YOGYAKARTA - Air conditioner (AC) emits a foul or unpleasant aroma sometimes experienced by many people. This condition certainly greatly disturbs the comfort of the occupants of the house. So what causes air conditioning to emit an unpleasant odor?

AC has become a household electronic device that is widely used to improve housing comfort. Because it is used every day, this tool needs to receive regular maintenance. One of the problems that often occur in air conditioning in the homes is the release of unpleasant smells.

Treatment of air conditioning is useful to prevent this device from emitting a foul aroma that is pungent in smell. To avoid this problem, you need to know the cause of AC emitting unpleasant smells.

The AC problem of emitting unpleasant odors is generally caused by fungi and the growth of bacteria in the airways. But apart from these conditions, there are other factors that can cause a pungent aroma to appear in the air conditioner in your home.

Here are some of the reasons why AC emits unpleasant smells that you need to know:

One of the reasons the air conditioner smells bad is because of the dust that accumulates in the filter and the evaporator. Air conditioners that are never cleaned will experience dust buildup and become dirty. Piles of dust in the air conditioner will block the gusts of air and the air emitted are not good for health.

As mentioned earlier, the accumulation of fungi and bacteria is the most common cause of AC blowing bad air. The presence of bacteria that cause disease and fungi in the AC channel is very dangerous for human health.

AC works by turning hot air into cold air, causing condensation and the formation of small droplets of water in the air conditioner. Sometimes the humidity and the remaining water in the AC channel cause fungi and bacteria to grow. This condition causes a foul smell to emerge from your air conditioner.

Often AC becomes a breeding ground or the wandering of small animals, such as cicak, insects, and others. If your room smells bad like rotten eggs or carcasses when the air conditioner is turned on, it could be because an animal dies or is trapped in an air conditioner.

Components in air conditioning that often experience problems are the freon part. Freon leaks into the most frequently complained AC disease. This freon leak can produce unpleasant odors that come out of the air conditioner.

In addition, the leaked freon also causes the air conditioner to be more wasteful and the freon runs out quickly. This condition also makes the air condition unable to emit cold air. To overcome this problem, you need to call an AC technician.

Another factor that can cause air conditioning to emit an unpleasant odor is that the room is too humid. So make sure you always maintain cleanliness and air circulation and light in your room.

In an air-conditioned room there must be a window or ventilation to regulate air circulation. So when the air conditioner is not used, the air in the room can be replaced with new air from outside that is fresher and good for health.

Often the owner of the house forgets or neglects to replace the room that has been used for a long time. A nice room fragrance can also cause the room to feel bad when the air conditioner is turned on. The air exhaled by AC will spread an unpleasant odor from the heating of the room.

The air conditioner installed should not be used for smoking. The habit of smoking in the air conditioner room can make the air in the room unhealthy. The unpleasant smell of cigarette smoke may be smoked by the AC blower.

Even if the air conditioner is turned off or not on, smoking in an air-conditioned room is still not recommended. Because cigarette smoke can stick to various objects in the room and cause the room to smell unpleasant.

Those are some of the reasons why AC emits unpleasant odors that its users must understand. This problem can be avoided or prevented by routine maintenance of air conditioning in your home.

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