioner itself. It is better to enable cooling of the premises before starting work, or just out of office, while conditioning.
Caveat the fourth: in the car
Modern machines are also equipped (or Dobroudja) with air conditioning, otherwise the car turns into the hottest days of hell. However, this user was in danger – pain in the eyes until the pink eye. Triggered by this problem is the fact that car cooler has a so-called refrigerant, which is also a source of germs and bacteria.
Rule 4: the coolant needs to be changed as often as possible, and the issue of sore eyes will disappear.
Whatever it was, it is not necessary to fear conditioning. This is a pretty useful invention of modern technical thought. And he will become a source of disease or facilitate the life of users.
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