Your A/C is more than just a comfort when the temperatures are brutal outside.
However, it can help you avoid dangerous health conditions caused by heat waves.
It prevents outdoor pollutants from coming into your home. It can also help you sleep better at night. While a/c can help you stay healthy and comfortable, an older unit can have dangerous health effects on your family. If you are seeing reappearing issues with your A/C, it does not hurt to consider additional maintenance and routine cleanings. Here are a few issues that could affect your family’s health and should prompt you to consider buying a new system. Condensation occurs when air is cooled over evaporator coils, and this can lead to mold. Bacteria can also grow where mold does, and can lead to severe illnesses. Additionally, mold and bacteria can worsen pre existing lung conditions as well as flu symptoms. Your A/C is a complicated appliance that operates throughout your home. So, it can be dangerous if it breaks down. Because HVAC systems with old wiring are responsible for hundreds of house fires each year, the electrical component of your system is very important. If you delay replacing your A/C for too long, you could endanger the health as well as the health of your family. Some A/C’s use refrigerant to keep you cool, however, not all refrigerants are created equal. Since the HVAC industry has grown, it has begun incorporating safer versions of it, especially in the last ten to fifteen years. Even so, refrigerants can still make your family ill. This means a modern A/C will make your home safer.