Someone living in a mild climate with a nice, cool breeze may not view a broken air conditioning as a serious situation. They can open a couple of windows to create a nice cross breeze and feel comfortable in their home. However, anyone who lives in an area where the heat can get very high knows that a problem with the air conditioning is a serious matter that needs to be tended to immediately. There are a lot of different types of situations in which air conditioning needs to be repaired right away and some good examples of these situations are covered below:
A residential care facility
A residential care facility must have working heating and air conditioning in most regions. The set up of these facilities often makes it so windows and doors can't be opened in a way that could help achieve a comfortable and even healthy temperature throughout the facility. Plus, since some of the residents in these facilities have conditions that prevent them from being able to move to cooler areas, they are more at risk of heat-related conditions.
Most businesses
Most businesses also need working heating and air conditioning because the larger space also makes it nearly impossible to control the temperature with open doors, windows, and fans. Employees work better when they are comfortable, and customers will stay longer and have an increased chance of returning if they don't feel like they are freezing or going to suffer heat exhaustion when they are inside a business.
Homes in hotter regions
Air conditioning should be kept in good working condition in any home that is in a hot area. Some areas get so hot that it would be considered dangerous to stay in the home for an extended period of time if the air conditioning wasn't working.
Homes with infants
A home with an infant should have working air conditioning if the home can become uncomfortably hot. Infants can't tell you they are getting overheated. They are also already prone to heat rashes for a number of reasons, and being in a very hot house can only increase the number of rashes they get. They also can't cool themselves down as efficiently as adults and therefore should be in a home that isn't too hot.
Homes with elderly persons
The elderly can overheat faster than younger people and are at an increased risk of heat exhaustion and heatstroke. Heatstroke is potentially life-threatening. A home with an elderly person in a hotter region must have working air conditioning during the warmer season or they should stay somewhere cooler until the air conditioning can be fixed.
Conclusion
Now that you see just how important air conditioning can be, you want to make sure you watch for any signs of problems with your own air conditioning system so that you can have it fixed before it stops working completely.
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