Is the smell from air conditioner harmful to people?

Although air conditioning has become an indispensable household appliance for people in summer, because of its good cooling effect, using air conditioning can effectively end the hot summer. However, most people will find that if the air conditioner is used for too long when staying in an air-conditioned room, a bad smell will be emitted from it. However, many people are indifferent to the odor of air conditioners, but will the odor of air conditioners be harmful to the human body?

Air conditioners that emit bad odors all the time can cause respiratory diseases.

These odors will directly pollute the indoor air along with the air outlet of the air conditioner, causing respiratory diseases and other diseases. A large number of tests have shown that water vapor attached to the air conditioner evaporator produces at least three types of molds that are harmful to human health: Aspergillus, Penicillium and Mold. This is not just a bad smell, it has a direct impact on our health.

In addition, these molds can cause adverse reactions such as headaches, fever, sudden sore throat, tonsil infections, asthma, flu symptoms, dermatitis, and difficulty in wound healing.

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There are two main reasons why the air conditioner keeps emitting bad odor:

1. The musty smell mainly comes from the air conditioner evaporator. Darkness, humidity and warmth are the three main conditions required for mold growth. If the air conditioning system has the above conditions, almost all air conditioners cannot avoid the growth of mold on the evaporator. Generally, after one or two years of use, an unpleasant sour and rotten smell will appear in the air conditioner, which is more likely to occur in humid and warm areas.

2. The frequency of air conditioning use increases. The air conditioning system is where the most bacteria and mold accumulate, especially in the filter. After using it for a long time, the filter is full of dirt and slowly emits a bad smell.

Air Conditioner Cleaning

Take one more step each time

Cleaning the filter alone is not enough. Cleaning and disinfecting the heat sink is key.

At present, most households still only clean the air conditioner at the filter level. In fact, this cannot completely eliminate the pollution caused by the air conditioner. Because the filter only filters a part of the dust, some dust will still pass through the filter and accumulate on the heat sink, accumulating a large number of germs.

After understanding the real cause of air conditioning pollution, we can take one more step each time we clean the air conditioner. While cleaning the filter, we can also clean and disinfect the air conditioner radiator. This can effectively inhibit the growth of bacteria on the radiator and cause pollution to the indoor air.

Disinfection once a month

Clean and disinfect the air conditioner radiator every month to ensure the air conditioner is truly clean

In addition to developing the habit of cleaning and disinfecting the air conditioner every time, it is also necessary to clean and disinfect the air conditioner heat sink regularly.

Every year when the season changes, the air conditioner should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected before being turned on for the first time. However, in months when the air conditioner is used frequently, such as summer, people may stay in the air-conditioned room for a long time. The indoor air quality directly affects our health, so the air conditioner needs to be cleaned regularly. A simple way is to disinfect the air conditioner once a month.