The air quality indoor can be upto 10 times more polluted than outdoor air quality. The indoor air quality is combined by clean air, regulated temperature, odour and humidity control. We spend most of our time in indoors whether it is our home, office, school, or college. Hence it is necessary to keep our indoor air clean and free from dust, animal dander, smoke, mould, bacteria, fungi, pollen, and other harmful air pollutants. Keeping your indoor air clean will help you to prevent many kinds of disorders like asthma, wheezing, cough, sneezing, sinus infection, allergy and many more life threatening respiratory diseases. While most people think keeping all the doors and windows closed in their home is the best thing to maintain indoor air quality, that is not the case. Indoor air can also be contaminated by means of human activities such as smoking and maintaining an unhygienic environment. To get rid of such critical contaminants, experts prescribe air conditioners as a cheap and best way to maintain indoor air quality.
Air Conditioners play a major role in regulating the indoor air quality. The internal mechanism of Air Conditioners are constructed in such a way that it takes in the air from your room, passes it through a filter and over a cooling system giving out cool sir through a series of vents. When the air conditioner inhales the air inside, all the dust and debris gets filtered out giving you pure and cool air. Thus Air conditioners plays a dual role of keeping the room cool and regulating the indoor air quality. Air conditioners also regulates the indoor humidity, so it can prevent the formation of moulds and fungi which are the major causative agents for allergy.
In order to enjoy it’s dual functioning, it is necessary to maintain and service the AC units regularly. An air conditioner maintained and serviced regularly can minimize the risk of poor indoor air quality because the adsorbed dust from the indoor air get sedimented on the surface of the filters. Thus frequent cleaning and replacing the filters at a regular interval is always advised to enjoy a healthy and comfortable indoor environment for people to live and work in.
Below are some of the measures to ensure the cleanliness of your AC unit
- Cleaning and changing the filters often
- Cleaning the evaporator coil
- Tightening and cleaning the ducts
The benefits that you can enjoy by getting your AC unit serviced properly are given as follow:
- Maintains humidity by humidifying or dehumidifying
- Provides constant and adequate ventilation
- Cleans the air by removing allergens and pollutants
- Maintains a desired temperature by heating or cooling the air
So get your Air conditioner serviced regularly to enjoy a clean and healthy life.
Because a dust free home is a healthy home!
Breathe easy! Stay happy!