Is Air Conditioning too cool to be good for you?

Not too many years ago, air conditioning was only a luxury vouchsafed to the privileged few; but now, it's the norm in many offices and automobiles public transport systems, so it has become a part of our lives whether we want it or not. Unfortunately, abusively low temperatures and faulty maintenance have led to health issues, triggering common disorders in some people and occasional major outbreaks of illnesses such as Legionnaires' disease. 

Let's consider the pros and cons of keeping your cool:

Benefits:

·         Extreme heat has a clear negative effect on the intellect and on physical activity and the use of air conditioning can assist greatly in rectifying this.

·         It improves comfort levels at work and at leisure.

·         It improves job performance.

·         It can lead to increased physical and intellectual activity.

·         A lower temperature reduces the presence of insects and parasites.

·         Lower temperatures mean less sweating, lowering the risk of dehydration.

·         A clean air conditioning system assist exclude external allergens such as pollens.

·         If the air conditioning installation is proper, and if it is well maintained, it is bound to renews and improve air quality.

Risks: 

·         Sudden changes in temperature and humidity has effect on the respiratory system.

·         It has a drying effect on skin and mucous membranes.

·         It adds to ambient noise, adding to noise pollution.

·         The air circulation can also transmit infectious respiratory diseases.

·         Airborne dust and fungi can create allergic reactions.

·         Air conditioning is linked with chronic rhinitis and pharyngitis, throat irritation and hoarseness.

·         Air conditioning can exaccerbate eye conditions the likes of conjunctivitis and blepharitis, as well as creating problems for contact lens wearers.

Bear in mind... 

·         Air-conditioned spaces must be regularly ventilated.

·         Professional installation and maintenance are super vital for both individual units and centralized systems.

·         Room temperature should be kept between 21º and 25º C.

·         Try to keep an average humidity of between 60% and 70%.

Note:

Take a light uncrushable jacket or wrap together with you in the summer in case you suddenly go into a building board a bus where the air condition is used at full throttle you can safeguard  your system from such extreme temperature changes