Archive for September, 2010

Some Air Conditioning Tips To Help You Breathe Easy

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010, by Richard Salmon

As we specialise in air conditioning maintenance and even portable air conditioning, here are some tips for those looking into purchasing/hiring their first air conditioner, or for seasoned cool customers…

AIR CON EQUALS GOOD HEALTH

Invisible particles, pollen, and stale, languid air can make respiration more difficult, effectively reducing the amount of air inhale with each breath, leading to added stress on your respiratory system. A good air conditioning system can greatly enhance your air quality.

AIR CON CAN HELP YOUR BODY

The human body suffers when subjected to excessive temperatures, at either end of the scale. There are some real risks in hot temperature situations, notably dehydration, and you can burn up calories at a very high rate. If it’s too cold, the loss of heat makes your body work harder to maintain temperature levels, causing progressive loss of energy. Air conditioning gives you added control over these situations.

AIR CON ISN’T JUST A LUXURY COMFORT

The “comfort zone” is no myth. The temperatures at which you’re most comfortable are your environmental optimum range. People’s comfort zones tend to vary slightly, some preferring a little extra cool, some happier with a few degrees extra warmth. Comfort zones can be helped by air conditioning. You can customize your environment to suit your tastes, creating your own optimum conditions helping to reduce bodily stress.

For more information on air conditioning, head to Airconco.com. Whether you need one or 1,000 air conditioners delivered in just hours to your offices, shop, school or hotel – call us for a worry-free, competitive, tax-efficient and friendly service.

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New legislation means changes to air conditioning systems

Friday, September 17th, 2010, by admin

Those who own dated air conditioning units are being warned that they must comply with the new legislation in place for air conditioning units that will come into effect in just over two years time.

After studies revealed that R22 refrigerants have a negative effect on the ozone layer and contibute heavily on the natural environment, a new law was brought in from January 1st 2010 stipulating that no more virgin refrigerant R22 can be used in existing systems. The extended legislation says that after 2015, no more recycled refrigerant R22 can be used in existing systems.

That means if you have recently installed an R22 air conditioning system the phase out dates should make you sit up and take notice. Though it is worth bearing in mind that your air conditioning system will only require additional refrigerant should a leak or major repair is required and this can be effected within current legislation until 2015.

While the public should be aware that prices of R-22 may increase as supplies dwindle over the next 20 or 30 years, it is believed that consumers are not likely to be subjected to major price increases within a short time period.

In the meantime, homeowners are being urged to consider the environment by opting for a highly energy-efficient system which can be far more cost-effective. Today’s best air conditioning units use much less energy to produce the same amount of cooling as air conditioners made in the mid-1970s. Even if your air conditioner is only 10 years old, you may save significantly on your cooling energy costs by replacing it with a newer, more efficient model or opting for an in-depth air conditioning service.

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Two cooling towers shut down as Legionnaires Disease outbreak continues

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010, by Richard Salmon

cooling towersTwo South Wales cooling towers have been further closed down as the search continues for the legionnaires disease source around the area.

Around nineteen people have been linked with the outbreak and all have needed hospital treatment. A further four more cases have been invested, with two of the four – a 70-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman – having died.

All of the 10 companies with registered cooling towers and evaporative condensers across the Merthyr Tydfil, Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney area have now been inspected.

Since the outbreak three of the companies have been served improvement notices. A further three premises with non registered cooling towers and/or evaporative condensers have also been identified and visited.

One company – who cannot be named – voluntarily shut down its cooling tower in order for it to be disinfected.

These series of cases are precautionary actions by Public Health Wales after microbiological results on samples taken from the cooling tower proved that legionella bacteria is there. This cooling tower has been confirmed to be operating in accordance with the Approved Code of Practice.

Cooling towers in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil were not operating in accordance with the Approved Code of Practice. Since this report, the tower has been cleaned and disinfected and is ready to start work again.

Environmental Health Officers working on the case have ensured local residents that samples have been taken from a number of sites to see where the legionella bacterium is present. At the moment not all of the results are in for each of the sites.

Further workplaces have been visited by the officers who are eager to find the source of the spreading bacteria.

Dr Gwen Lowe, head of the outbreak control team and consultant in communicable disease control for Public Health Wales, said, “Our investigations show that there is no single building visited by all the people linked to the outbreak. The sources, or source, are therefore likely to be industrial processes such as cooling towers.

“Environmental health officers and Health and Safety Executive officials have visited and checked all the registered cooling towers in the area under investigation. They have also visited unregistered cooling towers. These investigations continue.

“We have no evidence that the cooling tower is served with a prohibition notice is linked to any cases of legionnaires’ disease. We also have no evidence that the cooling tower which was voluntarily closed on Saturday is linked to any case of Legionnaires’ disease.”

If you are looking to implement air conditioning units into your company or need air conditioning service and maintenance for your systems, visit Airconco.com today, the UK’s leading aircon installers.

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65 air conditioning units stolen in Virginia Beach

Thursday, September 9th, 2010, by Richard Salmon

air con65 air conditioning units have been stolen throughout West Virginia city over the past four months.

Air conditioning units have been reported missing from dozens of businesses and private residences, said Detective Tonya Borman, the Police Department’s Crime Solvers coordinator. Each of the units are valued at more than $200,000.

Some cases saw several of the units taken out at one time while other thefts were from unoccupied residences with for-sale signs on the front. Many of the units were broken down into parts, however some were taken whole.

Air conditioning units situated in fenced-in yards are the ones that are best protected, Bernstein said. Installing motion-sensor lights and video surveillance is also said to help.

People who have had their air conditioning units stolen over the past five years have installed a cage around the unit to prevent it from being stolen again.

Any suspicious activity is asked to be reported to police straight away.

If you are looking to install an air conditioning unit into your office or home then make sure that you speak to Airconco.com today. Supplying, installing and servicing fitted air conditioning units since 1986, the team know everything there is to know about the world of air conditioning.

From the design and specification of your air conditioning unit to reliable air conditioning maintenance, or friendly and helpful staff will be more than happy to talk you through your options. Call Airconco.com today at 020 8346 6000.

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Sharp Drop In Temperature Linked To Heart Failure

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010, by Richard Salmon

We hear about ‘medical breakthroughs’ all the time yet this one caught our eye which we noticed in Reuters news, especially as winter approaches fast and we send our fans for a routine air conditioning service in readiness for spring. British research has shown that  when temperatures dropped just one degree Celsius (1.8 Fahrenheit) on a given day, there were an additional 200 heart attacks in the UK over the next month.

Neither flu nor air pollution could explain the association, according to the British Medical Journal.

“As it gets colder, think about limiting the time outside,” said researcher and doctoral student Krishnan Bhaskaran, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

“Elderly people and those with heart disease were at highest risk and should pay extra attention to their clothing if they plan to spend time in wintry weather.”

It isn’t particularly clear from the data how lower temperatures would trigger heart attacks though boffins have suggested that cooling could increase blood clotting and make the blood thicker, or increase blood pressure.

Based on hospital records for more than 84,000 people who had suffered heart attacks, they calculated that every one-degree temperature drop on a given day was linked to a two percent risk increase over the next month. So with 146,000 heart attacks every year in the UK, just a few degrees of cold would equate to several hundred extra cases.

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