Your Air Conditioner could make you Sick!

​​Viruses like Coronavirus and Influenza can become airborne when the infected person sneezes. They are then drawn into the air conditioning.

If you are concerned about this, you should get your air conditioner thoroughly cleaned by a professional. If your air conditioner is over 10 years old it is due for replacement anyway, so do that instead.

Odours are caused by mould, bacteria and animal bodies or excrement, (mice, geckos etc.), so if you smell something gross coming from your A/C, it also needs cleaning or replacement.

This especially applies to public air conditioning, such as schools, gyms and holiday resorts. If their air conditioning system has not been properly cleaned or is not functioning properly, it can actually make the environment humid, instead of cool. This happens because the system does not remove enough moisture from the air due to the filters and coils being clogged with grime and contaminants.

Unmaintained air conditioners can create some pretty nasty conditions:

• Humid air is a breeding ground for mould
• Humid air can create musty smells
• Air Conditioning system breakdown
• Bacteria and viruses thrive in humid air
• There can be pollen build up
• Higher energy bills

A study published in the journal Building and Environment reported that Portuguese and Dutch researchers put air-quality monitors in 11 gyms’ weight rooms and exercise studios when they were most crowded and found levels of airborne dust, contaminants, formaldehyde and carbon dioxide exceeded most accepted standards for indoor air quality.

There is not widespread air quality testing in fitness centres, resorts or schools, but there is one study (from Malaysia, which has a similar climate to Queensland) showing that mould contamination was common in schools there, and it was associated with adverse respiratory symptoms.

Mould is the most common contaminant in gyms because they are full of moist air. The swimming pool area, the sauna, the showers are in use all day long, the windows steamed up with sweaty air; all of them provide enough humidity for indoor mould to take hold and begin producing mould toxins. These can be blown into the air you breathe and we all end up breathing quite deeply during a workout.

Why not ask the question? When were the air conditioners last cleaned or replaced in your gym, home, resort, sports club or school?

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