Can Air Conditioners Transmit Disease?

In this article of Damapouya Magazine, we seek to discuss the question of whether air conditioners cause disease transmission. Air conditioning systems help the users of the environment to create comfort and well-being by creating cool and favorable air. The necessity of refrigeration equipment increases in summer that weather gets hot. It is one of the most widely used air conditioner systems that is installed to cool the air in residential, commercial and office buildings. Gas coolers consist of two parts: indoor unit or evaporator and outdoor unit or condenser, which are often installed and implemented outside the room, ie on the balcony, roof or yard. The condenser provides the required air conditioner and the air that enters the room is clean. The reason is that it is not in contact with the outside air, suspended matter and dust in the air do not enter the environment. This also makes the air conditioner popular as a suitable air conditioning system and attracts a lot of customers. But it remains to be checked whether the air conditioner also transmits the disease.

 Air conditioner manufacturers use multi-layer filters in constructing and designing the various models of this device to perform air purification and prevent air pollutants from entering the air. These filters are installed on the outlet valve of the inner panel. Iran Radiator air conditioner is one of the leading brands in the air conditioner market, which uses powerful filters in making this device. The outside air, is full of little and large pollutants especially in large and densely populated cities. These pollutants enter the lungs by breathing and cause various physical and mental problems. Asthma, allergies, respiratory diseases, and other lung and heart problems are the result of breathing suspended particles that are not visible to the naked eye. Pollutants present indoors include dust, lint, cigarette smoke, and animal hair. By doing daily activities at indoors or at work, these pollutants are released into the air and the air conditioner moves them. The property of the air conditioner filter is to trap these particles and finally the purified air enters the environment. Of course, it should be borne in mind that the filters should be washed or cleaned at specific times so that the air purification process is performed properly and the contaminant particles are not spread in the air.

So far, it is too soon to give assurance and declare that the air conditioner does not transmit the disease. Because air conditioner filters do not absorb all possible viruses and microbes of the air, which are very small, and this filtration system does not eliminate anything that is suspended in the air. As a result, these particles pass through the filters and after the blowing of the gas cooler, they are spread in the air of the bedroom or work place. As a result, they increase the risk of disease. People in the environment are exposed to various diseases. In general, it is not the air conditioner itself, but the environmental conditions of the indoor environment may transmit and spread the disease based on the research conveyed so far.

Does the air conditioner transmit the corona virus?

As the weather warms, people use their refrigeration systems to cool the wethear of summer. But with the spread of the corona virus, the question arises as to whether the air conditioner causes corona transmission. This is very worrying with the intensification of the virus and its mutation, which causes contagion and aggravation of its symptoms, and as you know, it affects the lungs of people and causes respiratory disorders. The virus includes the common cold, Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, which now spread throughout the world and cause daily deaths. Corona, or covid 19, which we are engaged with today, is an acute infectious disease that mainly affects the lungs, or the digestion of people and in other cases. What we are looking for is whether the corona virus is also transmitted via air conditioners.

Due to the recency of this disease, despite all of the researches have been done extensively so far, they are based on the available evidence and it is not a definite and certain thing. Therefore, due to the unknown nature of Corona virus and the lack of sufficient information about that, it is not possible to comment with certainty on how it is transmitted and spread. Therefore, in this article, we have dealt with the effect of air conditioners on corona transmission based on the available researches. As we know, the corona virus is spread through sneezing, coughing and saliva droplets in the air and survives on the surfaces of paper, metal, clothing and other fabrics for some time. If the virus is trapped indoors and on surfaces, as the air inside the room is constantly circulating by this wind, it will rotate and move by turning on the air conditioner and circulating air in the room. The room air is sucked into the device through the inner panel vents and after cooling, it is distributed in the room again. Therefore, as a result of this process, the virus may be transmitted to another person. This is even more dangerous in high-traffic areas such as hospitals, banks, offices, offices, etc., where large crowds travel daily because it increases the possibility of Covid 19. The virus is more persistent in cold weather so it is still concerning because the air circulates when refrigeration systems are working.

Despite the possible risk of the affection of air conditioners on the transmission of corona virus, it’s not comfortable to stand the intense heat of the boiling summer without using and turning the air conditioner on. Especially in the tropical regions where the weather is very hot, everyone need to use refrigeration equipment. It is necessary to observe the important points to prevent the spread of Corona virus by the air conditioner. Air conditioners designed and manufactured by successful and reputable manufacturers, equipped strong filtration system whose filter layers also absorb very little particles and they’re powerful enough. Another tip to reduce the spread of the virus is to disinfect the air conditioner filters with strong and permissible materials. Fresh air can also be entered the environment by leaving a window or hatch open when the air conditioner is on. Using masks in public places is absolutely necessary and also the use of disinfectants such as alcohol and cleansing gels is effective in reducing the incidence of this virus. Therefore, with the warming of the air, the refrigeration system of the air conditioner can be used and the transmission of the corona virus can be prevented as much as possible by performing the necessary protocols.

source: Damapouya