Can mould grow in my air-conditioner?

You can be exposed to mould on a daily basis without harm as mould needs organic materials like paper, wood or *dirt and moisture* to grow. This is what makes your air conditioner a perfect breeding ground for mould. To put it simply your air-conditioner is like a vacuum cleaner. It sucks the air in through the top of the unit, through the filter, the coil, over the fan then back into the room at a nice cool temperature. Eventually as the filters build up with dirt, some of it pushes through into the coil where it gets caught on the fins thanks to the condensation occurring.

If your air-conditioner has mould it can give off a musty smell and release countless tiny spores into the room every time it is turned on. If the mould is not properly cleaned, high levels of mould spores may be a risk to your health if you are sensitive. You can be exposed by inhaling, eating or touching mould spores. Many people that suffer symptoms from mould don’t even realise it, instead believing their symptoms are from a cold or hay fever.

Most mould symptoms are caused by mould allergies. When you breathe in mould spores your immune systems responds by creating allergic reactions. These reactions are the immune system's defence against foreign particles entering the body.

The more a person is around mould the more sensitive to it they will become. This means that they can end up unable to tolerate being around even small amounts of mould. Their allergic reactions will also become more and more severe.

Symptoms that mould allergies cause include:

So does your air conditioner have a musty smell? Do you have any of the above symptoms? Give Advanced Clean Air a call today to get your air conditioner and your health back into shape. Advanced Clean Air - The Cleanest Air Anywhere.