13 things you need to keep in mind when using air conditioner

 

Air conditioners are commonly used in many households, but not everyone knows how to use them properly. Here are a few things to avoid when using air conditioners to increase the life of the machine, save energy and protect the health of your family.

1. Avoid choosing an air conditioner with a capacity lower than your needs

To cool a space of about 1 square meter, the average capacity of an air conditioner will be around 600 BTU/h. If you choose a machine with a capacity that is just enough or smaller, the air conditioner will run continuously and consume a lot of electricity, causing the machine to heat up due to lack of rest time, affecting the durability of the air conditioner.

Therefore, you should choose an air conditioner with a capacity slightly higher than your needs. When the required cooling level is reached, the air conditioner will automatically turn off, helping to prolong its durability.

2. Avoid using a generator to run an air conditioner

The generator's electrical frequency may differ from the input frequency of the air conditioner, causing the air conditioner to not operate. In addition, the generator's voltage is sometimes unstable, which can cause a short circuit or burn the compressor and circuit board inside the air conditioner.

3. Avoid installing air conditioners in high temperature locations

Many people believe that installing air conditioners in high temperature locations will help reduce the temperature quickly and create a cool atmosphere for the room. In fact, this concept is wrong because installing air conditioners in high temperature locations will cause the compressor to operate overloaded and consume more electricity than usual.

Therefore, you should install the machine in cool, airy locations and in the center of the room. This way, the temperature in the room can decrease quickly and then gradually cool down the areas with a lot of heat.

4. Avoid installing the air conditioner directly on the bed

The location of the air conditioner in the bedroom is also very important, because it directly affects the health of the whole family. If the cold air blows directly on the body for a long time, you will easily catch a cold and respiratory diseases.

Choose an installation location where the wind direction can blow across the entire room, without directly affecting you and your family. The most ideal location for installing the air conditioner is usually above, to the left or to the right of the entrance door.

5. Avoid turning on the air conditioner 24/24

The hot summer makes many people have the habit of turning on the air conditioner 24/24. This not only wastes electricity but also harms your health. You should turn off the air conditioner when it is not needed. If the weather is cool, you can use an electric fan instead and let the air conditioner rest. When sleeping, the body can withstand higher temperatures than when awake, so you can turn off the air conditioner at night.

6. Avoid turning the air conditioner on and off continuously

Some people often turn off the air conditioner when it is cold enough, then turn it back on when the room temperature increases because they think this will save electricity. But in fact, this causes the compressor and fan motor to restart many times, consuming a large amount of electricity, increasing the electricity bill and causing the air conditioner to break down faster. Moreover, the constant change in ambient temperature also has a negative impact on health, especially for the elderly and children.

To save electricity for your family, you should choose air conditioners with a capacity suitable for your family's needs as well as air conditioners equipped with energy-saving technology such as Inverter technology.

7. Avoid increasing and decreasing the air conditioner temperature continuously

Many people have the habit of increasing and decreasing the temperature continuously to adjust the room temperature. In fact, adjusting too much will disrupt the normal operation of the machine. However, new air conditioners today all have temperature sensors to maintain a stable temperature, not too hot or too cold. Therefore, it is not necessary to manually adjust, which wastes electricity and reduces the durability of the air conditioner.

8. Avoid turning on the air conditioner at low temperatures

When it's hot, many people want the room to cool down quickly, so they turn on the air conditioner at a very low temperature. This causes the room temperature to drop suddenly, and the body is also at risk of heat shock, causing dizziness and fatigue.

In addition, setting the temperature too low causes the compressor to operate at a higher capacity, causing the machine to break down quickly and waste electricity. You should adjust the appropriate temperature during the day to about 24 - 25 degrees Celsius and at night from 25 - 27 degrees Celsius to avoid affecting your health. In addition, you can refer to air conditioners with fast cooling technology to meet the cooling needs of the whole family.

9. Avoid closing the door when using the air conditioner

You have a habit of closing the door when turning on the air conditioner so that the cold air does not escape, causing a waste of electricity. However, when continuously using the air conditioner for a small room, you may feel tired and heavy due to lack of oxygen because the air in the closed room and the outside cannot exchange with each other.

Therefore, the best way is to create a very small gap for air circulation and choose a new generation air conditioner to have additional air filtering and antibacterial functions, helping the room to be airy as if it were breathing.

10. Avoid not maintaining and servicing the air conditioner regularly

The air conditioner helps bring air into the house and suck hot air carrying dust out. Therefore, after a period of use, if the air filter is not cleaned and maintained regularly, family members may suffer from respiratory diseases. Therefore, regularly clean, sanitize and maintain the air conditioner to ensure the best operation, ensure air quality and save electricity.

11. Avoid too much temperature difference between inside and outside

With the need to cool quickly, most people when using air conditioners set the temperature to the lowest level of 16 degrees Celsius. However, if the temperature in the room is too different from the outside temperature, it will easily cause you to get heat shock.

Therefore, you should adjust the room temperature to be about 7 degrees Celsius different from the outside so that your body is not affected by the large temperature difference. For example, if the outside temperature is 31 degrees Celsius, you should adjust the temperature to about 24 degrees Celsius.

12. Avoid lying on your back when sleeping in an air-conditioned room

Lying on your back for too long will dry out your nose and throat, causing many health problems, especially respiratory problems because we breathe cold air directly. Therefore, you should not lie on your back in an air-conditioned room for too long. At the same time, adjust the temperature appropriately and avoid placing the air conditioner opposite your bed.

13. Avoid entering an air-conditioned room immediately after coming back from the sun

After coming back from the sun or exercising, your body is at a high temperature and sweats a lot. Therefore, if you enter an air-conditioned room immediately, your body will not be able to adapt in time, leading to heat shock, colds, headaches, etc., which is more dangerous than stroke because the blood vessels suddenly constrict.

Therefore, when you come back from the sun, you should wait in a cool area for your body to recover to normal before entering an air-conditioned room. In addition, you should also drink enough water and wear warm enough clothes to be comfortable with the cold room temperature.